Iannis Xenakis
List of works
This worklist is based on the catalogue from Editions Salabert (Paris, 1993). Except for a few additions, it was published in
Bálint András Varga's book 'Conversations with Iannis Xenakis'. The list of unpublished and withdrawn compositions
was compiled from several different sources.
- Six Chansons - (1951)
- Zyia - soprano, men's choir, flute and piano (1952)
- Dhipli Zyia - violin and cello (1952)
- Procession aux eaux claires - chorus and orchestra (1952/53)
- Le Sacrifice (Anastenaria) - orchestra (1952-53)
- Metastasis - orchestra (1953-54)
- Pithoprakta - orchestra (1955-56)
- Achorripsis - 21 instruments (1956-57)
- Diamorphoses - 4-track tape (1957)
- Concret PH - 4-track tape (1958)
- Syrmos - 18 or 36 strings (1959)
- Analogiques A & B - 9 strings and 4-channel tape (1958-59)
- Duel - 2 orchestra's (1959)
- Orient-Occident - 4-track tape (1960)
- Vasarely - tape (1960)
- Formes Rouges - seven musicians (1961)
- ST/4 - string quartet (1956-62)
- Herma - piano (1960-61)
- Morsima-Amorsima - pi, vi, vcl, cb (1956-62)
- Amorsima-Morsima - ensemble of 10 musicians (1962)
- ST/10 - 10 instruments (1956-62)
- Atrées - 10 instruments (1956-62)
- ST/48 - orchestra (1956-62)
- Bohor - 8-track tape (also 4-track) (1962)
- Stratégie - 2 orchestra's (1956-62)
- Polla ta Dhina - children's chorus and orchestra (1962)
- Eonta - pi, 2 tpt, 3 tenor-trb (1963-64)
- Hiketides - women's chorus and ensemble (1964)
- Akrata - 16 wind instruments (1964-65)
- Nomos Alpha - cello (1966)
- Terretektorh - orchestra (1965-66)
- Oresteia - mixed chorus and ch.orchestra (1965-66)
- Nuits - 12 vocalists (1967)
- Polytope de Montréal - 4 orchestra's and light (1967)
- Medea - men's chorus and instr.ensemble (1967)
- Nomos Gamma - orchestra (1967-68)
- Kraanerg - 4-track tape and orchestra (1968-69)
- Persephassa - 6 percussionists (1969)
- Anaktoria - cl, bsn, hn, 2vi, alto, vcl, cb (1969)
- Synaphai - piano and orchestra (1969)
- Hibiki-Hana-Ma - 12-track tape (1969-70)
- Mikka - violin (1971)
- Charisma - clarinet and cello (1971)
- Persépolis - 8-track tape (also 4-track) (1971)
- Antikhthon - orchestra (1971)
- Aroura - 12 strings or a multiple of that (1971)
- Linaia-Agon - horn, trombone, tenor and tuba (1972)
- Polytope de Cluny - 8-track tape (also 4-track) (1972)
- Evryali - piano (1973)
- Cendrées - chorus and orchestra (1973)
- Eridanos - 2 hn, 2 tpt, 2 tb, strings (1973)
- Gmeeoorh - organ (1974)
- Noomena - large orchestra (1974)
- Erikhton - piano and orchestra (1974)
- Psappha - percussion solo (1975)
- N'Shima - 2 hn, 2 trb, 2 m-sop, vcl (1975)
- Phlegra - 11 instruments (1975)
- Empreintes - orchestra (1975)
- Theraps - double-bass (1975-76)
- Khoaï - harpsichord (1976)
- Mikka-S - violin (1976)
- Dmaathen - oboe and percussion (1976)
- Epeï - cor anglais, cl, tpt, 2 trb, cb (1976)
- Retours-Windungen - 12 cellos (1976)
- Kottos - Cello (1977)
- La Légende d'Eer - 7-track tape (1977)
- Akanthos - fl, cl, sop, 2vi, vla, vcl, cb, pi (1977)
- A Hélène - women's chorus and 2 clarinets (1977)
- A Colone - men's chorus and ensemble (1977)
- Jonchaies - large orchestra (1977)
- Ikhoor - string trio (1978)
- Mycènes Alpha - tape (1978)
- Dikhtas - violin and piano (1979)
- Pléiades - 6 percussionists (1978)
- Palimpsest - 11 instruments (1979)
- Anémoessa - orchestra (1979)
- Aïs - percussion, baritone and orchestra (1980)
- Embellie - viola (1981)
- Mists - piano (1980)
- Pour la Paix - mixed chorus, tape and narrators (1981)
- Komboï - percussion and harpsichord (1981)
- Serment-Orkos - mixed chorus (1981)
- Nekuïa - chorus and orchestra (1981)
- Pour Maurice - baritone and piano (1982)
- Pour les Baleines - large string orchestra (1982)
- Tetras - string quartet (1983)
- Khall Perr - brass quintet and percussion (1983)
- Chant des Soleils - mixed&children's choir,brass,perc. (1983)
- Shaar - large string orchestra (1983)
- Lichens I - orchestra (1984)
- Naama - harpsichord (1984)
- Thalleïn - ensemble (1985)
- Nyûyô (Soleil couchant) - shakuhachi, sangen and 2 koto's (1985)
- Idmen A & B - mixed choir and percussion (1985)
- Alax - 30 musicians (1985)
- Akea - piano and string quartet (1986)
- A l'île de Gorée - harpsichord and instrumental ens. (1986)
- Keren - trombone (1986)
- Keqrops - piano and orchestra (1986)
- Horos - orchestra (1986)
- Jalons - 15 players (1986)
- Xas - saxophone quartet (1987)
- A.r. (Hommage à Ravel) - piano (1987)
- Ata - orchestra (1987)
- Tracées - orchestra (1987)
- Kassandra - amplified baritone and percussion (1987)
- Taurhiphanie - tape (1987-88)
- Rebonds - percussion solo (1987-89)
- Waarg - 13 musicians (1988)
- Echange - bass clarinet and ensemble (1989)
- Epicycle - cello and ensemble (1989)
- Okho - 3 percussionists (1989)
- Oophaa - harpsichord and percussion (1989)
- Voyage absolu des Unari vers Andromède - tape (1989)
- Knephas - mixed choir (1990)
- Tuorakemsu - orchestra (1990)
- Kyania - orchestra (1990)
- Tetora - string quartet (1990)
- Dox-Orkh - violin solo and orchestra (1991)
- Gendy 3 - computer-tape (1991)
- Krinoïdi - orchestra (1991)
- Roaï - orchestra (1991)
- Troorkh - trombone and orchestra (1991)
- La Déesse Athéna - bass-baritone, percussion and ensemble (1992)
- Paille in the wind - cello and piano (1992)
- Pu wijnuej we fyp - unaccompanied children's choir (1992)
- Bakxai Evrvpidov (Les Bacchantes d'Euripide) - baritone, women's choir and ensemble (1993)
- Mosaïques - orchestra (1993)
- Plektó - fl, cl, pi, perc, vn, vcl (1993)
- Dämmerschein - large orchestra (1994)
- Sea Nymphs - unaccompanied mixed choir (1994)
- A la Mémoire de Witold Lutoslawski - 2 horns and 2 trumpets (1994)
- Ergma - string quartet (1994)
- S.709 - computer-tape (1994)
- Koïranoï - orchestra (1995)
- Kaï - nine musicians (1995)
- Voile - string orchestra (1995)
- Kuïlenn - 9 wind instruments (1995)
- Ittidra - string sextet (1996)
- Ioolkos - orchestra (1996)
- HUNEM-IDUHEY - violin and cello (1996)
- Roscobeck - cello and double bass (1996)
- Zythos - trombone and 6 percussionists (1996)
- Sea-Change - orchestra (1997)
- O-Mega - percussion and ensemble (1997)
Unpublished / withdrawn compositions