Guitar music

Total 12 works for guitar

Chamber Music (featuring guitar)

(total 9 works)

Trio

(total 2 works)
Resonance W. 45 (2015) – 8 min
Cat. No. 2.7 | Chamber
Instrumentation: 3 gtr
Original version for three guitars, dedicated to Copenhagen Guitar Trio
Work Description Work featuring a long, slow accelerando that develops from a repetitive movement into a fast, rhythmical piece where an expressive melody emerges and concludes in pure harmonics
Link to: Resonance
Performance Materials
•   Download score (pdf)
•   Download parts (pdf), printed parts can be ordered in A4 or B4
Premiere October 2015, Iceland by Copenhagen Guitar Trio
Slow River W. 37 (2011) – 13.5 min
Cat. No. 2.7 | Chamber
Instrumentation: vib, gtr, vc
Original version for vibraphone, guitar and cello, written for the Ordlyd ensemble
Work Description Work featuring a slowly evolving cello motif with vibraphone and guitar accompaniment, employing the Mobile technique with independent layers and a continuous modulation through all keys
Link to: Slow River
Performance Materials
•   Download score (pdf)
•   Download parts (pdf), printed parts can be ordered in A4 or B4
Premiere 20 August 2011, OpenDays Festival, Abbey of Our Lady, Aalborg, Denmark by Ordlyd Ensemble

Duo

(total 7 works)
Autumnus W. 55.2 (2025/2026) – 9 min
Cat. No. 2.8 | Chamber
Instrumentation: 2 gtr
Original version for guitar duo, commissioned by and dedicated to Aros Guitar Duo
Work Description Work inspired by autumn, capturing sunlight glimmering through the trees of a fading forest and an infinite sense of something that has been
Link to: Autumnus
Performance Materials
•   Download preview (pdf)
Premiere Has not been premiered
Ver W. 55.1 (2019) – 8.5 min
Cat. No. 2.8 | Chamber
Instrumentation: 2 gtr
Original version for two guitars. Composed in 2019 and dedicated to Aros Guitar Duo
Work Description Work inspired by the imagery of sun rays reflected in morning dew, exploring the merging of two guitars into a single sonic entity through thematic repetitions and varying tempos
Link to: Ver
Performance Materials
•   Download score (pdf)
•   Download parts (pdf), printed parts can be ordered in A4 or B4
Premiere 23 May 2019, Helsingør Teater, Den Gamle By, Århus by Aros Guitar Duo
Fast Track W. 49c (2017/2018) – 5 min
Cat. No. 2.8 | Chamber
Instrumentation: 2 gtr
Arrangement for Aros Guitar Duo of the work Fast Track (2017) for sheng and accordion, dedicated to Wu Wei and Geir Draugsvoll
Work Description Work inspired by the duality of motion on airport walkways, where fast external speed contrasts with slow internal movement
Link to: Fast Track
Performance Materials
•   Download score (pdf)
•   Download parts (pdf), printed parts can be ordered in A4 or B4
Premiere 15 August 2018, Vendsyssel Festival, Denmark by Aros Guitar Duo
Sort Sol W. 48 (2016) – 9.5 min
Cat. No. 2.8 | Chamber
Instrumentation: acc, gtr
Original work for accordion and guitar, commissioned by Mikkel Egelund Nielsen
Work Description Musical work inspired by the “Black Sun” phenomenon of starling murmurations in Denmark
Link to: Sort Sol
Performance Materials
•   Download score (pdf)
•   Download parts (pdf/zip-file), printed parts can be ordered in A4 or B4
Premiere 22 August 2018, Aa Kirke, Aakirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark by Bjarke Mogensen, Mikkel Egelund Nielsen
Between W. 46 (2016) – 9 min
Cat. No. 2.8 | Chamber
Instrumentation: vn, gtr
Original work for violin and guitar, commissioned by the Danish-Australian Duo
Work Description Musical work for violin and guitar exploring the contrasts between sorrow and light
Link to: Between
Performance Materials
•   Download score (pdf)
•   Download parts (pdf), printed parts can be ordered in A4 or B4
Premiere 10 December 2016, Metronomen, Frederiksberg, Denmark by Den Dansk-Australske Duo
Menuetto W. 27.5c (2015) – 6.5 min
Cat. No. 2.8 | Chamber
Instrumentation: 2 gtr
Arrangement for guitar duo of the solo accordion work, created in collaboration with the Copenhagen Guitar Duo – score not yet available
Work Description Work utilizing the ‘rhythm across harmony’ technique where independent musical layers are connected by a sequence of major thirds
Link to: Menuetto
Performance Materials
•   Contact composer for score and parts
Premiere 2015 by Copenhagen Guitar Duo
Passing W. 36.1c (2014/2015) – 9.5 min
Cat. No. 2.8 | Chamber
Instrumentation: 2 gtr
Arrangement for guitar duo of the solo accordion work, created in collaboration with the Copenhagen Guitar Duo – score not yet available
Work Description Work featuring contrasting movements with repeating patterns and shifting registers, based on a harmonic sequence of major thirds
Link to: Passing
Performance Materials
•   Contact composer for score and parts
Premiere 6 August 2014, ”Femø Classic”, Femø Church, Denmark by Copenhagen Guitar Duo

Solo guitar

(total 1 work)
L’eau W. 54 (2019) – 12 min
Cat. No. 2.9 | Solo
Instrumentation: guit
Original version for guitar solo dedicated to Niklas Johansen
Work Description Organic movement inspired by water, featuring a melody that increases in tempo and a sorrowful middle section moving downward before a final build-up to a culmination
Link to: L’eau
Performance Materials
•   Download score (pdf)
Premiere 29 September 2020, Grand Nordic Festival, Unitarernes Hus, Østerbro, Denmark by Niklas Johansen
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