Trio 'Leopold-Lieder' for tenor, violin and cello, on texts from J.H. Leopold (1954)
Sonate voor cello alleen (ca. 1955)
Quatuor à cordes (1955)
Chaconne pour trio à cordes (1957)
Tre tempi per pianoforte (1961)
publ: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1999
premiere: not performed
dur.: 1'30"
instr.: piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1998
premiere: not performed
dur.: 1'00"
instr.: piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1998
premiere: University College, Bretton Hall, England, October 28, 1998, Jos Zwaanenburg
dur.: 1'30"
instr.: flute
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1998
on texts from Een winter aan zee by A. Roland Holst
premiere: Amsterdam, February 7, 2004, members of the ASKO Chamber Choir (Janine van Elst, soprano; Sandra Macrander, alto; Coert Bremmers, tenor; Vincent Lassauw, bass), dir. Jos Leussink
dur.: 4'00"
instr.: vocal quartet
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 2001
on texts from Een winter aan zee by A. Roland Holst
premiere: Amsterdam, February 7, 2004, ASKO Chamber Choir with Sepp Grotenhuis, piano and Jan Roel Hamersma & René Oussoren, percussion, dir. Jos Leussink
dur.: 4'30"
instr.: small chamber choir, piano, percussion
remarks: vocal parts the same as Gezicht op de tweede zee
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 2001
cinq variations sur un vol d'oiseaux de mer pour sept groupes d'instruments
premiere: Amsterdam, July 3, 1977, ASKO Ensemble, dir. Cliff Crego
dur.: 11'00"
instr.: orchestra
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1977
Listen to 31 seconds of Marine (bar 1-18; 255K)
[Seven sinfonias from Joanna the Mad]
premiere: not performed
dur.: 12'30"
instr.: soprano, piccolo, 2 flutes, French horn, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, double bassoon, percussion
remarks: musical component of the chamber opera "Joanna the Mad"
publ.: manuscript
Johanna de Waanzinnige: opera voor televisie [Joanna the Mad: opera for television] (libretto and film directions)
[The Stone-Eaters]
premiere: unknown
dur.: 5'00"
instr.: 2 pianos
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1969
Comments by the composer (Dutch)
Listen to 29 seconds of Stenen eten (0'00"-0'29"; 233K)
[Iron]
premiere: unknown
dur.: 8'00"
instr.: violin and piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1966
Listen to 28 seconds of IJzer (0'00"-0'28"; 239K)
[Centre of silence]
two pieces of music for organ
premiere: unknown
dur.: 5'00"
instr.: organ
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1966
Comments by the composer (Dutch)
for 13 strings
premiere: unknown
dur.: 9'00"
instr.: 5 violins, 3 violas, 2 celli, 3 double basses
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1967
discography: Dutch Chamber Orchestra, dir. David Zinman
remarks: Incentive prize International Gaudeamus Music Week 1967
Listen to 12 seconds of Insecten (0'00"-0'12"; 123K).
The complete work is here available on Youtube.
premiere: unknown
dur.: 7'30"
instr.: piano
publ.: London: Peters, 1977
discography: Doris Hays; Ralph van Raat
Comments by the composer (Dutch, English)
MP3's of complete works by Jos Kunst
Listen to 35 seconds of Glass music (3'04"-3'39"; 250K)
dur.: 9'39"
premiere: unknown
instr.: tape
publ.: Institute for Sonology, The Hague
discography: Anthology of Dutch electronic tape music
Comments by the composer (English)
Extérieur, een electronisch muziekstuk van Jos Kunst, by Rolf den Otter (Dutch)
remarks: never got off the ground, nothing known about this except the working title
premiere: Rotterdam, September 11, 1969
dur.: 9'30"
instr.: orchestra
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1969
discography: Utrecht Symphony Orchestra, dir. Paul Hupperts
remarks: First prize International Gaudeamus Music Week 1969
Comments by the composer (Dutch, English)
Listen to 35 seconds of Arboreal (bar 1-8; 280K)
premiere: unknown
dur.: 9'00"
instr.: tape
publ.: Instituut for Sonology, The Hague
discography: Electronic panorama; Electronic 2000
Comments by the composer (French, English, German, Dutch)
EARLabs digitized the recording from "Electronic panorama" and put it online here (8.6 MB mp3 file).
Available on Youtube here and here.
premiere: unknown
dur.: 7'30"
instr.: 16 voices (4 sopranos, 4 altos, 4 tenors, 4 basses), wind quintet (flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon), string trio (violin, viola, cello), harp, 2 percussionists
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1970
discography: Radio Chamber Choir and Radio Chamber Orchestra, dir. Ernest Bour
Comments by the composer (Dutch)
Listen to 20 seconds of Trajectoire (0'52"-1'12"; 147K)
premiere: Amsterdam, March 13, 1971
dur.: 8'00"
instr.: chamber orchestra (piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet in Es, clarinet in Bes, bass clarinet, bassoon, double bassoon, 2 French horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, 4 violin, 2 violas, 3 celli, 2 double basses, one of which with 5 strings)
publ.: London: Peters, 1972
Comments by the composer (Dutch)
Listen to 44 seconds of One way (bar 1-11; 345K)
premiere: unknown
dur.: 4'30"
instr.: harp
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1971
premiere: Scheveningen, February 25, 1973
dur.: 12'00"
instr.: wind orchestra (3 flutes (1st also piccolo), 2 alto flutes (2nd also bass flute), es-clarinet in E flat, 2 clarinets, 3 bass clarinets, contrabass clarinet, 4 bassoons, 2 double bassoons, 6 French horns, 2 tubas, sopranino sax, soprano sax, alto sax, 3 tenor saxes, 2 baritone saxes and bass sax)
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1972
discography: Residentie Orchestra, dir. Ernest Bour
remarks: composed in collaboration with Jan Vriend
Comments to the score by the composers (English), Comments to the recording by the composers (Dutch, English)
instr.: six percussionists
remarks: unfinished
See also: Comments by the composer (Dutch)
- XXI:1 Solo identity I (1972)
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premiere: April 10, 1972, Harry Sparnaay
dur.: 6'00"
instr.: bass clarinet
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1972
discography: Harry Sparnaay (1); Harry Sparnaay (2); John AndersonComments by the composer (English)
MP3's of complete works by Jos Kunst
Listen to 22 seconds of Solo identity I (bar 1-6; 175K) - XXI:2 Solo identity II (1973)
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premiere: unknown
dur.: 6'00"
instr.: piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1973
discography: Carla Hübner; René Eckhardt; Polo de Haas; Frank DenyerComments by the composer (Dutch)
Listen to 22 seconds of Solo identity II (bar 1-6; 172K) - XXI:3 No time at all (1973)
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premiere: unknown
dur.: 6'00"
instr.: bass clarinet and piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1973
discography: Fusion Moderne; John Anderson and Frank Denyer
remarks: combination of both the preceding Solo identities
Listen to 20 seconds of No time at all (bar 1-6; 152K) - XXI:4 No time (1974)
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premiere: unknown
dur.: 11'30"
instr.: 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, piano, 2 percussionists
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1974
remarks: from measure 67 onwards the parts of bass clarinet and piano are equal to No time at all (and hence to both the Solo identities )
discography: Ensemble, dir. Jan Vriend; The Barton Workshop, dir. Walter Althammer
premiere: unknown
dur.: 9'00"
instr.: 2 woodwinds
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1975
discography: John Anderson and Jos Zwaanenburg
instr.: 5 flutes and tape
remarks: unfinished
premiere: Amsterdam, September 2, 1997, ASKO Ensemble, dir. Stefan Asbury, with Liesbeth Steffens, viola
dur.: 16'00"
instr: viola, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, 4 saxes
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1992
Comments by the composer (English)
Review by Frits van der Waa in De Volkskrant from September 4, 1998 of the concert of September 2, 1998 (in Dutch).
premiere: Amsterdam, November 20, 1994, Klaas Bakker
dur.: 7'00"
instr.: piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1996
Comments by the composer (English, Dutch)
Review by Frits van der Waa of the concert of November 20, 1994 (in Dutch).
a midday epiphany for string quartet
premiere: Amsterdam, November 20, 1994, Schönberg kwartet
dur.: 10'00"
instr.: string quartet
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1995
Comments by the composer (English, Dutch)
Review by Frits van der Waa of the concert of November 20, 1994 (in Dutch).
premiere: Ruïnekerk, Bergen, December 19, 1994, Jos Zwaanenburg
dur.: 7'00"
instr.: flute
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1995
discography: Jos Zwaanenburg
Comments by the composer (Dutch)
for piano, winds and percussion
premiere: Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, November 10, 1998, The Barton Workshop, dir. Jan Vriend
dur.: 17'00"
instr.: flute, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, trombone, percussion, piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1997
discography: The Barton Workshop, dir. Walter Althammer
Real Audio-archive of the Radio 4-program Het Avondconcert from December 30, 1998, including a recording of the first performance of the Concertino by The Barton Workshop; the Concertino starts at 23'47" of hour 2.
Real Audio-archive of the Radio 4-program Het Avondconcert from December 16, 1998, including a recording of the performance of the Concertino by the ASKO Ensemble from the concert of November 24, 1998, Paradiso, Amsterdam; the Concertino starts at 46'00" of hour 2.
Review by Frits van der Waa in De Volkskrant from November 13, 1998 of the concert of November 10, 1998 (in Dutch).
à la mémoire de Claude Debussy
premiere: of the Étude XXVIII:1: Centrum Nieuwe Muziek, Kloveniersdoelen, Middelburg, January 8, 2000; of the Étude XXVIII:2: De Nieuwe Veste, Breda, November 9, 2001; both by Ralph van Raat.
dur.: 2'00" (Étude XXVIII:1), 2'30" (Étude XXVIII:2)
instr.: piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1998 (Étude XXVIII:1)
remarks: unfinished. Only the Étude XXVIII:1 "...pour l'allant" was finished by the composer; the Étude XXVIII:2 "...pour les lignes et les accords" has been finished by Ralph van Raat.
discography: Ralph van Raat