To fully explore the Helder Tenor recorder, I have chosen four methodological approaches: original repertoire, repertoire for tenor recorder, transcriptions of pieces for woodwind instruments and new commissions. This entry is about the original repertoire, from its beginnings until today. My main goal is to give an overview on what already exists and what we can build our future repertoire on.
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Collaborator/
written for |
| Eun Jung Kong (KR, *) | Ssi (1995) | several recorders one player (alto, Helder Tenor, bass, Paetzold Subbass), violin, cello, piano | Johannes Fischer |
| Cornelis de Bondt (NL, *1953) | Dame Blanche (1995) | several recorder one player (sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, bass, greatbass), orchestra, live-electronics | Walter van Hauwe |
| Christopher Dell (DE, *1965) | In reference to (1995-96) | Helder Tenor | Johannes Fischer |
| Michel Meynaud (FR, 1950-2016) | Le rêve québécois (1996) | Helder Tenor, 8x cello | Joseph Grau |
| Christopher Dell (DE, *1965) | Lob des Schattens (1996) | Helder Tenor | Johannes Fischer |
| Rainer Bürck (DE, *1953) | tenant en haleine (1996) | Helder Tenor, tape | Johannes Fischer |
| Tobias P.M. Schneid (DE, *1963) | Manchester – metrics (1996)/Vertical Horizon 1a (2018) | Helder Tenor, dancer | Johannes Fischer |
| Michel Meynaud (FR, 1950-2016) | Les points d’orgue de la St-Jean (1997) | several recorders one player (Helder Tenor, soprano, 2 altos) | Joseph Grau |
| Michel Meynaud (FR, 1950-2016) | Viva Emiliano (1997) | Helder Tenor, timpani or cello | Joseph Grau |
| Hans-Jürg Meier (CH, 1964-2015) | Fast (1997) | Helder Tenor, cello | Dorothee Oberlinger |
| Michel Meynaud (FR, 1950-2016) | Johannes Partita (1997) | Helder Alto, Helder Tenor | Johannes Fischer |
| Satoshi Ohmae (JP, *1943) | Phase. Double Talk No.26 op. 103 (1998) | Helder Tenor, nijûichigen (20gen-koto) | Gudula Rosa |
| Erhard Karkoschka (CZ, DE, 1923-2009) | Variationen mit CELAN-Gedichten V (1998/1999) | Helder Tenor, dancer | Johannes Fischer |
| Toni Berthold Völker (DE, *1948) | Voices-faces-nowhereland (2000) | several recorders one player (sopranino, Helder Tenor), dance, electronics | Johannes Fischer |
| Dieter Müller-Herzing (DE, *1961) | Flute 2000 (2000) | several recorders one player (alto, Helder Tenor, greatbass, subbass), digital piano, electronics, dancer | Johannes Fischer |
| Jörg Partzsch (DE, *1964) | Link (2000) | Helder Tenor, dancer, video projection | Johannes Fischer |
| Sebastián De Larraechea (CL, *1981) | antes de morir (2001) | Helder Tenor, soprano, 2 guitars, actress | Paola Muñoz M. |
| Valerie Mainwood (GB, *1946) | Owl Woman (2001/2005) | Helder Tenor, female voice | Rachel Barnes |
| Karl Wieland Kurz (DE, *1961) | Metatron – Sonatina Prima (2003) | Helder Tenor, dancer | Johannes Fischer |
| Donald Bousted (GB, *1957) | In Preparation (2003) | Helder Tenor, tape, live-art-performance | Rachel Barnes |
| Julia As (DE, *1976) | Ich bin der große Derdiedas, nach Texten von Hans Arp (2004) | several recorders one player (tenor, soprano, Helder Tenor, mezzo soprano, harp, percussion | Johannes Fischer |
| Juan Pablo Abalo (CL, *1978) | Lamentos de un puelche (2004) | Helder Tenor, live-electronics | Paola Muñoz M. |
| Michel Meynaud (FR, 1950-2016) | Sonate II (2004) | Helder Tenor | Johannes Fischer |
| Cristian Morales Ossio (CL, *1967) | Nodo II (2004/05) | Helder Tenor, 2 flutes, clarinet, guitar, violin, tamtam, live-electronics | Paola Muñoz M. |
| Lü Ding (KR, *) | A Startling Dream (2006) | Helder Tenor, guitar | Johannes Fischer |
| Gerhard Braun (DE,1932-2016) | Grenzgänge (2006) | Helder Tenor | Johannes Fischer |
| Cristian Morales Ossio (CL, *1967) | La lírica violencia serénica (2007) | Helder Tenor, flute, horn, 2 violins (soloistic parts), viola, cello, piano, percussion | Paola Muñoz |
| Esteban Correa Astudillo (CL, *1979) | Neucanto (2007) | Helder Tenor, flute, clarinet, guitar, violin, 2 celli, piano | Paola Muñoz M. |
| Esteban Correa Astudillo (CL, *1979) | …Y de un brote otra plegaria (2007) | Helder Tenor | Paola Muñoz M. |
| Jorge Sanchez-Chiong (VE, AT, *1969) | final girl – the beginning (2008) | Helder Tenor | Dorothee Oberlinger |
| Sebastián De Larraechea (CL, *1981) | Opera MESAS (2008) | 2 actresses, 1 actor, soprano, violin, cello, Helder Tenor, Tenor saxophone, fagot, contrabass, percussion | Paola Muñoz M. |
| Peter Przystaniak (DE, *1956) | On The Ocean (2009) | Helder Tenor, piano | Johannes Fischer |
| Alois Bröder (DE, *1961) | Der geweckte Tiger (2010) | Helder Tenor, contrabass | Johannes Fischer |
| Cristian Morales Ossio (CL, *1967) | BecAvec (2011) | Helder Tenor, bass flute, guitar, violin, viola, cello, percussion | Paola Muñoz M. |
| Toni Berthold Völker (DE, *1948) | Sextett (2012) | several recorders one player (Helder Tenor, sopranino, Paetzold Subgreatbass), trumpet, violin, cello, piano, percussion | Johannes Fischer |
| Gerhard Braun (DE, 1932-2016) | Die gläserne Flöte (2013) | Plexiglas Helder Tenor (new model: J. Fischer) | Johannes Fischer |
| Sebastian Elikowski-Winkler (DE, *1978) | termini spezzati I (2013/2017) | Helder Tenor | Susanne Fröhlich |
| Lutz Glandien (DE, *1954) | Apokryph (2013) | several recorders one player (tenor Gemshorn, Eagle Alto, Helder-Tenor, Paetzold Subgreatbass), tape, video, 2x dancer | Susanne Fröhlich |
| Karel van Steenhoven (NL, DE, *1958) | Sturm und Drang (2014) | Helder Alto, Helder Tenor | Johannes Fischer |
| Toni Berthold Völker (DE, *1948) | Doppelbrechung (2014) | Helder Alto, Helder Tenor, piano | Johannes Fischer |
| Kathrin A. Denner (DE, *1986) | Tabula (Version 2 von Saxophonduo (2012/2014) | Helder Alto, Helder Tenor | Carolin and Johannes Fischer |
| Silvio Ferraz (CL, *1959) | Por la ventana el viento (2014) | Helder Tenor, bass flute | Paola Muñoz M. |
| Martin Krähe (DE, *1961) | Sul volo degli uccelli (Ouverture) (2014 -?) | Helder Alto, Helder Tenor, piano | Johannes Fischer |
| Lutz Glandien (DE, *1954) | Vor der Stille (2015) | Helder Tenor, tape | Susanne Fröhlich |
| Martin Daske (DE, *1962) | La plui. Tombe (2015) | Helder Tenor, cello, tape | Susanne Fröhlich |
| Michael O’Brien (USA, *1954) | Coasting on daydreams (2015) | Helder Tenor | Emily O’Brien |
| Melika Fitzhugh (USA, *1972) | Respiravisse in Perpetuo (2015) | Helder Tenor | Emily O’Brien |
| Janet Peachey (USA, *1953) | Three Whimsies for tenor recorder (2015) | Helder Tenor | Emily O’Brien |
| Gerhard Braun (DE, 1932-2016) | Wegmarken (2009/2016) | several recorders one player (soprano, alto, Helder Tenor) | Johannes Fischer |
| Petros Ovsepyan (AZ, USA, DE, *1966) | Precipitate/Reciperated (2013/2016) | modern flute/Helder Tenor | Susanne Fröhlich |
| Cristian Morales Ossio (CL, *1967) | Matters of fact (2015-16) | Helder Tenor, guitar | Paola Muñoz M. |
| Timo Kreuser (DE, *1978) | Artikulationen (2015/2016) | several recorders one player (soprano, Helder Tenor, Paetzold Subgreatbass), violin, trombone, piano, live-electronics, video (open setting) | Susanne Fröhlich |
| Lukas Grossmann (DE, *1983) | Short cuts (2016) | Helder Tenor, soprano, piccolo flute, flute, oboe, Alto saxophone, violin, viola, cello, guitar, piano | Susanne Fröhlich |
| Yei Rang Kim (KR, *1985) | Il Da (verloren) (2016) | soprano, Helder Tenor, bass flute, viola, cello, vibraphone, janggu | Susanne Fröhlich |
| Philipp Spätling (DE, *1979) | Studie für Helder-Tenor (2016) | Helder Tenor | Inspired by research of Susanne Fröhlich |
| Kathrin A. Denner (DE, *1986) | engrave III & V (2016/2017) | Helder Tenor | Carolin Fischer |
| Tahir Ibishov (AZ, *1989) | Ambivalenz (2017) | Helder Tenor, clarinet in Bb | Susanne Fröhlich |
| Shiqi Geng (CN, *1995) | Yuki-Onna (2017) | Helder Tenor, baroque oboe, clarinet and bass clarinet, violin, viola, accordion, harpsichord | Susanne Fröhlich |
| Tahir Ibishov (AZ, *1989) | Die ungreifbare Silhouette des tanzenden Derwisches (2017) | Helder Tenor, clarinet in Bb, violin, viola, piano | Susanne Fröhlich |
| Sebastian Elikowski-Winkler (DE, *1978) | Wassermusik (2017) | Helder Tenor, trumpet, viola | Susanne Fröhlich |
| Marko Zdralek (DE, *1973) | Strandgut (2017/2018) | Helder Tenor, baritone, violin, piano | Fischer Family |
| Sharleen Revia (ID, *) | Zauber (2018) | Helder Tenor, percussion, viola | Marie Kalender (student of Johannes Fischer) |
| Gerriet K Sharma (DE, *1974) & Susanne Fröhlich (DE, *1979) | SEMAPHOR (2018) | Helder-Jahn Tenor, Icosahedral loudspeaker | Susanne Fröhlich |
| Sebastian Elikowski Winkler (DE, *1978) | termini speazzti II (2018) | Helder-Jahn Tenor, bass clarinet, percussion | Susanne Fröhlich |
Since 1995 there have been 64 works written by composers from 15 different countries, including 24 solo pieces (7 pieces with electronics, 6 pieces with dance), 36 ensemble works (from duo to nonet) and 1 orchestra piece (the tenor part is quite short but quite exposed in the last movement). All pieces were dedicated to or written in close collaboration with a recorder player; Rachel Barnes, Johannes Fischer, Carolin Elena Fischer, Susanne Fröhlich, Joseph Grau, Marie Kalender, Paola Muñoz M., Dorothee Oberlinger, Emily O’Brian, Gudula Rosa and Walter van Hauwe. The result of such a collaboration always depends on the generation, background, country, cultural imprint, expertise, style and taste of the composer and the performer. The closer the collaboration, the stronger was the outcome of a piece specifically written for the Helder Tenor.
I have developed an analysis sheet to evaluate this repertoire and to find out more about a new performance practice. Each sheet includes information on a piece, a detailed description of the techniques used, followed by a conclusion. Through my analysis of this repertoire, I am able to summarize information on the musical material, performance practice and playing techniques of the Helder Tenor and come to certain conclusions. Some of these results you can find in my newest article on “The new potential of a 21st century recorder” (release August 2018 in the Recorder Magazine). Here I wanted to show how we gain through such a contemporary recorder model regarding playing techniques and contemporary performance practice. The final results will of course form part of my doctoral thesis.
artistic research project 
Great job and post, lots of new composers! It would be fantastic to have a link to the available composer’s sites, but I guess is a lot of work. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Dear Ernesto, thanks a lot for your comment. The composer’s contacts can be found within the appendix of my thesis. Once my thesis is approved I will know more about how much I can publish through this blog.
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Looking forward! Thanks Susanne 🙂
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