Peter Swinnen

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Peter Swinnen is a Brussels (Belgium) based composer of Contemporary Classical music. His œuvre consists of works for Orchestra, Ensemble, Chamber Music, Music Theatre, Film, Ballet and Electronics. He is currently professor of Composition and Orchestration at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel.

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Peter Swinnen

Episodes

La blessure 29.12.2025 4:23

Composition on a text by Lydia Chagoll

Le vide de vie 29.12.2025 6:28

Composition on a text by Lydia Chagoll

Demeurer humain 29.12.2025 6:02

Composition on a text by Lydia Chagoll

Regalo, for Piano solo 05.12.2021 1:39

Tombeau De Copernicus, for Cello solo 05.12.2021 8:51

©2020 by Peter Swinnen (http://www.peterswinnen.be) Performed by Eugen-Bogdan Popa Tombeau de Couperin was born out of my interest in the Harmony of Spheres. Originally presented by the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras (6th century BC), who calculated that all planets and the sun move in resonant circles around the Earth, it has been refined by Copernicus (On the Revolutions of the Celestial S...

No clouds green, a silence - 5 Haikus for String Quartet 15.12.2019 11:35

©2014 by Peter Swinnen Performed by Isasi Quartet 00:00 - A. Hashin No sky no earth - but still snowflakes fall 02:20 - B. Basho, Matsuo. (1644-1694) Clouds appear and bring to men a chance to rest from looking at the moon. 04:43 - C. Akutagawa, Ryunosuke. (1892-1927) Green frog, Is your body also freshly painted? 06:52 - D. Issa. (1762-1826) A giant firefly: that way, this way, that way, this - a...

Dorce 5, for Violin and Cello 15.12.2019 7:04

©1999 by Peter Swinnen Performed by Eric Robberecht and Guy Danel Dorce is a series of 9 pieces, all using the same three parts, whereas the third part also exists in a transcription for a second Violin. In fact, you can play Dorce as a Solo piece, which gives you four different solo pieces (Dorce I for Violin Solo, Dorce II for Viola Solo, Dorce III for Violoncello Solo, Dorce IV for Violin Solo)...

Dorce 8, for 2 Violins 27.11.2019 6:59

©1999 by Peter Swinnen Performed by Gilles Millet and Eric Robberecht Dorce is a series of 9 pieces, all using the same three parts, whereas the third part also exists in a transcription for a second Violin. In fact, you can play Dorce as a Solo piece, which gives you four different solo pieces (Dorce I for Violin Solo, Dorce II for Viola Solo, Dorce III for Violoncello Solo, Dorce IV for Violin S...

Hodechtri, for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano, Percussion and Electronics 27.11.2019 17:41

©2006 by Peter Swinnen Live performed by Champ d'Action, cond. J. Bossier Recently I discovered which fascinating musical transformations you get if you change the font bitmap of a text and run it through an image synthesizer. For this piece, a sextet for flute, violin, clarinet, cello, piano and percussion, I'm elaborating on this idea and developing some specific manipulations of musical gesture...

A fairy Tale, for Voice and String Quartet 27.11.2019 14:53

Ouverture 27.11.2019 2:27

Il n'y a pas eu d'adieu 27.11.2019 1:25

Ma belle toujours présente 27.11.2019 1:56

Berceuse gravée dans le cœur 27.11.2019 2:36

Toutes ces vies 27.11.2019 2:27

Le Mal Absolu 27.11.2019 1:19

Prière pour le Glorieux Dictateur 27.11.2019 2:59

Les armes hurlent 27.11.2019 1:59

Chanter pour ne pas pleurer 27.11.2019 3:31

Le choix 27.11.2019 0:20

Vieille dame 27.11.2019 1:47