List of compositions by Iannis Xenakis
This article presents a complete list of compositions by Iannis Xenakis, organized by instrumentation. Within each category, the works are arranged chronologically by year of composition.
Orchestral works
Vocal
- Anastenaria: Procession aux eaux claires, for SATB chorus of 30 voices, male choir of 15 voices, and orchestra
- Polla ta dhina, for children's choir and orchestra
- Cendrées, for chorus and orchestra
- Anémoessa, for SATB chorus of 42 or 84 voices and orchestra
- Aïs, for amplified baritone, percussion and orchestra
- Nekuïa, for SATB chorus of 54 or 80 voices and orchestra
Stage
- Kraanerg, ballet for orchestra and tape
- Antikhthon, ballet for orchestra
Other orchestral
- Anastenaria: Le sacrifice
- Metastaseis
- Pithoprakta
- Achorripsis, for an orchestra of 21 instruments
- Duel, for 2 small orchestras
- Syrmos, for string orchestra
- Stratégie for 2 orchestras
- ST/48, 1-240162
- Hiketides , for brass quartet & 24 strings
- Akrata, for wind orchestra
- Terretektorh
- Polytope de Montréal|Polytope , for 4 orchestras
- Nomos gamma
- Synaphaï, for piano and orchestra
- Eridanos,
- Erikhthon, for piano and orchestra
- Noomena
- Empreintes
- Jonchaies
- Pour les baleines, for string orchestra
- Lichens
- Shaar
- Alax, for three ensembles of 10 instruments each
- Horos
- Keqrops, for piano and orchestra
- Ata
- Tracées
- Kyania
- Tuorakemsu
- Dox-Orkh, for violin and orchestra
- Krinoïdi
- Roáï
- Troorkh, for trombone and orchestra
- Mosaïques
- Dämmerschein
- Koïranoï
- Ioolkos
- Voile, for string orchestra
- Sea-Change
- O-Mega, for percussion soloist and chamber orchestra
Vocal works
Choral
- Zyia, for soprano soloist, male chorus, flute and piano
- Oresteia, for chorus and 12 instruments
- Medea, for male voices and 5 instruments
- Nuits, for SATB chorus of 12 voices
- À Colone, for male or female voices and 3 instruments
- À Hélène, for female voices
- Pour la Paix, for SATB chorus, two male speakers, two female speakers, and tape
- Serment-Orkos, for SATB chorus of 32 or more voices
- Chant des Soleils, for SATB chorus, children's choir, brass ensemble and percussion
- Idmen A/Idmen B, for SATB chorus of 64 or more voices and percussion
- Knephas, for SATB chorus of 32 or more voices
- Pu wijnuej we fyp, for children's choir
- Les Bacchantes, for baritone soloist, female voices and 9 instruments
- Sea–Nymphs, for SATB chorus of 24 or more voices
Other vocal
- N'shima, for two mezzo-soprano or alto soloists, 2 horns, 2 trombones and cello
- Akanthos, for soprano, flute, clarinet, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass
- Pour Maurice, for baritone and piano
- Kassandra, for baritone/psalterion and percussion
- La déesse Athéna, for baritone soloist, piccolo, oboe, E-flat clarinet, doublebass clarinet, contrabassoon, horn, piccolo trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion and cello
Chamber music
With piano
- Eonta, for 2 trumpets, 3 trombones and piano
- Palimpsest, for English horn, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, percussion, piano and string quintet
- Dikhthas, for violin and piano
- Thalleïn, for piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piccolo trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano and string quintet
- Akea, for piano and string quartet
- Paille in the Wind, for cello and piano
- Plektó, for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello
For string ensemble
- ST/4, 1-080262, for string quartet
- Analogique A, for string ensemble
- Aroura, for string ensemble of 12 players
- Retours-Windungen, for 12 cellos
- Ikhoor, for string trio
- Tetras, for string quartet
- Tetora, for string quartet
- Ergma, for string quartet
- Hunem-Iduhey, for violin and cello
- Ittidra, for string sextet
- Roscobeck, for cello and double bass
For percussion ensemble
- Persephassa, for 6 percussionists
- Pléïades, for 6 percussionists
- Okho, for 3 djembés
Other chamber
- ST/10, 1-080262, for clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 horns, harp, percussion and string quartet
- Morsima-Amorsima, for piano, violin, cello and double bass
- Atrées, for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, violin and cello
- Anaktoria, for clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet and double bass
- Charisma, for clarinet and cello
- Linaia-Agon, for horn, trombone and tuba
- Phlegra, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello and double bass
- Epeï, for English horn, clarinet, trumpet, 2 trombones and double bass
- Dmaathen, for oboe and percussion
- Komboï, for amplified harpsichord and percussion
- Khal Perr, for brass quintet and 2 percussionists
- Nyûyô, for shakuhachi, sangen and 2 koto
- À l'île de Gorée, for amplified harpsichord, piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet and string quintet
- Jalons, for piccolo, oboe, bass clarinet, doublebass clarinet, contrabassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, harp, string quintet
- XAS, for saxophone quartet
- Waarg, for piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba and string quintet
- Échange, for solo bass clarinet, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba and string quintet
- Epicycles, for solo cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, 2 violins, viola and double bass
- Oophaa, for harpsichord and percussion
- Mnamas Kharin Witoldowi Lutoslavskiemu, for 2 horns and 2 trumpets
- Kaï, for flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello and double bass
- Kuïlenn, for flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns
- Zythos, for trombone and six percussionists
Solo instrumental
For piano
- Six Chansons pour piano
- Herma, for piano
- Evryali, for piano
- Mists, for piano
- À r. , for piano
For string instrument
- Nomos Alpha, for cello
- Mikka, for violin
- Theraps, for double bass
- Mikka 'S', for violin
- Kottos, for cello
- Embellie, for viola
Other solo instrumental
- Gmeeoorh, for organ
- Psappha, for percussion
- Khoaï, for harpsichord
- Naama, for amplified harpsichord
- Keren, for trombone
- Rebonds, for percussion
Tape
- Diamorphoses, 2-track
- Concret PH, 2-track
- Analogique B, 2-track
- Orient-Occident, 2-track
- The Thessaloniki World Fair, 1-track
- Bohor, 8-track
- Hibiki-Hana-Ma, 12-track
- Persépolis, 8-track
- Polytope de Cluny, 8-track
- Polytope II
- La légende d'Eer , 4- or 8-track
Created using [UPIC]
- Mycenae alpha, 2-track
- Taurhiphanie, 2-track
- Voyage absolu des Unari vers Andromède, 2-track
Created using dynamic stochastic synthesis
- GENDY3, 2-track
- S.709, 2-track
Unpublished or withdrawn
- Untitled piece for piano
- Untitled piece for piano
- Untitled piece for piano
- Untitled piece for piano
- Menuet, for piano
- Air populaire, for piano
- Allegro molto, for piano
- Untitled piece for piano
- Mélodie, for piano
- Untitled piece for piano
- Untitled piece for piano
- Andante, for piano
- Thème et conséquences, for piano
- Dhipli zyia, for violin and cello
- Tripli zyia, for flute, voice and piano
- Trois poèmes, for voice and piano
- La colombe de la paix, for alto soloist and SATB chorus
- Stamatis Katotakis, for soloist and male voices
- Vasarely, tape
- Formes rouges, tape
- Amorsima-Morsima
- GENDY301, tape
- Erod, tape