Sebastian Hilli
Sebastian Hilli's music has been described as characterised by a mixture of surprises, intuition and carefully constructed details and structure, an effort to capture distinct emotional states, and a curiosity of seeking for new ways of expression. His music is usually based on extra-musical concepts, anything from human psychology to the events during a specific year.
Hilli has won several significant international prizes and got the Teosto Prize in 2019 for his orchestra piece Snap Music.

Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
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1977 - a Violin Concerto | 2222 2221 12 1, pno, str, vln solo [pic, bcl] | 2023 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 37:00 | Schott Music |
Affekt | 3333 4331 12 1, str, chf, chm, 2chx | 2017 | Vocal and Choral Works | 45:00 | Schott Music |
Bird | pic, ob, bcl+cl in eb, cbsn, hn, trp, trb, perc, pno, 2vln, vla, vlc, db | 2019 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 16:00 | Schott Music |
Butterfly Curve | fl+bfl+pic, cl+bcl, perc, pno, vln, vla, vlc | 2018 | Chamber Works | 16:00 | Schott Music |
Cinema | str | 2020 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 18:00 | Schott Music |
confluence/divergence | guit solo, fl, perc, hp, vlc | 2015 | Chamber Works | 27:00 | Schott Music |
Delta | 2vln, vla, vlc, perc | 2012 | Chamber Works | 06:00 | Schott Music |
Elogio de la sombra | 2vln, vla, vlc | 2015 | Chamber Works | 17:00 | Schott Music |
Hibernation | 1111 1100 01, pno, str (11111) | 2022 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 24:00 | Schott Music |
Honeymoon | fl+pic+bfl, cl+bcl, perc, pno, 2vln, vla, vlc, db, trp solo | 2021 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 28:00 | Schott Music |
Hypha | fl, cl, vln, vla, vlc | 2013 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Schott Music |
Kohta | fl, cl, perc, pno, vln, vlc [fl+bfl, cl+bcl] | 2013 | Chamber Works | 06:00 | Schott Music |
Mindfalls | pno | 2024 | Works for Solo Instrument | 15:00 | |
Miracle | 3333 4331 12 1, pno, str [pic, bcl, cbsn] | 2020 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 20:00 | Schott Music |
Misty Peaks | org, fl, cl, vlc, pno, electr | 2024 | Chamber Works | 30:00 | |
Palace | cl, vln, vlc, pno | 2023 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Schott Music |
Paraphrase | ob+ehn, cl+bcl, pno, db | 2015 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | Schott Music |
Paraphrase II | fl, cl, pno, vln, vla, vlc | 2016 | Chamber Works | 20:00 | Schott Music |
Paraphrase III | fl+afl, cl+bcl, ob+ehn, hn, bsn | 2016 | Chamber Works | 13:00 | Schott Music |
Peach | 2222 2210 12 1, pno, str | 2019 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 09:00 | Schott Music |
Peach | 1111 2110 12, str | 2019 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 09:00 | Schott Music |
Psycho Wood | 4perc, tape | 2018 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Schott Music |
Rack and Pinion | pno | 2018 | Works for Solo Instrument | 15:00 | Schott Music |
Reachings | 3333 4331 13 1, pno, str [pic, ehn, bcl] | 2014 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 13:00 | Schott Music |
Riversong | cl, vln, pno | 2024 | Chamber Works | 04:00 | |
Snap Music | 3333 4331 13 1, pno, str | 2018 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 15:00 | Schott Music |
Stereoactive | 2fl, 2perc | 2013 | Chamber Works | 05:00 | Schott Music |
String Quartet No. 2 | 2vln, vla, vlc | 2024 | Chamber Works | 21:00 | |
Sundog | hn, 4trp, 4trb, tba | 2020 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Schott Music |
Teddy | acc | 2023 | Works for Solo Instrument | 15:00 | Schott Music |
The Tempered Suite | guit | 2019 | Works for Solo Instrument | 16:00 | Schott Music |
You Are the Earth Beneath You | 2222 2200 11, str [bcl, cbsn], sopr solo | 2023 | Vocal and Choral Works | 35:00 | Schott Music |