"my goal is to create bridges that strengthen the sensation to the artistic content in music to get new insights and awareness."

Compositions


Snack 2 (2022)

Triangle Solo + Tape

VIDEO


Imbiss 1 (2022)

Melodica Solo + video / tape

VIDEO


that is picking me up 2019/2020

instrument(s)/voice(s) solo/duo/trio…

choose 9 tones/sounds on any instrument(s)/voice(s)

+percussion set up loop station, 2nd/3rd Player or video/tape

world premiered August 27th, 2021 by Martin Hennecke 

Saarbruecken, Germany

VIDEOS



Rhythmia (2018/2020)

marimba solo



And Home (2020)

marimba solo

world premiered December 4th, 2020 by Evgeniya Kavaldzhieva 

Augustiner Church Wuerzburg, Germany



Tapelines (2019)

quartet, 2 melody instruments (one instrument mainly out of metal the other instrument mainly out of wood + optional singers improvising intervals) and 2 percussionists (1 player 2 pieces of metal (high/low) + bass drum with foot, 1 player 2 pieces of wood (high/low) + bass drum with foot)




Clapping Music 18/8 (2019)

Arr. Clapping Music (1972), Steve Reich (*1936)

2 players, clapping

VIDEO




maGen Dawid (2016)

sextet, 3 singers (bass, language Hebrew), 3 timpani players (each player one timpani) + electronic installation (microphones, speakers, sensing devices)

world premiered March 12th, 2016 University of Music Karlsruhe, MUT Probe 1




Konzertstück (2016)

arr. Konzertstueck (1982) Áskell Masson (*1953)

snare drum + Tape

VIDEO




Cry for Paradise and/or Electrosmog (2009-2015)

arr. The Black Page (1978), Frank Zappa (*1940-1993)

5 parts, percussion solo + tape.

A "Cipher" set-up, metal, wood and glass / 

B "Paranoia" vibraphone, crotales, susp. cymbal / 

C "Dander" timpani / 

D "Dizzy" vibraphone / 

E "Moments of Clarity" xylophone

Each of the five parts may be performed seperately. 

world premiered June 22nd, 2015 Wolfgang-Rihm-Forum 

Karlsruhe

VIDEOS



Spiegelwind (2012) 

As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects man. (Prov 27:19)

Percussion set-up solo. 2 hi hats (high/low), 2 tom-toms (high/low)

world premiered July 14th, 2012 University of Music Karlsruhe


"(...)The musician presented his own composition "Spiegelwind" where different tempi of the earth were mirroring themselves simultaneously.(...)" Frank Schieni, Newspaper Lahr June 25th, 2013




Ungs (2009)

percussion set-up solo.

trashcan (played with foot), 3 buckets,

water can (filled with water), 1 china cymbal,

3 crotales, newspaper and spoken words.

world premiered May 12th, 2009 at the

State Opera Saarbruecken

VIDEO



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Copyright 2026 Manuel Geier

Copyright 2026 Manuel Geier

Copyright 2026 Manuel Geier