Litania (2025)
dedicated to Carlos "Zingaro" and the Hedera 4tet
For marimba and string quartet
Premiere: July 2025 (Convento de São Francisco, Coimbra, Portugal)
Total duration (music): 50 minutes
sob o fulgor das falésias... (2023)
co-creation with Grupo Operário do Ruído
Comissioned by Sonoscopia
Musicians: Alexandre Pinto, Ali Pereira, Diogo Neto, Fernando Sousa, Guilherme Monteiro, João Costa, João Simões, Luísa Ribeiro, Manuel Nogueira, Maria Ana Ferreira, Mauro Azevedo, Pedro Brás, Sofia Borges, Sofia Pinto, Pedro Carneiro.
Premiere: December 2023
Total duration (music): 50 minutes
untitled (2022)
Theme, seven variations and coda
Music for a new dance theatre version of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" by Miguel Moreira
For piano, bassoon, contraforte, cello, double bass, marimba, xylophone, percussion and voice - commissioned by Útero
Dedicated to Teresa, Carolina and Inês
sobre o início, o amor,
as profundezas e o topo do abismo,
um vislumbre, um fim,
sobre o início, sempre.
Musicians: Pedro Carneiro (all instruments except), Inês Carneiro (bassoon and contraforte), Vasco Ferrão (cello), Maria Fonseca (voice).
Premiere: May 2022
Total duration (music): 100 minutes
Messaggio (2021)
Music for a new choreographic work by Pedro Ramos
For double bass, piano, ocean drum, vibraphone, marimba and voices - commissioned by Ordem do Ó
A hommage to Maria Miranda da Cruz (1922-2014) and Stefano Scodanibbio (1956-2012)
Musicians: Pedro Carneiro (all instruments), Sara Belo (soprano), Pedro Ramos (tenor) and dancers (raw material for choir)
Premiere: April 2021
Total duration (music): 60 minutes
Shankha (2020)
Music for “IMO”, a choreographic work by Pedro Ramos
For double bass, tuned gongs, viennese timpani, marimba, xylophone, stones and frame drums – commissioned by Ordem do Ó
A hommage to Miguel Azguime and Keiko Abe
Musician: Pedro Carneiro (double bass and percussion)
Premiere: 11 November 2020, Centro de Interpretação de Monsanto, Lisboa
Total duration (music): 35 minutes
Musica para "Rizoma" (2020)
Music for “Rizoma”, a choreographic work by Pedro Ramos
A semi-improvised piece multiple percussion set-up – commissioned by Ordem do Ó
Musician: Pedro Carneiro (percussion)
Premiere: September 2020, Centro de Interpretação de Monsanto, Lisboa
Total duration (music): 40 minutes
Música para “Our Madness” (2016/2017)
For flute, alto flute, bass flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass marimba, quarter tone marimba, vibraphone, tuned flower pots and percussion – commissioned by João Viana, for his film “Our Madness”
Musicians: Ana Maria Santos (clarinets), Rui Borges Maia (flutes), Pedro Carneiro (percussion)
Premiere: February 2018
Total duration (music): 36 minutes
Música para “O Duelo” (2016/2017)
For voice, contrabass marimba, quarter tone marimba, prepared piano and percussion – commissioned by Útero, for Miguel Moreira’s version of “O Duelo”, Bernardo Santareno
Musician: Pedro Carneiro (voice, percussion)
Premiere: February 2017, Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, Lisbon
Total duration (music): 90 minutes
Ki/Mzungo (2016)
For multiple percussion set-up and marimba – commissioned by Companhia Nacional de Bailado, for Faustin Linyekula's choreographic solo "Portrait Series: I Miguel" for Miguel Ramalho
Musician: Pedro Carneiro (percussion)
Premiere: January 2016, Teatro Camões, Lisbon
Total duration (music): 30 minutes
Música para “Nunca Presente” (2015)
Electroacoustic compositor for a short film by Patrícia Andrade
Premiere: 2015
Total duration (music): 16 minutes
Click here to watch the short film
Música para “Cyrano de Bergerac” (2014)
For accordion, flute, quarter tone marimba, vibraphone, crotales, percussion and electronics – commissioned by Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, Lisbon, for João Mota’s version of "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand
Musicians: Pedro Carneiro (percussion), João Barradas (accordion)
Premiere: January 2015, Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, Lisbon
Total duration (music): 50 minutes
Música para “Tempestades” (2014)
For strings, 2 oboes and 2 horns and electronics – commissioned by Companhia Nacional de Bailado for Rui Lopes Graça’s new ballet “Tempestades”, which includes excerpts from Haydn’s symphonies
Musicians: Orquestra de Câmara Portuguesa (OCP)
Premiere: October 2014, Teatro Camões, Lisbon
Total duration (music): 25 minutes
Pele (2013)
Electroacoustic composition based on recordings performed by César Gonçalves (cello) and Pedro Carneiro (percussion) - commissioned by Útero for Miguel Moreira's "Pele"
Musicians: César Gonçalves (cello), Pedro Carneiro (percussion and various instruments)
Premiere: December 2013, Teatro São Luiz, Lisbon
Total duration (music): 40 minutes
… horizon, shattered into acrid slivers of verse … (2013)
For solo violin (with various small percussion instruments) – commissioned by Musicaldas
Premiere: never performed
Total duration: 7 minutes
Click here to see a sample of the score
Música para “A Batalha de Tabatô” (2012)
Percussion music for João Viana’s film "A Batalha de Tabatô"
Musician: Pedro Carneiro
Premiere: July 2013
Total duration (music): 30 minutes
Europa (2012)
Electroacoustic composition based on recordings performed by Daniel Bolito (violin), Miguel Costa (clarinet), Romeu Santos (double bass) and Pedro Carneiro (percussion) - commissioned by Útero for Miguel Moreira's "Europa"
Premiere: July 2013
Total duration (music): 30 minutes
Pinhal (2011) co-composer: André Sier
For one wooden-headed tom-tom, branches, vegetation and other natural elements, microphone, prepared tweeter cone with water and light – commissioned by Festival Música em Leiria 2011
Total duration: 8-10 minutes
Premiere: 9th June 2011, Festival Música em Leiria.
Música para “The Old King” (2011)
Electroacoustic composition for 5 speakers and 4 subwoofers – commissioned by Útero, for Miguel Moreira’s new work for solo dancer/performer Romeu Runa
Musician: Pedro Carneiro (percussion, piano)
Total duration: 60 minutes
Premiere: 9th June 2011, Teatro Camões, Lisbon
atravessar o branco (2011)
For violin and marimba (on fixed media) – commissioned by Artistas Unidos, for Jorge Silva Melo’s documentary on the visual artist Ana Vieira
Musicians: Daniel Bolito (violin) and Pedro Carneiro (marimba)
Total duration: 55 minutes
Música para "Rei Édipo" (2009/2010)
For clarinet, cello, percussion and live electronics (electroacoustic composition for 4 or more channels ad libitum with real-time spatialization (spatialization by André Sier) – commissioned by Artistas Unidos, for Jorge Silva Melo’s version of Oedipus Rex
Musicians: David Silva (clarinet), Ângela Carneiro (cello) and Marco Fernandes (percussion)
Premiere: 18th February 2010 at Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, Lisbon
Total duration (music): 50 minutes
I dreamt of storms, opened wide, within… (2008/2009)
Electroacoustic composition for 4 or more channels ad libitum with real-time spatialization (spatialization co-created with André Sier) – commissioned by Paul Davies, for his choreography "Skin Deep"
Premiere: 5th June 2009, in Newport, Wales, UK
Total duration: 55 minutes
Seis Visões Sinestésicas (2006 – work in progress)
For five octave marimba and string quartet
cadernos de estudo (2005 – work in progress)
A series of etudes for solo five octave marimba with damper pedal
untitled (2005 – work in progress)
For percussion sextet. Inspired on Alexandre Simas Dias’ deconstruction of António Lobo Antunes’ “Não entres tão depressa nessa noite escura”, itself a reinvention upon Dylan Thomas’ poem “Do not go gentle into that good night”
…all balanced on this predicament of line. (2005/2006)
Co-created with André Sier and inspired by “Generation” (a poem by David Downes) – real-time electroacoustic composition for six or more channels ad libitum – commissioned by Dançarte, for Teresa Simas’ choreography "Sal"
Premiere: 7th April 2006 in Palmela, Portugal
Total duration: 30 minutes
Manifesto/Utopia (2005)
Six Channel Electroacoustic composition – commissioned by Rui Lopes Graça for his new choreography “Sopro”
Premiere: 17th June 2005 at Teatro Camões, Lisbon, Portugal
Total duration: 50 minutes
Quattro Ritratti (2004/2005)
Four Channel Electroacoustic composition – commissioned by Teresa Simas for the choreography “Senta-te”
Premiere; 26th February 2005 in Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal
Total duration: 40 minutes
When the dusk was wet with dew… (2003)
For solo percussion set-up, inspired by Sara Teasdale’s poetry, commissioned by Phoenix Dance Theatre (UK) for a new ballet of choreographer Henri Oguike.
Total duration: 17 minutes
…ni mots, ni signes… (2003)
For mixed chamber choir, cello, prepared piano/percussion and electronics with words by Sebastião da Gama and Pedro Carneiro – commissioned by Câmara Municipal de Setúbal (Portugal), to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Luiza Todi
Musicians: Voces Caelestes (choir), Paulo Gaio Lima (cello), Pedro Carneiro (prepared piano/percussion)
Premiere: 2003, Setúbal
Total duration: 18 minutes
…e todo eu me alevanto e todo eu ardo… Part 2 (2003)
“Lentement”, music boxes floating… (whisper for JS) (5a)
For solo cello. 10th movement of “… ni mots, ni signes…”
Total duration: 4 minutes
Musician: Lucas Fells (cello)
…like a forest drinking out of heaven’s breasts… (2002)
For soprano, seven instruments and electronics with words by Pedro Carneiro, Sebastião da Gama and Miklós Radnóti - commissioned by Grupo de Música Contemporânea de Lisboa
Premiere: never performed
Total duration: 12 minutes
Click here to hear to view an excerpt of the score
…e todo eu me alevanto e todo eu ardo… Part 1b (2000-2001)
For Solo Marimba – Commissioned by the Henri Oguike Dance Company
Total duration: 12 minutes
Click here to buy the score
Balads and Virelais (1999- work in progress)
For large orchestra and narrator with words by José Cardoso Pires
The Warmth of Dreaming (1999- work in progress)
For solo piano
Holocaust Poetry (1994 – work in progress)
Song cycle for tenor and upright piano based on Hilda Schiff's compilation "Holocaust Poetry"
Premiere: never performed
Postcards (1994- work in progress)
For tenor and upright piano with words by Miklós Radnóti (part of the Holocaust Poetry Cycle)