Work

First / Significant Occurrences

Comments

Piano Sonata op. 6, no. 1(1956)

I: mm. 69–89

F lydian clusters in left hand.

Songs of Joy and Rhythm op. 7 (1956)

III: 7 after rehearsal 6

C phrygian cluster in piano (with B♮).

Scontri op. 17 (1960)

mm. 1–9

White note cluster missing B until the last moment.

Three Pieces in Olden Style (1963)

I: mm. 12–15*; III: m. 21

Descending D dorian smear; D dorian cluster moving parallel with melody.

Refrain op. 21 (1965)

Opening

Full orchestra moves in parallel lydian clusters, later expanded to whole-tone clusters.

Old Polish Music op. 24 (1969)

Majority of piece during brass sections; rehearsal 95–96

White note cluster in brass aleatory and passagework; huge G mixolydian cluster ending.

Canticum Graduum op. 27 (1969)

Rehearsal 35 to end

Strings in planing white-key clusters.

Musiquette 4 op. 28 (1970)

I: rehearsal 2–5; II: entire piece

Pianist plays diatonic clusters a semitone apart; black note clusters through whole movement.

Ad Matrem op. 29 (1971)

Rehearsal 26*

C phrygian cluster.

Two Sacred Songs op. 30 (1971)

I: mm. 7–13*; mm. 23–35

A♭ smear; D♭ lydian cluster.

Symphony no. 2 Copernican op. 31 (1972)

II: mm. 42–50*

Entire movement is either a pentatonic cluster or A♭ major in first inversion; soprano F locrian ascent smear.

Euntes Ibant et Flebant op. 32 (1972)

mm. 101*

F major cluster from A-F (missing G).

Two Little Songs of Tuwim op. 33 (1972)

I: mm. 1–2*

D-E-F-E smear.

Symphony no. 3 Symphony of Sorrowful Songs op. 36 (1976)

I: mm. 329–332*; mm. 348–357; II: mm. 1–10*

Soprano entrance smear; A flat mixolydian cluster; A major smear (missing B).

Harpsichord Concerto op. 40 (1980)

II: mm. 15–18

Descending clusters.

O Domina Nostra op. 55 (1985)

m. 135*; m. 156

D phrygian cluster; full A♭ mixolydian cluster.

Good Night op. 63 (1990)

III: mm. 77–80

Piano part.

Three Fragments to Words by Stanisław Wyspiański op. 69 (1996)

III: mm. 1–18, 27–46

A♭ mixolydian cluster played 214 times.