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Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes (born 8 January 1977 in Narva) is an Estonian-Russian composer.^[1]

In 2000s, she graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in composition speciality.^[1]

As of about 2020, she is teaching the composition at Georg Ots Tallinn Music School.^[1]

In 2015, she received Annual Prize of the Endowment for Music of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.^[1]

Since 2004, she is a member of Estonian Composers' Union.^[1]

She received in 2022 the Lepo Sumera Composition Prize.^[2]

Works

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Chamber works

Prisma (2001) for piano
Changeable [Muutlik] (2002) for flute, Estonian zither
kuumast klaasist tehtud [made of hot glass] (2003) for 2 flutes, alto flute, oboe, 2 clarinets/bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, horn, trombone, percussion, strings
Võilillede lumi [Snow of Dandelions] (2003) for 4 flutes
When I Was in Love [Siis, kui ma armastasin...] (2003) for violin
Circles (2004) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano
Converting into Steam (2005) for 3 saxophones, double bass
Doors 2 (2006) for flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass
Doors 2a [version] (2007) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion
Liikumatuse dimensioon / Dimension of Quiescence (Version of the piece written in 2009) (2010) for alto saxophone (clarinet or bass clarinet), percussion
Horizontals [Horisontaalid] (2010) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano
Lovesong (2010) for violin, flute
Towards Inward (Dissolution) [Suunaga sissepoole (Lahustumine)] (2011) for violin, cello, guitar, piano
Disintegration Chain (2011) for flute, clarinet, percussion, sound object, violin, cello
Eddy Current [Pöörisvool] (2012) for flute, piano
Quicksilver (2012) for cello
Lost Motion (2013) for saxophone quartet
8 Shades of My Shadow (2013) for kannel, harpsichord, harp
White Bird [Valge lind] (2013) for bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Lovesong [version] (2015) for flute, violin, ensemble (clarinet, cello, piano)
Six Bangs to Mister Boulez [Kuus pauku Härra Boulezi terviseks] (2015) for ensemble (2 lineups)
Crasis (2016) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello
Corners [Nurgad] (2017) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano, electric guitars
A Dance (2018) for flute, bass clarinet, harp, percussion
Longing for Darkness (2018) for saxophone or clarinet, violin, cello, piano
To Sing a Song Before the Night Comes (2020) for flute, bass clarinet, piano
Black and White [Must ja Valge] (2021) for ensemble (two lineups)
Mat'Selesnya (2022) for prepared piano & whirly tubes
Through the Black Hole (2022) for piano
Ainult õhk [Just Air] (2023) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion

Orchestral works

Karje vari [The Shadow of the Scream] (2004) for symphony orchestra
Lighting the Fire [Tule süütamine] (2015) for symphony orchestra
Creation [Loomine] (Part of a joint composition "Hiroshima - Nagasaki" together with composers Malle Maltis, Liisa Hirsch, Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes, Helena Tulve, Toivo Tulev and Eugene Birman) (2017) for string orchestra
Orchestration and developments of Manfred MIM's opera "Estonian History. A Nation Born of Shock" (2017) for soloists, mixed choir, symphony orchestra
Piano Concerto "Blow Your House Down" (2020) for piano, string orchestra
Dark Wings (2022) for percussion, orchestra

Vocal works

Tišina (Vaikus) [Silence] (2003) for vocal ensemble (or tenor), oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Intermezzo jääs [Ice Intermezzo] (2004) for mixed choir
Water Shards [Vee killud] (2008) for soprano, violin, flute
No Selfhood (2008) for soloist, male choir
Fountain 1 [Purskkaev 1] (2008) for 4 voices
Tightrope Walker [Köielkõndija] (2009) for voice, flute, Estonian kannel, cello
Summer Rain 2 [Suvevihm 2] (2009) for mixed choir, amateur symphony orchestra
No Selfhood (Version of the piece of the same name written in 2008) (2010) for mixed choir
Fountain 2 [Purskkaev 2] (2011) for voice, percussion (3 players)
Three Feathers [Kolm sulekest] (2012) for voice, flute, cello, kannel, sound objects
How to Draw a Door? [Kuidas joonistada ust] (2012) for solo voice, bass flute, kannel ad libitum
Fall (2014) for soprano, bass, clarinet, percussion, double bass
Letters [Kirjad] (2014) for soprano, viola
Valgused [Lights] (2015) for 4 voices
To My End and to Its End… (2017) for mixed choir
I Will Cross This Road (2018) for mixed choir, male choir, string quartet
Just One Breath (2018) for soprano, piano
Fall (Version of the piece written in 2014) (2019) for soprano, bass clarinet, percussion, cello
The Beauty of Decay [Lagunemise ilu] (2019) for voice, reader, DYI contrabass flute, guitar, kannel, violin, double bass, sound objects

Theatrical works

Music for dance performance "Tempo" (co-author Helena Tulve) (2017) for tape, sound objects
Music for dance performance "Juures" [Muusika tantsuetendusele "Juures"] (2020) for electroacoustical work
söövitab.tuhk [etching.ash] (2022)

Electroacoustic works

Doors 1 (2005) for flute, tape
Jääkurvid [Ice Curves] (2012) for percussion (1 player), live electronics, tape
Aaria [Aria] (2021) for electronics

Audiovisual works

Dimension of Quiescence [Liikumatuse dimensioon] (2009) for alto saxophone, percussion, video (Tarvo Hanno Varres)
Music for documentary film "Kalamees" [Fisherman] (2009)
Music for documentary film "Naine" [Woman] (2009)
Silent Witness (2018) for flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello, fixed media, VR video (video created by Rein Zobel)

Works for unspecified instrumentation

30 Scales and Postlude (2011) (from one chromatic instrument to orchestra. In case of monodic instruments, please select more than four)
Niidiotsad [Clews] (2015) for open instrumentation (starting with 6 players, preferably 8 and more)