Berliner Skizzen

Edition 2026 / 2027

The temporal qualities and events of the city become the work.

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Berlin becomes sound.
Urban moments transform into orchestral language.
A symphonic narration of the living city.

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Composer: David Kayy
for the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
goes  Symphonic · David Kayy — Guitar

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Developed Symphonic Movements
(Project Compositions / Antragskompositionen)

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Pre-Composed Symphonic Movements developed for the symphonic project Berliner Skizzen Edition 2026/2027
Each piece translates a specific urban moment of Berlin into orchestral form and forms part of the evolving symphonic architecture of the work.

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Movement I

​Andante · F minor
Fictional Narrative Scene: Der Zug aus einer anderen Zeit 

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Movement II

Allegretto · F major
Fictional Narrative Scene: Die Nacht der elektrischen Fenster

Section I — Arrival             Section II — Transformation

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Movement III

Moderato nervoso  · 
Fictional Narrative Scene: Die Kreuzung, die nicht entscheidet
 

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Movement IV

Alegretto · bE major
Fictional Narrative Scene: Der Platz, der sich erinnert

Section I — Arrival             Section II — Transformation

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Movement V

 ·Allegro agitato · F minor
Fictional Narrative Scene: Die Entscheidung um 23:47

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Movement VI

Andante espressivo ·  F major
Fictional Narrative Scene: Die Melodie am offenen Fenster

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Movement VII

Finale · Allegro energico · G minor
Fictional Narrative Scene: Der Morgen über der Stadt