Erling Brene
Danish composer (1896–1980)
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Niels Erling Emmanuel Brene (14 November 1896 – 17 May 1980) was a Danish composer. He was born and died in Copenhagen. In 1948, he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his orchestral composition Vigeur (Vigour).[1]
Erling Brene was an accomplished composer and music teacher from 1950–70 at The Ellebjerg School in Copenhagen.
Selected works
Opera
- Mordet i værtshuset (Murder at the Inn), chamber opera/puppet comedy, Op.12 (1930)
- Drengen med fløjten, school opera, Op.50 (1950)
- Peter Pan, school opera, Op.54 (1953)
- Under Piletræt, opera after Hans Christian Andersen, Op.55 (1954)
- Besøgeren, opera, Op.66 (1964)
Incidental music
- Trommer i natten (1930)
- Suite af Musik for marionetteater, Op.18b (1932)
Orchestra
- Symphony (1920)
- Junkeren og Møllerpigen (1921)
- Sommer, symphony (1924)
- Sinfonietta (1925)
- Tre Stykker (3 Pieces) for chamber orchestra (1926)
- Suite for chamber orchestra, Op.5 (1928)
- Soldatens Ballade (1930)
- Suite from Mordet i værtshuset, Op.14b (1930)
- Suite for string orchestra, Op.21 (1934)
- Ouverture, Op.22
- 3 Epigrammer (3 Epigrams) for string orchestra (1936)
- Capriccio, Op.27 (1936)
- Rapsodi, Op.28 (1936)
- Overture (1939)
- Symphony No.1 "Det ukuelige sind", Op.36 (1941)
- Suite concertante, Op.39 (1942)
- Vigueur, Op.40 (1943)
- Symphony No.2 "Uomo invincibile", Op.46 (1948)
- Komedieouverture (Comedy Overture), Op.51 (1950)
- Blomsterpigen som mæcen eller kærligheden drager forbi, Op.53 (1952)
- Optimistic Play, Op.62 (1959)
- Kontraster (Contrasts), Op.69 (1966)
- 4 Stykker for wind ensemble (1968)
- Symphony No.3, Op.77 (1963)
- 3 Impressioner (3 Impressions), Op.92a (1976)
Concertante
- Concerto for violin and chamber orchestra, Op.10 (1929)
- Concerto for oboe and chamber orchestra (1932)
- Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (1935)
- Humoreske for orchestra with piano, Op.29 (1936)
- Notturno inquieto for orchestra with piano, Op.31 (1936)
- Concerto senza Solennita for flute and orchestra, Op.20 (1936)
- Concerto No.1 for cello and orchestra, Op.34 (1940)
- Concerto No.1 for piano and orchestra, Op.42 (1946)
- Concerto for wind quintet and string orchestra, Op.45 (1947)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op.47 (1949)
- Kammerkoncert nr.1 for violin and string orchestra, Op.52 (1951)
- Concerto No.2 for piano and orchestra (1955)
- Concertino for recorder and piano, Op.67 (1964)
- Kammerkoncert nr.2 for clarinet and string orchestra, Op.81 (1971)
- Stadier, symphonic pieces for orchestra and piano (1972)
- Concerto No.2 for cello and orchestra, Op.89 (1975)
- Kammerkoncert nr.3 for piano and string orchestra (1977)
Chamber music
- Elegi for violin and piano (1920)
- String Quartet (1922)
- String Quartet No.1 (1925)
- Kammermusik for flute, clarinet, oboe and bassoon, Op.4 (1927)
- String Quartet No.2, Op.6 (1928)
- Sonata for violin solo, Op.7 (1928)
- Sonata for flute solo, Op.8 (1928)
- Floden, suite for 5 instruments, Op.9 (1929)
- 2 Stykker (2 Pieces) for violin and cello (1931)
- Divertimento for 2 violins and viola (1931)
- Husmusik for flute, clarinet, violin, viola and cello (1931)
- 8 Småstykker (8 Short Pieces) for 2 violins (1932)
- Serenade – til Agnes for flute, clarinet, violin, viola and cello, Op.25 (1935)
- String Quartet No.3, Op.33 (1938)
- Divertimento for flute, violin, viola and cello, Op.38 (1942)
- Wind Quintet, Op.41 (1944)
- Piano Trio (1946)
- Sammenspil, 7 short pieces for violin and piano (1948)
- String Quartet No.4 (1957)
- String Quartet No.5, Op.61 (1959)
- Quintet for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp, Op.71 (1967)
- String Quartet No.6 (1967)
- String Quartet No.7, Op.73 (1968)
- Præludium og capriccio for flute and harp, Op.76 (1969)
- Sonata for violin, clarinet and piano, Op.80 (1970)
- String Quartet No.8 (1970)
- String Quartet No.9, Op.82 (1971)
- Concertino for flute, cello, piano and string orchestra (1973)
- Trio for recorder, cello and piano, Op.85a (1973)
- Duo for flute and clarinet (1974)
- String Quartet No.10, Op.87 (1974)
- Sonata for recorder, Op.92b (1976)
- Duo for flute and guitar (1976)
Piano
- Sonata for piano (1920)
- 3 Småstykker (3 Short Pieces) for piano (1931)
- To gange tre (Twice Three), short piano pieces, Op.15b (1931)
- Dagens musik (The Day's Music) for piano (1936)
- Sonatina for piano (1941)
- 3 Impressioner (3 Impressions), Op.49b (1949)
- 2 Klaverstykker (2 Piano Pieces) (1966)
- Sonatina for piano (1979)
Vocal
- Polangins Børn for voice and piano (1928)
- 4 Sange (43 Songs) (1931)
- Skolesange (School Songs) (1932)
- Sange for en altstemme (1935)
- 6 Eenstemmige småsange (1937)
- 3 Sange (3 Songs) (1956)
- 3 Sange (3 Songs) (1961)
- Spanske Kvinder, 3 songs for mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet and percussion (1962)
- To sange (Two Songs) for baritone and orchestra (1968)
- En Konges Død for soloists and orchestra (1969)
- Vor Frue, cantata for baritone, recorder, cello and harpsichord (1975)
Choral
- Under Varmebølgen for chorus and piano (1934)
- 5 Sange (5 Songs) for male chorus (1941)
- Blodets Sang (1942)
- Kapel i Arkadien (1946)
- 3 Sange for lige stemmer for chorus
- Sang til Ellebjergskolens indvielse (1949)
- Køkkenmøddingen for soloists, chorus, recorder and percussion (1952)
- Kantate til Ulrikkenborg Skole (1955)
- Antigone for soloist, chorus and orchestra, Op.58 (1957)
- For børnekor og instrumenter (For Children's Chorus and Instruments) (1957)
- Cyklistsang (1959)
- Grønland (1959)
- Athena Lemnia for soloist, chorus and orchestra, Op.63 (1961)
- Erik Glippings drab (1963)
- Aspekter (Aspects) for soprano, tenor, chorus and orchestra, Op.68 (1965)
- 4 Sange for lige stemmer for chorus (1968)
- Nattens sange for soloist, chorus and orchestra (1972)
- Bøndernes tretanello for chorus (1973)
- Pompeji for soloist, chorus and orchestra (1979)
References
- ^ "Erling Brene". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
External links
- profile