Erling Brene
Niels Erling Emmanuel Brene 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.
Erling Brene was an accomplished composer and music teacher from 1950–70 at The Ellebjerg School in Copenhagen.
Selected works
Opera
Mordet i værtshuset, chamber opera/puppet comedy, Op.12 Drengen med fløjten, school opera, Op.50 Peter Pan, school opera, Op.54 Under Piletræt, opera after Hans Christian Andersen, Op.55 Besøgeren, opera, Op.66Incidental music
Trommer i natten Suite af Musik for marionetteater, Op.18bOrchestra
- Symphony Junkeren og Møllerpigen Sommer, symphony Sinfonietta Tre Stykker for chamber orchestra
- Suite for chamber orchestra, Op.5 Soldatens Ballade
- Suite from Mordet i værtshuset, Op.14b
- Suite for string orchestra, Op.21 Ouverture, Op.223 Epigrammer for string orchestra Capriccio, Op.27 Rapsodi, Op.28 Overture
- Symphony No.1 "Det ukuelige sind", Op.36 Suite concertante, Op.39 Vigueur, Op.40
- Symphony No.2 "Uomo invincibile", Op.46 Komedieouverture, Op.51 Blomsterpigen som mæcen eller kærligheden drager forbi, Op.53 Optimistic Play, Op.62 Kontraster, Op.69 4 Stykker for wind ensemble
- Symphony No.3, Op.77 3 Impressioner, Op.92a
Concertante
- Concerto for violin and chamber orchestra, Op.10
- Concerto for oboe and chamber orchestra
- Concerto for clarinet and orchestra Humoreske for orchestra with piano, Op.29 Notturno inquieto for orchestra with piano, Op.31 Concerto senza Solennita for flute and orchestra, Op.20
- Concerto No.1 for cello and orchestra, Op.34
- Concerto No.1 for piano and orchestra, Op.42
- Concerto for wind quintet and string orchestra, Op.45
- Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op.47 Kammerkoncert nr.1 for violin and string orchestra, Op.52
- Concerto No.2 for piano and orchestra
- Concertino for recorder and piano, Op.67 Kammerkoncert nr.2 for clarinet and string orchestra, Op.81 Stadier, symphonic pieces for orchestra and piano
- Concerto No.2 for cello and orchestra, Op.89 Kammerkoncert nr.3 for piano and string orchestra
Chamber music
Elegi for violin and piano- String Quartet
- String Quartet No.1 Kammermusik for flute, clarinet, oboe and bassoon, Op.4
- String Quartet No.2, Op.6
- Sonata for violin solo, Op.7
- Sonata for flute solo, Op.8 Floden, suite for 5 instruments, Op.9 2 Stykker for violin and cello Divertimento for 2 violins and viola Husmusik for flute, clarinet, violin, viola and cello 8 Småstykker for 2 violins Serenade – til Agnes for flute, clarinet, violin, viola and cello, Op.25
- String Quartet No.3, Op.33 Divertimento for flute, violin, viola and cello, Op.38
- Wind Quintet, Op.41
- Piano Trio Sammenspil, 7 short pieces for violin and piano
- String Quartet No.4
- String Quartet No.5, Op.61
- Quintet for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp, Op.71
- String Quartet No.6
- String Quartet No.7, Op.73 Præludium og capriccio for flute and harp, Op.76
- Sonata for violin, clarinet and piano, Op.80
- String Quartet No.8
- String Quartet No.9, Op.82
- Concertino for flute, cello, piano and string orchestra
- Trio for recorder, cello and piano, Op.85a
- Duo for flute and clarinet
- String Quartet No.10, Op.87
- Sonata for recorder, Op.92b
- Duo for flute and guitar
Piano
- Sonata for piano 3 Småstykker for piano To gange tre, short piano pieces, Op.15b Dagens musik for piano
- Sonatina for piano 3 Impressioner, Op.49b 2 Klaverstykker
- Sonatina for piano