List of compositions by Ernst Krenek
This is a list of the works of the Austrian, later American, composer Ernst Krenek (1900–1991).
Operas
See List of operas by Krenek.
Ballets
- Mammon op. 37 (1925)
- Der vertauschte Cupido op. 38 (1925)
- Eight Column Line op. 85 (1939)
Vocal Music
- Choral
- Die Jahreszeiten (Hölderlin), op. 35 (1925)
- Kantate von der Vergänglichkeit des Irdischen, op. 72 (1932)
- Lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae, op. 93 (1941–2)
- Santa Fe Timetable, op. 102 (1945)
- Missa duodecim tonorum, op. 165, mixed choir and organ (1957–8)
- O Holy Ghost, op. 186A (1964)
- Three Madrigals, SSA a cappella (1960)
- Solo vocal
With piano unless otherwise indicated:
- Lieder, op. 19 on texts by Otfried Krzyzanowski and Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
- O Lacrymosa op. 48 (1926); text written for Krenek by Rilke, also orch. ver. op. 48a
- Reisebuch aus den österreichischen Alpen (text by the composer), op. 62 (1929)
- The Ballad of the Railroads op. 78 (1944, text by the composer)
- Sestina (text by the composer), op.161, soprano and 8 instruments (1957)
Orchestral
- Symphonies
- Symphony no. 1, op. 7 (1921)
- Symphony no. 2, op. 12 (1922)
- Symphony no. 3, op. 16 (1922)
- Symphony for winds and percussion, op. 34 (1924–25)
- Little Symphony op. 58 (1928)
- Symphony no. 4, op. 113 (1947)
- Symphony no. 5, op. 119 (1949)
- Symphony "Pallas Athene", op. 137 (1954)
- Concertos and concertante works
- Violin
- Violin concerto no. 1, op. 29
- Violin concerto no. 2, op. 140
- Cello
- Violoncello concerto no. 1, op. 133
- Capriccio for cello and orchestra, op. 145
- Violoncello concerto no. 2, op. 236
- Piano
- Piano Concerto no.1
- Piano Concerto no.2
- Piano Concerto no.3
- Piano Concerto no.4
- Harp
- Concerto for harp and chamber orchestra, op. 126
- Organ
- Organ Concerto op. 230
- Organ Concerto op. 235
- Other
- Little concerto for harpsichord, organ and chamber orchestra, op. 88
- Concerto for violin, piano and small orchestra, op. 124
Wind Band
- Marches
- Three Merry Marches (1924–26)
Chamber works
- Monologue for clarinet solo (1956)
- Serenade for clarinet and string trio, op. 4
- Five Pieces for trombone and piano (1967)
- Flute players serenade: rondo for four flutes (as Thornton Winsloe)
- Sonata for viola solo, op. 92 no. 3 (1942)
- Sonata for viola and piano, op. 117 (1948)
- Sonata no. 1 for violin solo, op. 33
- Sonata no. 2 for violin solo, op. 115
- Sonata no. 1 in F-sharp minor for violin and piano, op. 3
- Sonata no. 2 for violin and piano, op. 99
- Sonatine for Bb bass clarinet and piano (as Thornton Winsloe)
- String quartet no. 1, op. 6
- String quartet no. 2, op. 8
- String quartet no. 3, op. 20
- String quartet no. 4, op. 24
- String quartet no. 5, op. 65 in E-flat
- String quartet no. 6, op. 78
- String quartet no. 7, op. 96
- String quartet no. 8, op. 233
- String trio, op. 118
- String trio Parvula Corona Musicalis: ad honorem Johannis Sebastiani Bach, op. 122
- String trio in 12 Stations, op. 237
- Suite for cello solo, op. 84
- Suite for guitar, op. 164
Piano
- Sonata no. 1, op. 2 in E-flat (1919)
- Sonata no. 2, op. 59
- Sonata no. 3, op. 92, no. 4 *
- Sonata no. 4, op. 114
- Sonata no. 5, op. 121
- Sonata no. 6, op. 128
- Sonata no. 7, op. 240
Electronic music
- Spiritus Intelligentiae, Sanctus, op. 152, two solo voices and tape (1956)
- San Fernando Sequence, op. 185 (1963)
- Exercises of a Late Hour, op. 200 (1967)
- Orga-Nastro, op. 212, organ and tape (1971)
- They Knew What They Wanted, op. 227, narrator, oboe, piano, percussion and tape (1977)
*The rest of op. 92 contains works for other instrumental combinations, including solo viola and solo organ.
References
- Bowles, Garrett H. (comp.) (1989). Ernst Krenek: A Bio-bibliography. New York and London: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313252505
- Bowles, Garrett H. (2001). "Krenek, Ernst". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan.