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)
• Medea, Op. 129, mezzo soprano and orchestra (1951, text: German translation of Robinson Jeffers' adaptation in English of Medea by Euripides)
• 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 (1924)
  • Violin concerto No. 2, Op. 140 (1954)
• Cello
  • Cello concerto No. 1, Op. 133 (1953)
  • Capriccio for cello and orchestra, Op. 145 (1955)
  • Cello concerto No. 2, Op. 236 (1982)
• Piano
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp major, Op. 18 (1923)
  • Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 81 (1937)
  • Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 107 (1946)
  • Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 123 (1950)
• Harp
  • Concerto for harp and chamber orchestra, Op. 126 (1951)
• Organ
  • Organ Concerto (Concerto for Organ and Strings), Op. 230 (1979)
  • Organ Concerto, Op. 235 (1982)
• Other
  • Little concerto for harpsichord, organ and chamber orchestra, Op. 88 (1940)
  • Double Concerto for violin, piano and small orchestra, Op. 124 (1950)

Wind Band

Marches

• Three Merry Marches (1924–26)

Chamber works

• Monologue for clarinet solo (1956)
• Serenade for clarinet and string trio, Op. 4 (1919)
• "Four Pieces" for oboe and piano (1966)
• 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 (1925)
• Sonata No. 2 for violin solo, Op. 115 (1948)
• Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor for violin and piano, Op. 3 (1919)
• Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano, Op. 99 (1945)
• Sonatine for Bb bass clarinet and piano (as Thornton Winsloe)
• String quartet No. 1, Op. 6 (1921)
• String quartet No. 2, Op. 8 (1921)
• String quartet No. 3, Op. 20 (1923)
• String quartet No. 4, Op. 24 (1924)
• String quartet No. 5, Op. 65 (1930)
• String quartet No. 6, Op. 78 (1936)
• String quartet No. 7, Op. 96 (1944)
• String quartet No. 8, Op. 233 (1980)
• String trio, Op. 108 (1946)
• String trio Parvula Corona Musicalis: ad honorem Johannis Sebastiani Bach, Op. 122 (1950)
• String trio in 12 Stations, Op. 237 (1985)
• Suite for cello solo, Op. 84 (1939)
• Suite for guitar, Op. 164 (1957)

Piano

• Double fugue in C major, Op. 1a
• Tanzstudie, Op. 1b
• Sonata No. 1, Op. 2 in E-flat (1919)
• Sonatina, Op. 5, No. 1
• Little Suite, Op. 13a
• Five Piano Pieces, Op. 39
• Sonata No. 2, Op. 59
• Twelve Variations in 3 Movements, Op. 79
• Twelve Short Pieces Written in the Twelve-Tone Technique, Op. 83
• Sonata No. 3, Op. 92, No. 4 *
• Eight Pieces, Op. 110
• Sonata No. 4, Op. 114
• George Washington Variations, Op. 120
• Sonata No. 5, Op. 121
• Sonata No. 6, Op. 128
• Miniature (Largo), Op. 136
• Twenty Miniatures, Op. 139
• Echoes from Austria, Op. 166
• Six Measurements, Op. 168
• Piano Piece in 11 Parts, Op. 197
• Sonata No. 7, Op. 240
• Prelude, WoO 87

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 0-313-25250-5
• Bowles, Garrett H. (2001). "Krenek, Ernst". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan.