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Krenek (Křenek), Ernst
Krenek (Křenek), Ernst
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Ballets: Mammon (B. Balász, Ger. trans. H. Kröller), op.37, 1925; Der
vertauschte Cupido, op.38, 1925 [after J.-P. Rameau]; Eight Column Line,
op.85, 1939; Jest of Cards, op.162a, 1962 [arr. from Marginal Sounds,
op.162]; Alpbach Qnt (choreog. Y. Georgi), op.180a, wind qnt, perc, 1962
Incid music: Das Gotteskind, op.42 (radio), 1925; Die Rache des
verhöhnten Liebhabers, op.41 (E. Toller), 1925; Vom lieben Augustin, op.40
(Dietzenschmidt), 1925; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op.46 (W.
Shakespeare), 1926; Der Triumph der Empfindsamkeit, op.43 (J.W. von
Goethe), 1926; Marlborough s'en va-t-en guerre, op.52 (M. Achard), 1927;
König Oedipus, op.188 (Sophocles), 1964
orchestral
Syms.: no.1, op.7, 1921; no.2, op.12, 1922; no.3, op.16, 1922; Sym., op.34,
wind, perc, 1924–5; Kleine Sinfonie, op.58, 1928; no.4, op.113, 1947; no.5,
op.119, 1949; Sym. ‘Pallas Athene’, op.137, 1954
With solo inst(s): Conc. grosso no.1, op.10, 6 insts, str, 1921 [withdrawn]; Pf
Conc. no.1, F , op.18, 1923; Concertino, op.27, fl, vn, hpd/pf, str, 1924;
Conc. grosso no.2, op.25, 1924; Vn Conc. no.1, op.29, 1924; Pf. Conc.
no.2, op.81, 1937; Little Conc., op.88, pf, org, chbr orch, 1939–40; Pf Conc.
no.3, op.107, 1946; Conc., op.124, vn, pf, chbr orch, 1950; Pf Conc. no.4,
op.123, 1950; Conc., op.126, hp, chbr orch, 1951; 2 Pf Conc., op.127,
1951; Vc Conc. no.1, op.133, 1953; Vn Conc. no.2, op.140, 1953–4; Suite,
op.147a, fl, str, 1954; Capriccio, op.145, vc, small orch, 1955; Suite,
op.148a, cl, str, 1955; Kitharaulos, op.213, ob, hp, small orch, 1971; Conc.,
op.230, org, str, 1979; Org Conc., op.235, 1982; Vc Conc. no.2, op.236,
1982
Other: Symphonische Musik no.1, op.11, ww, str, 1922; Symphonische
Musik no.2, op.23, chbr orch, 1923 [withdrawn]; 7 Orchesterstücke, op.31,
1924; 3 Lustige Märsche, op.44, wind, 1926; Intrada, op.51a, wind, 1927;
Potpourri, op.54, 1927; Theme and 13 Variations, op.69, 1931; Adagio and
Fugue, op.78a, str, 1936; Campo Marzio, op.80, ov., 1937; Sym. Piece,
op.86, str, 1939; I Wonder as I Wander, op.94, 1942 [variations on North
Carolina folksong]; Tricks and Trifles, op.101, 1945 [arr. of Hurricane
Variations]; Sym. elegy, op.105, str, 1946; Brazilian Sinfonietta, op.131, str,
1952; Scenes from the West, op.134, school orch, 1952–3; 7 Easy Pieces,
op, 146, str, 1955; Kette, Kreis und Spiegel, op.160, 1956–7; Hexaedron,
op.167, chbr orch, 1958; Quaestio temporis, op.170, small orch, 1959;
From Three Make Seven, op.177, 1960–61; Nach wie von der Reihe nach,
op.182, 2 spkrs, orch, 1962; 6 Profiles, op.203, 1965–8; Exercises of a Late
Hour, op.200, small orch, tape, 1967; Horizon Circled, op.196, 1967; Instant
Remembered, S, spkr, orch, tape, 1967–8; Perspectives, op.199, 1967;
Fivefold Enfoldment, op.205, 1969; Statisch und ekstatisch, op.214, 1971–
2; Auf- und Ablehnung, op.220, 1974; Von vorn herein, op.219, small orch,
pf, cel, 1974; Dream Sequence, op.224, wind, 1975; Im Tal der Zeit,
op.232, 1979; Arc of Life, op.234, chbr orch, 1981
choral
Mixed vv: 3 Choruses (M. Claudius), op.22, unacc. chorus, 1923; Die
Jahreszeiten (F. Hölderlin), op.35, 1925; 4 Choruses (J.W. von Goethe),
op.47, unacc. chorus, 1926; Kleine Kantate, op.51, 1927, lost; 3 Choruses
(G. Keller), op.61, 1929; 4 Austrian Folksongs, op.77a, 1934; Symeon der
Stylit (orat), 1935–7, rev. 1987; Lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae, op.93,
1941–2; Santa Fe Timetable, op.102, 1945; O Would I Were, canon,
op.109, 1946; 4 Choruses, op.138, mixed vv, org, 1953; Motette zur
Opferung, op.141, 3vv, 1954; Ich singe wieder wenn es tagt (W. von der
Vogelweide), op.151, mixed vv, str, 1955–6; Proprium missae in domenica
III in quadragesima, op.143, 3vv, 1955; Psalmenverse zur Kommunion,
op.149, 2–4vv, 1955; Guten Morgen, Amerika (C. Sandburg), op.159, 1956;
Missa duodecim tonorum, op.165, mixed vv, org, 1957–8; 6 Motets (F.
Kafka), op.169, 4vv, 1959; 3 Madrigals, 3 Motets, op.174, children’s vv,
1960; Canon for Stravinsky’s 80th Birthday (Krenek), op.181, 2vv, 1962; O
Holy Ghost (J. Donne), op.186a, 1964; Glauben und wissen, op.186a,
mixed vv, orch, 1966; Deutsche Messe, op.204, mixed vv, insts, 1968; 3
Lessons (Krenek), op.210, 1971; Settings of Poems by William Blake,
op.226, 1976; Opus sine nomine (orat), op.238, 1980–88; For Myself, at
Eightyfive, canon, op.238a, 4vv, ?1985
Female vv: 2 Choruses on Jacobean Poems (W.H. Drummond, W.
Raleigh), op.87, 1939; Proprium missae in festo SS Innocentium martyrum,
op.89, 1940; Cant. for Wartime (H. Melville), op.95, female vv, orch, 1943;
Aegrotarit Ezechias, motet, op.103, 1944; 5 Prayers (Donne), op.97, 1944;
In paradisum, motet, op.106, 1946; Remember Now, motet, op.115a,
female vv, pf, 1947
Male vv: Jagd im Winter (F. Grillparzer), op.74, male vv, hn, timp, 1933
With solo vv: 4 kleine Männerchöre (Hölderlin), op.32, A, male vv, 1924;
Kantate von der Vergänglichkeit des Irdischen (P. Fleming, A. Gryphius,
other 17th-century Ger., trans. Krenek), op.72, S, mixed vv, pf, 1932;
Proprium missae Trinitatis, op.195, S, mixed vv, insts, 1966–7; Messe ‘Gib
uns den Frieden’, op.208, solo vv, mixed vv, insts, 1970; Feiertags-Kantate
(Krenek), op.221, Mez, Bar, spkr, chorus, orch, 1974–5
solo vocal
With orch: Wechsellied zum Tanz (J.W. von Goethe), op.43a, S, orch,
1926; 4 Lieder (C. Günther, G.R. Weckherlin, P. Fleming), op.53, Mez,
wind, 1927; Monolog der Stella (concert aria, Goethe), op.57a, S, orch,
1928; Durch die Nacht (song cycle, K. Kraus), op.67a, S, orch, 1930–31;
Die Nachtigall (concert aria, Kraus), op.68a, coloratura S, orch, 1931;
Medea (dramatic monologue, R. Jeffers, after Euripides), op.129, Mez,
orch, 1951; 11 Transparencies, op.142, S, orch, 1954; The Dissembler
(monologue, Krenek), op.229, Bar, chbr orch, 1978
With inst(s): Während der Trennung (P. Fleming), op.76, Mez, Bar, pf,
1933; The Holy Ghost’s Ark (J. Donne), op.91a, Mez, 4 insts, 1941; La
corona (Donne: 7 Sonnets), op.91, Mez, Bar, org, perc, 1941; Sestina
(Krenek), op.161, S, 8 insts, 1957; 2 Zeitlieder (R. Pandula), op.215, Mez,
str qt, 1972
Songs (1v, pf): 8 Lieder (G.H. Goering, F. Werfel, O. Krzyzanowski, F.G.
Klopstock), op.9, 1921–2; 5 Lieder (G. Gezelle, Werfel), op.15, 1922; 5
Lieder (Krzyzanowski, Klopstock), op.19, 1923; 13 Lieder (Goering, H.
Reinhart), op.30, 1924; O Lacrymosa (R.M. Rilke), op.48, 1926; 4 Lieder
(17th-century Ger.), op.53, 1927, orchd 1927; 3 Lieder (Goethe), op.56,
1928; Reisebuch aus den österreichischen Alpen (Krenek), op.62, 1929;
Fiedellieder (T. Storm, T. Mommsen), op.64, 1930; Gesänge des späten
Jahres (Krenek), op.71, 1931; Das Schweigen (Gemminge), op.75, 1933; 5
Lieder (F. Kafka), op.82, 1937–8; The Ballad of the Railroads (Krenek),
op.98, 1944; 4 Songs (G.M. Hopkins), op.112, 1946–7; 2 Sacred Songs,
op.132, 1952; The Flea (Donne), op.175, 1960; Wechselrahmen (E. Barth),
op.189, 1965; 3 Songs (L. von Sauter), op.216, 1972; Spätlese (Krenek),
op.218, 1972; Two Silent Watchers (M. Rudulph), op.222, 1975; Albumblatt
(Krenek), op.228, 1977
With tape: Spiritus intelligentiae, sanctus, op.152, 2 solo vv, tape, 1955–6;
Quintina (Krenek), op.191, S, 6 insts, tape, 1965; They Knew What they
Wanted (Krenek), op.227, nar, ob, pf, perc, tape, 1977
Unacc: Étude, op.104, coloratura S, A, 1945
chamber
3 or more insts: Serenade, op.4, cl, str trio, 1919; 4 str qts: no.1, op.6, 1921,
no.2, op.8, 1921, no.3, op.20, 1923, no.4, op.24, 1923–4; Trio-Fantasie,
op.63, pf trio, 1929; 3 str qts: no.5, op.65, 1930, no.6, op.78, 1936, no.7,
op.96, 1943–4; Trio, op.108, vn, cl, pf, 1946; 5 Short Pieces, op.116; Str Qt,
1948; Str Trio, op.118, 1948–9; Parvula corona musicalis ad honorem
Johannes Sebastiani Bach, op.122, str trio, 1950; Wind Qnt, op.130, 1952;
Marginal Sounds, op.162, vn, pf, perc, 1957; Pentagram, op.163, wind qnt,
1957; Flötenstück neunphasig, op.171, fl, 6 pf, 1959; Hausmusik, op.172,
various insts, 1959; Fibonacci mobile, op.187, str qt, pf 4 hands, 1964; Str
Qt no.8, op.233, 1980–81; Streichtrio in 12 Stationen, op.235, str trio, 1985;
Akrostichon, op.237a, 6 vc, 1987
1–2 insts: Sonata, f , op.3, vn, pf, 1919–20; Kleine Suite, op.28, cl, pf,
1924; Sonata, op.33, vn, 1924–5; Suite, op.84, vc, 1939; Sonata, op.92/3,
va, 1942; Sonatina, op.92/2a, fl, va, 1942 [arr. op.92/2b, fl, cl, 1942];
Sonata, op.99, vn, pf, 1944–5; Sonata, op.115, vn, 1948; Sonata, op.117,
va, pf, 1948; Phantasiestück, op.135, vc, pf, 1953; Suite, op.147, fl, pf,
1954; Sonata, op.150, hp, 1955; Suite, op.164, gui, 1957; Studien, op.184,
vc, 1963; 4 Pieces, op.193, ob, pf, 1966; 5 Pieces, op.198, trbn, pf, 1967;
Op.231, vn, org, 1979; Dyophonie, op.241, 2 vc, 1988; Op.239, hn, org,
1988; Suite, op.242, mand, gui, 1989
El-ac: San Fernando Sequence, op.185, tape, 1963; Quintona, op.190,
tape, 1965; Doppelt beflügeltes Band, op.207, 2 pf, tape, 1969–70; Duo,
op.209, fl, db, tape, 1970; Orga-nastro, op.212, org, tape, 1971
keyboard
Pf: Double Fugue, op.1a, 1918; Sonata no.1, E , op.2, 1919; 5 Sonatinas,
op.5, 1920; Tanzstudie, op.1b, 1920; Kleine Suite, op.13a, 1922; Toccata
and Chaconne, op.13, 1922; 2 Suites, op.26, 1924; 5 Stücke, op.39, 1925;
Sonata no.2, op.59, 1928; 4 Bagatelles, op.70, 4 hands, 1931; 12
Variations in 3 Movts, op.79, 1937; 12 Short Pieces, op.83, 1938; Sonata
no.3, op.92/4, 1943; Hurricane Variations, op.100, 1944; 8 Pieces, op.110,
1946; Sonata no.4, op.114, 1948; George Washington Variations, op.120,
1950; Sonata no.5, op.121, 1950; Sonata no.6, op.128, 1951; 20
Miniatures, op.139, 1953–4; Echoes from Austria, op.166, 1958 [arr.
Austrian folksongs]; 6 Vermessene, op.168, 1958; Basler Massarbeit,
op.173, 2 pf, 1960; Piece, op.197, 1967; Sonata no.7, op.240, 1988
Other: Sonata, op.92/1, org, 1941; Organologia, op.180.5, org, 1962;
Toccata, op.183, accdn, 1962; 10 Choral vorspiele, op.211, org, 1971; Four
Winds, op.223, org, 1979; Acco-muuic, op.225, accdn, 1976
Krenek, Ernst
WRITINGS
‘Zur musikalichen Bearbeitung von Monteverdi’s Poppea’, SMz,
lxxvi (1936), 545–55
Über neue Musik: sechs Vorlesungen zur Einführung in die
theoretischen Grundlagen (Vienna, 1937/R; Eng. trans., rev.
1939/R as Music Here and Now)
‘New Developments in the Twelve-tone Technique’, MR, iv (1943),
81–97
‘Gustav Mahler’, in B. Walter: Gustav Mahler (Eng. trans., New
York, 2/1941/R)
Selbstdarstellung (Zürich, 1948) [rev. and enlarged as ‘Self
Analysis’, New Mexico Quarterly, xxiii (1953), 5–57]
Musik im goldenen Westen, ed. F. Saathen (Vienna, 1949)
Zur Sprache gebracht (Munich, 1958; Eng. trans. 1966 as
Exploring Music) [essays]
Gedanken unterwegs, ed. F. Saathen (Munich,1959) [essays]
‘Extents and Limits of Serial Techniques’, MQ, xlvi (1960), 210–32
Prosa, Drama, Verse (Munich, 1965)
Briefwechsel: Theodor W. Adorno und Ernst Krenek (Frankfurt,
1974)
Horizons Circled: Reflections on my Music (Berkeley, 1974)
Das musikdramatische Werk (Vienna, 1974–90) [librettos]
Elektro- Ton und Sphärenklang (Linz, 1980)
Im Zweifelsfalle (Vienna, 1984) [essays]
Der Hoffnungslose Radikalismus der Mitte: Briefwechsel Ernst
Krenek–Friedrich T. Gubler, 1928–1939 (Vienna, 1989)
Franz Schubert: Ein Porträt (Tutzing,1990)
Die amerikanischen Tagebücher, 1937–1942 (Vienna, 1992)
ed. S. Schulte: Im Atem der Zeit: Erinnerungen an die Moderne
(Hamburg, 1998)
Many articles in Anbruch, Frankfurter Zeitung, Hamline University
Bulletin, Measure [Chicago], Melos, Musica, Musical America,
MQ, PNM, Prisma [Stockholm], University of New Mexico
Quarterly; recorded interviews in US-NHoh