List of compositions by Ernst Krenek

This is an incomplete list of the works of the Austrian, later American, composer Ernst Krenek (1900–1991). His complete output includes 242 works with Opus numbers, created between 1917 and 1989. There are also at least 130 works by Krenek that were not given official Opus numbers.

Operas

See List of operas by Ernst Krenek.

Ballets

• Mammon, Op. 37 (1925)
• Der vertauschte Cupido, Op. 38 (1925)
• Eight Column Line, Op. 85 (1939)

Vocal music

Choral

• Drei Gemischte Chöre (Matthias Claudius), Op. 22, for mixed choir a capella (1923)
• Die Jahreszeiten (Hölderlin), Op. 35 (1925)
• Kantate von der Vergänglichkeit des Irdischen, Op. 72 (1932)
• Two Choruses on Jacobean Poems, Op. 87 (1939)
• Lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae, Op. 93 (1941–2)
• 5 Prayers (John Donne), Op. 97 (1944)
• Santa Fe Timetable, Op. 102 (1945)
• Missa duodecim tonorum, Op. 165, mixed choir and organ (1957–8)
• Sechs Motetten nach Worten von Franz Kafka, Op. 169, for mixed choir a cappella (1959), texts by Franz Kafka
• 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
• Monolog der Stella, Op. 57 (1928) on texts by Goethe
• Reisebuch aus den österreichischen Alpen (text by the composer), Op. 62 (1929)
• Die Nachtigall, Op. 68 (1931); text by Karl Kraus from "Worte in Versen"
• The Ballad of the Railroads, Op. 78 (1944, text by the composer)
• Fünf Lieder, Op. 82 (1937/38); texts by Franz Kafka
• Vier Lieder, Op. 112 (1946/47); texts by Gerard Manley Hopkins
• 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)
• Der Floh, Op. 175 (1960); text by John Donne
• Wechselrahmen, Op. 189 (1964/65); texts by Emil Barth (1900–1958)

Orchestral

Symphonies

• Symphony No. 1, Op. 7 (1921)
• Symphony No. 2, Op. 12 (1922)
• Symphony No. 3, Op. 16 (1922)
• Concerto Grosso, Op. 25 (1924)
• Concertino for Flute, Violin, Piano, and String Orchestra, Op. 27 (1924)
• 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)
• Horizon Circled, Op.196 (1967)

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
  • Seven Orchestra Pieces, Op. 31 (1924)
  • Potpourri, Op. 54 (1927)
  • Little Concerto for piano or harpsichord, organ, and chamber orchestra, Op. 88 (1940)
  • Tricks and Trifles, Op. 101 (1945)
  • Double Concerto for violin, piano and small orchestra, Op. 124 (1950)

Serial Music

• Static and Ecstatic, Op. 214 (1972)

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 B♭ 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)
• Flute Piece, in nine phases for flute and piano, Op.171 (1959)

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

Accordion

• Toccata, Op. 183
• Acco-Musik, Op. 225

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), commissioned by and dedicated to Marilyn Mason.
• 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.