Composer
Ernst Krenek
Austrian/American composer (1900–1991)
1900–1991
55 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1900
- Died
- 1991
- Birthplace
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Palm Springs
- Citizenship / historical state
- Austria; United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Ernst Heinrich Krenek (23 August 1900 – 22 December 1991) was an Austrian-born later American based multi-award winning composer.
He explored atonality and other modern styles and published a number of books, including Music Here and Now (1939), a study of Johannes Ockeghem (1953), and Horizons Circled: Reflections on my Music (1974). Krenek wrote two pieces using the pseudonym Thornton Winsloe.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; conductor; musicologist; university teacher; writer; music journalist; journalist; dramaturge; musician
- Teachers
- Arnold Schoenberg; Franz Schreker
- Career institutions / employers
- Vassar College; University of California, San Diego
- Recorded memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Movements
- 20th-century classical music
- Awards
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna; Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg; Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna; Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria; Commander of the Order of Honour (Salzburg); City of Vienna Prize for Music; honorary citizen of Vienna; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art; Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen; Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music
- Official website
- http://www.krenek.at
- Birth name
- Ernst Heinrich Křenek
- Pseudonym
- Thornton Winsloe
- VIAF ID
- 108254785
- ISNI
- 0000000109309918
- GND ID
- 118566636
- Library of Congress ID
- n79068663
- MusicBrainz ID
- d601a5f6-254f-4ad8-8929-ec01cb059182
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice High, violin, Guitar, Recorder
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass Figures, Peaceful Mood | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Dancing Toys | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Little Chessmen | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Moon Rises | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Sailing Boat, Reflected In The Pond | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Trio For Violin Clarinet And Piano | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Suite For Solo Cello | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 108254785.