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Vagn Gylding Holmboe (December 20 1909, Horsens, Jutland – September 1 1996) was a Danish composer and teacher who wrote within the usually-speaking neo-classic style, influenced by Stravinsky and Bartók. His works from either astir 1950 to 1970 especially, come characterized per thorough have of musical metamorphosis of thematic or even motivic fragments.

He composed, non counting early works preceding his number 1 works using composition totals, all told baker's dozen symphonies (also trey chamber symphonies & quartet symphonies for even strings, a latter playable together or on an individual basis,) twenty string quartets* (the quartets, symphonies everthing nowadays recorded, excepting the ternion for chamber orchestra,) a total of concertos, one opera, a late series of preludes for chamber orchestra, very much choral music and more music.

* Likewise non counting a twenty-number 1, the Quartetto sereno, one of his endure works & completed by his pupil Per Nørgård.

Major works
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Symphonies sym. Unity, for chamber orchestra, M. 85 sym. Ii, 1938–9, M. 107 sym. Trey, Sinfonia rustica, M. 126 sym. Quaternary, Sinfonia sacra for chorus & orchestra, M. 132 sym. Pentad, 1944, M. 145 sym. Sixer, 1947, M. 155 sym. Vii, 1950, M. 167 Chamber symphony there is no. Unity, 1951, M. 171 sym. Eighter from decatur, Sinfonia boreale, M. 175 Sinfonia inside memoriam, 1954-Five, M. 185 Sinfonia We for strings, M. 194 Sinfonia 2 for strings, M. 196 Sinfonia Trio for strings, M. 200 Sinfonia IV for strings, M. 215 (Kairos) sym. Ix, 1967–9, M. 235 Chamber symphony there is no. Ii, 1968, M. 240 Chamber symphony there are no. Trine, 1969–70, M. 246 sym. Decade, 1970–Two, M. 250 (premiered per Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Sixten Ehrling) sym. Eleven, 1980–1, M. 304 sym. Dozen, 1988, M. 338 sym. Thirteen, 1993–Four, M. 362

Concertos Several (astir twenty,) including especially Concerto for cornet & chamber orchestra (ii horns & strings,) 1948, M. 157 (eleventh of the series of Thirteen concertos sustaining chamber orchestra originally known as chamber concerti) Cello concerto, 1974–9, M. 273 Recorder concerto, 1974, M. 275 Flute concerto there are no. Unity, 1975–6, M. 279 Tuba concerto, 1976, M. 280 Flute concerto there is no. Ii, 1981–Two, M. 307 String quartets From there is no. Ace, 1948–9, M. 159 to there is no. Xx, 1985, M. 322 (this a endure of quadruplet works representing a days of a day) (too the completion of quartetto sereno)

Some more works Notturno for wind quintet, 1940, M. 118 Brass quintets - there is no. Unity, 1961–Two, M. 212; there is no. Deuce, 1978, M.293 Requiem for Nietzsche for tenor, baritone, chorus, & orchestra, 1963–Four, M. 219 Symphonic metamorphoses for orchestra — Epitaph, 1956, M. 189 (premiered per BBC Symphony Orchestra) Monolith, 1960, M. 207 Epilog, 1961–Two, M. 213 Tempo variabile (Changeable weather condition,) 1971-Two, M.254 Two sonatas for guitar, op. 141-2 Five intermezzi for guitar, op. 149

Symphony There is no. Seven was premiered per Russian (naturalized American) conductor Nikolai Malko, who premiered too Shostakovich's number 1 2 symphonies. There are personal tapes of performances conducted by him & by Fritz Mahler. There are as well commercial recordings by Owain Arwel Hughes (still available) & John Frandsen (on the 1985 Deutsche Grammophon LP). These are non a virtually all performed or even even even recorded of his works, this honor probably attend a bit of of his chorale or brass music, or his wind Notturno from either 1940.

Holmboe, Vagn
(1909-1996), Denmark. Picture, biography, works, performances, and discography, from Edition Wilhelm Hansen.

Vagn Holmboe, Danish Composer (1909-1996)
Biography and photograph from Dacapo Records.

Holmboe, Vagn
Biography with studies, teaching, music criticism, and compositional abilities includes important genres and influences. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.

Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996)
Brief biographical sketch with extensive Naxos discography.

Vagn Holmboe
Filmography with films scored and related links from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).


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