Erling Brene

Niels Erling Emmanuel Brene (14 November 1896 – 17 May 1980) was a Danish composer. He was born and died in Copenhagen. In 1948, he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his orchestral composition Vigeur (Vigour). Erling Brene was an accomplished composer and music teacher from 1950–70 at The Ellebjerg School in Copenhagen. Selected works Opera * Mordet i værtshuset (Murder at the Inn), chamber opera/puppet comedy, Op.12 (1930) * Drengen med fløjten, school opera, Op.50 (1950) * Peter Pan, school opera, Op.54 (1953) * Under Piletræt, opera after Hans Christian Andersen, Op.55 (1954) * Besøgeren, opera, Op.66 (1964) Incidental music * Trommer i natten (1930) * Suite af Musik for marionetteater, Op.18b (1932) Orchestra * Symphony (1920) * Junkeren og Møllerpigen (1921) * Sommer, symphony (1924) * Sinfonietta (1925) * Tre Stykker (3 Pieces) for chamber orchestra (1926) * Suite for chamber orchestra, Op.5 (1928) * Soldatens Ballade (1930) * Suite from Mordet i værtshuset, Op.14b (1930) * Suite for string orchestra, Op.21 (1934) * Ouverture, Op.22 * 3 Epigrammer (3 Epigrams) for string orchestra (1936) * Capriccio, Op.27 (1936) * Rapsodi, Op.28 (1936) * Ove