Peder Gram
Life
Gram was born in Copenhagen and studied at the Leipzig Conservatory under Stephan Krehl, Arthur Nikisch and Hans Sitt.{{r|Clausen Krogh 1936}} From 1908, he worked as a conductor in Copenhagen,{{r|Lynge 1917}} and from 1918 to 1932, he led the performances of the Dansk Koncertforening.{{r|Samfund 2008}} From 1937 to 1951 he was Director of Music at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation.{{r|Christiansen 1950}}{{r|Tonekunstnerselskab Komponistforening 1956}}
He composed three symphonies, a symphonic fantasy, a tone poem, two overtures, a violin concerto, chamber works, piano works and songs.
Works
=Orchestral=
- Romance No. 1 for Orchestra, Op. 2
- Romance No. 2 for Orchestra, Op. 5 (1914)
- Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 7 (1909)
- Poème lyrique for orchestra, Op. 9 (1911)
- Festive Overture, Op. 10
- Symphony No. 1, Op. 12 (1914)
- Avalon, Orchestral song for soprano and orchestra, Op. 16 (1916)
- Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 20 (1919)
- Overture in C major, Op. 21 (1921)
- Min Ungdoms Drøm for tenor and orchestra or piano, Op. 22
- Marionet Music for Orchestra, Op. 24
- Symphony No. 2 for soprano and orchestra, Op. 25 (1926)
- Prologue to a Drama by Shakespeare for orchestra, Op. 27 (1928)
- Suite de Ballet, Op. 32 (1945)
- Symphony No. 3, Op. 35 (1955)
=Chamber music=
- String Quartet No. 1, Op. 3 (1907)
- Piano Trio, Op. 6 (1910)
- Canzonetta for violin and piano, Op. 19
- Serenade for String Quartet on two Canadian folk melodies, Op. 26 (1927)
- Pastorale and Capriccio for oboe and piano, Op. 29
- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30
- Wind Quintet, Op. 31 (1943)
=Solo instruments=
- Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 8
- Romance for Piano, Op. 8a
- Introduction and Fugue, Op. 13
- Piano Sonata, Op. 14 (1913)
- Variations on a theme by Peter Weyse for piano, Op. 15 (1915)
=Voice=
- 3 Songs, Op. 1
- Songs, Op. 4 (1906)
- 4 Songs, Op. 11 (1911)
- 3 Songs for Men's Chorus, Op. 17
- Three Danish Poems for female chorus, Op. 23
- Intrada Seria, Op. 34 (1946)
References
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| last = Christiansen
| first = E.
| title = Statsradiofonien, 1925–1950
| publisher = Gyldendal
| year = 1950
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ajZwAAAAIAAJ
| language = da
| access-date = February 14, 2018
| page = 46
}}
| last1 = Clausen
| first1 = J.
| last2 = Krogh
| first2 = T.
| title = Danmark i fest og glæde: redaktion: Julius Clausen, Torben Krogh
| publisher = C. Erichsen
| issue = v. 6
| year = 1936
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=G6INAQAAIAAJ
| language = da
| access-date = February 14, 2018
| page = 329
}}
| last = Kappel
| first = V.
| title = Contemporary Danish composers against the background of Danish musical life and history
| publisher = Det Danske Selskab
| series = Danes of the present and past
| year = 1967
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0YEsAQAAIAAJ
| access-date = February 14, 2018
| page = 50
}}
| last = Lynge
| first = G.
| title = Danske komponister i det 20. aarhundredes begyndelse: med portræter og faksimilenodetryk efter komponisternes manuskripter
| publisher = E. H. Jung
| year = 1917
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=HWYJAQAAIAAJ
| language = da
| access-date = February 14, 2018
| page = 389
}}
| last1 = March
| first1 = I.
| last2 = Greenfield
| first2 = E.
| last3 = Livsey
| first3 = A.
| last4 = Layton
| first4 = R.
| last5 = Czajkowski
| first5 = P.
| title = The Penguin Guide to Recorded Music
| publisher = Penguin
| series = PENGUIN GUIDE TO RECORDED CLASSICAL MUSIC
| year = 2008
| isbn = 978-0-14-103335-8
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-AL1AAAAMAAJ
| access-date = February 14, 2018
| page = 478
| quote = Even for those with a keen interest in Danish music, Peder Gram is just a name among the younger contemporaries of Carl Nielsen. He was an influential figure and administrator in his day and ended up as the wartime head of music at Danish Radio. His pre-war Second Symphony caused something of a stir, though after its completion he felt that his creative fires were beginning to cool, and so, as a retirement present and to ...
}}
| first = Samfund
| last = Universitets-jubilæets danske
| title = Danske studier
| publisher = Akademi̊sk Forlag
| series = Universitets-jubilæets danske samfunds skriftserie
| issue = v. 103
| year = 2008
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=wS_aAAAAMAAJ
| language = da
| access-date = February 14, 2018
| page = 190
| isbn = 9788773043417
}}
| last1 = Tonekunstnerselskab
| first1 = Unge
| last2 = Komponistforening
| first2 = Dansk
| last3 = tonekunstnerforening
| first3 = Dansk
| last4 = forening
| first4 = Dansk musikpædagogisk
| title = Dansk musiktidsskrift
| publisher = Unge tonekunstnerselskab
| issue = v. 31-33
| year = 1956
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=y_0LAQAAMAAJ
| language = da
| access-date = February 14, 2018
| page = 30
}}
}}
External links
- [http://www.dacapo-records.dk/?page=artist&id=2145 DACAPOS webpage]
- Ejnar Jacobsen og Vagn Kappel: Musikken mestre b. 2 (1947)
- [http://www.gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=pedergram Gram's grave]
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