Peder Gram

Gram, before 1946

Peter Jørgensen Gram (25 November 1881 – 4 February 1956) was a Danish composer and organist.[1][2]

Life

Gram was born in Copenhagen and studied at the Leipzig Conservatory under Stephan Krehl, Arthur Nikisch and Hans Sitt.[3] From 1908, he worked as a conductor in Copenhagen,[4] and from 1918 to 1932, he led the performances of the Dansk Koncertforening.[5] From 1937 to 1951 he was Director of Music at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation.[6][7]

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

1. March, I.; Greenfield, E.; Livsey, A.; Layton, R.; Czajkowski, P. (2008). The Penguin Guide to Recorded Music. PENGUIN GUIDE TO RECORDED CLASSICAL MUSIC. Penguin. p. 478. ISBN 978-0-14-103335-8. Retrieved February 14, 2018. 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 ...
2. Kappel, V. (1967). Contemporary Danish composers against the background of Danish musical life and history. Danes of the present and past. Det Danske Selskab. p. 50. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
3. Clausen, J.; Krogh, T. (1936). Danmark i fest og glæde: redaktion: Julius Clausen, Torben Krogh (in Danish). C. Erichsen. p. 329. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
4. Lynge, G. (1917). Danske komponister i det 20. aarhundredes begyndelse: med portræter og faksimilenodetryk efter komponisternes manuskripter (in Danish). E. H. Jung. p. 389. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
5. Universitets-jubilæets danske, Samfund (2008). Danske studier. Universitets-jubilæets danske samfunds skriftserie (in Danish). Akademi̊sk Forlag. p. 190. ISBN 9788773043417. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
6. Christiansen, E. (1950). Statsradiofonien, 1925–1950 (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 46. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
7. Tonekunstnerselskab, Unge; Komponistforening, Dansk; tonekunstnerforening, Dansk; forening, Dansk musikpædagogisk (1956). Dansk musiktidsskrift (in Danish). Unge tonekunstnerselskab. p. 30. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

External links

• DACAPOS webpage
• Ejnar Jacobsen og Vagn Kappel: Musikken mestre b. 2 (1947)
• Gram's grave