Peder Gram

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

Gram, before 1946

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)