Mogens Winkel Holm

Mogens Winkel Holm

(1936-1999)

Mogens Winkel Holm studied instrumentation at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen with Jørgen Jersild and oboe with Mogens Steen Andreasen. He was active both as a soloist and as an orchestral player in the Royal Orchestra as well as the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra. He was a member of the music staff at the Danish daily Politiken, and he played an important role as an organizer in the musical life of Denmark. He was chairman of the Danish Composers' Society for almost 20 years.

Mogens Winkel Holm oeuvre was extensive, covering all genres. Especially ballet took up his attention; he was thus in charge of choreography and production of lots of his own works at the Royal Theatre as well as Danish and Swedish television in the period between 1964 and 84. From the mid-60s onward his music gradually became more dramatic and contrasting, even though it always maintained a severe - verging on schematic - form: "The framework protects me from being completely absorbed by the material, but it also protects the material from being absorbed by me". This is evident in early works like his Sonata for Wind Quintet, Op. 25 and his chamber opera Sonate for Fire Operasangere (Sonata for Four Opera Singers) and in later works like e.g. Syster, min syster (Sister, my Sister) for soprano and sinfonietta ensemble and Prison Music for three sopranos, three oboes and a harp.

Available Works

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  1. Concerto piccolo

    1961 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    Orchestra

    7 minutes

    2.2.1.2/4.2.2.1/timp/4 perc/pno/6.5.4.4.4

  2. Glasbjerget

    1998 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    7+ Instruments

    13 minutes

    Organ solo + 1.1.1.1/2.1.1.0/2 perc/arpa/pno/1.1.1.1.1

  3. Prison Music IIIb

    1996 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    7+ Instruments

    8 minutes

    3 Sopranos solo + 3 ob, arpa

  4. Troglodyte

    1994 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    Solo

    7 minutes

    Accordion solo

  5. Piping Down

    1988 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    Solo

    8 minutes

    Flute solo

  6. 7 Breve til Stilheden

    1987 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    2-6 Instruments

    14 minutes

    fl, ob (or cl), vibr, pno, gui, vla

  7. Hellig tre konger

    1979 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    7+ Instruments

    12 minutes

    Soprano solo + lute

  8. Prison music III

    1987 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    7+ Instruments

    8 minutes

    3 Sopranos solo + 3 ob, arpa

  9. Prison music IV

    1989 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    7+ Instruments

    8 minutes

    3 Sopranos solo + 3 ob, arpa

  10. Syster, min Syster

    1989 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    7+ Instruments

    7 minutes

    Soprano solo + 1.1.1.1/1.1.1.0/vibr/arpa/pno/1.0.0.1.1

  11. Til Blåskæg

    1981 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    Music Drama and Stage Music

    30 minutes

    3 Sopranos, Bas solo + 3.3.1.1/3.3.2.1/timp/4 perc/xyl/vibr/arpa/pno/1.0.0.0.0

  12. Euridike Tøver

    1977 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    Orchestra

    15 minutes

    Cor Anglais, harpsichord solo + 2.2.3.2/3.3.3.1/timp/arpa/pno/cel/1.0.0.3.3

  13. Fiat Lux

    1985 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    Orchestra

    15 minutes

    Soprano, Baryton solo + girls choir, male choir, 2.2.2.2/2.2.2.0/timp/2 perc/archi

  14. Cries

    1984 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    Orchestra

    12 minutes

    2.2.2.2/2.2.2.0/arpa/11.9.8.6.6

  15. Gærdesanger under kunstig stjernehimmel

    1980 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    Music Drama and Stage Music

    18 minutes

    Cello solo + 3.3.3.1/3.2.3 oct. trp.1.1/2 vibr/Tbells/arpa/pno/6.0.3.0.3

  16. Cumulus

    1965 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    Orchestra

    6:10 minutes

    2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double bass solo + 2.2.2.2/2.2.2.1/mar/vibr/pno/2.2.2.2.2

  17. Note-Book

    1983 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    2-6 Instruments

    25 minutes

    ob, cl, fg

  18. Tarantel

    1975 • Mogens Winkel Holm

    2-6 Instruments

    19 minutes

    rec, ob, cor, pno, tape




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