Canon
Where to start with Holmboe
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralChamber Concerto no. 11, for trumpet and orchestra, op. 44
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ChamberNotturno, op. 19
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VocalBeatus Parvo, for chorus and orchestra, op. 117
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OrchestralSymphony no. 2, op. 15
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OrchestralSymphony no. 3 "Sinfonia Rustica", op. 25
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OrchestralSymphony no. 5, op. 35
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OrchestralSymphony no. 6, op. 43
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OrchestralSymphony no. 7, op. 50
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Chamber5 Intermezzi, for guitar, op. 149
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Chamber7 Folk Ballads, for recorder and guitar
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ChamberAspekter, for chamber ensemble, op. 72
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ChamberBagatelle for violin and piano no. 1
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ChamberBallata, for violin, viola, cello and piano, op. 159
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VocalBenedic Domino, for chorus, op. 59
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VocalBorder Ballads, op. 110
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Holmboe's catalogueMost Popular
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Symphony No. 8 ”Sinfonia boreale”
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String Quartet No. 7
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Concerto for Chamber Orchestra
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Beatus Parvo (song cycle)
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Brass Quintet No. 1
Most Acclaimed
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String Quartets (complete 20)one of the largest and most consistent quartet cycles of the 20th century
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Symphony No. 8
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Requiem for Nietzsche
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Monolithe (4 chamber concertos)
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String Quartet No. 20
Most Weird
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Requiem for Nietzschebaritone + orchestra — setting Nietzsche’s own poetry as sacred text
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Monolithe4 interlocking chamber concertos that can be performed separately or together
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Chamber Concerto No. 12 for tuba and orchestra
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String Quartet No. 16experimental late style — fragments and silences
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Symphony No. 12 ”Sinfonia in memoriam”
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 129
- Orchestral
- Chamber Concerto no. 11, for trumpet and orchestra, op. 44
- Symphony no. 2, op. 15
- Symphony no. 3 "Sinfonia Rustica", op. 25
- Symphony no. 5, op. 35
- Symphony no. 6, op. 43
- Symphony no. 7, op. 50
- Cello Concerto, op. 120
- Chamber Concerto no. 1, for piano, strings and timpani, op. 17
- Chamber Concerto no. 10, for wood-brass-gut and orchestra, op. 40
- Chamber Concerto no. 12, for trombone and orchestra, op. 5 2
- Chamber Concerto no. 13, for oboe, viola and chamber orchestra, op. 67
- Chamber Concerto no. 2, for flute, violin, strings and percussion, op. 20
- Chamber Concerto no. 3, for clarinet and chamber orchestra, op. 21
- Chamber Concerto no. 4, for piano trio and chamber orchestra, op. 30
- Chamber Concerto no. 5, for viola and chamber orchestra, op. 31
- Chamber Concerto no. 6, for violin and chamber orchestra, op. 33
- Chamber Concerto no. 7, for oboe and chamber orchestra, op. 37
- Chamber Concerto no. 9, for violin, viola and orchestra, op. 39
- Concerto for Brass, op. 157
- Concerto for Orchestra
- Concerto for Viola, op.189
- Concerto for recorder, string orchestra, celeste and vibraphone, op. 122
- Concerto giocondo e severo, op. 132
- Concerto no. 8, for orchestra, op. 38, "Sinfonia Concertante"
- Den Galsindede Tyrk, ballet suite op. 32b
- Epilogue, Symphonic Metamorphosis no. 3, op. 80
- Epitaph, Symphonic Metamorphosis no. 1, op. 68
- Flute Concerto no. 1, op. 126
- Flute Concerto no. 2, op. 147
- Intermezzo concertante, for tuba and orchestra, op. 171
- Kairos, for string orchestra, op. 73
- Monolith, Symphonic Metamorphosis no. 2, op. 76
- Prelude no. 1, op. 164
- Prelude no. 4, op. 170
- Prelude no. 6, op. 174
- Prelude no. 7, op. 180
- Prelude no. 9, op. 187
- Sinfonia "In Memoriam," Op.65
- Sinfonia I, for strings, op. 73A
- Sinfonia II, for strings, op. 73B
- Sinfonia III, for strings, op. 73C
- Sinfonia IV, for strings, op. 73D
- Symphony no. 1 for chamber orchestra, op. 4
- Symphony no. 10, op. 105
- Symphony no. 11, op. 144
- Symphony no. 12, op. 175
- Symphony no. 13, op. 192
- Symphony no. 4
- Symphony no. 8 "Sinfonia Boreale", op. 56
- Symphony no. 9, op. 95
- Tempo variabile, Symphonic Metamorphosis no. 4, op. 108,
- To a Dolphin, for small orchestra, op. 166
- To a Living Stone, for small orchestra, op. 172c
- To a Maple Tree, for small orchestra, op. 168
- To the Unsettled Weather, for small orchestra, op. 188
- To the Victoria Embankment, for small orchestra, op. 184
- Tuba Concerto, op. 127
- Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 139
- Chamber
- Notturno, op. 19
- 5 Intermezzi, for guitar, op. 149
- 7 Folk Ballads, for recorder and guitar
- Aspekter, for chamber ensemble, op. 72
- Bagatelle for violin and piano no. 1
- Ballata, for violin, viola, cello and piano, op. 159
- Brass Quintet no. 2, op. 136
- Cancion y danza, for recorder and guitar, op. 191a
- Chamber Symphony no. 1, op. 53
- Chamber Symphony no. 2, op. 100, "Elegy"
- Chamber Symphony no. 3, op. 103a
- Duo Concertato, for violin and guitar, op. 167
- Eco, for chamber ensemble, op. 186
- Gioco, for violin, viola and cello, op. 155
- Guitar Sonata no. 1, op. 141
- Guitar Sonata no. 2, op. 142
- Haiduc, for violin and piano, op. 193
- Music with Horn, for violin, horn and piano, op. 148
- Nuigen, for piano trio, op. 129
- Parlare del piu e del meno, for violin and guitar, op. 176
- Piano Trio, op. 64
- Primavera, for flute, violin, cello and piano, op. 55
- Quartet for flute, violin, viola and cello, op. 90
- Quartetto medico, for chamber ensemble, op. 70
- Quintet for brass no. 1, op. 79
- Reminiscences, for solo violin
- Sextet, for chamber ensemble, op. 114
- Sonata for flute, op. 71
- Sonata for solo cello, op. 101
- Sonata for trombone and piano, op. 172a
- Sonata for violin and piano no. 1
- Sonata for violin and piano no. 2, op. 16
- Sonata for violin and piano no. 3, op. 89
- Sonatina for oboe and piano, op. 93b
- String Quartet no. 1, op. 46
- String Quartet no. 10, op. 102
- String Quartet no. 11, op. 111
- String Quartet no. 12, op. 116
- String Quartet no. 13, op. 124
- String Quartet no. 14, op. 125
- String Quartet no. 15, op. 135
- String Quartet no. 16, op. 146
- String Quartet no. 17, op. 152
- String Quartet no. 18, op. 153
- String Quartet no. 19, op. 156
- String Quartet no. 2, op. 47
- String Quartet no. 20, op. 160
- String Quartet no. 3, op. 48
- String Quartet no. 4, op. 63
- String Quartet no. 5, op. 66
- String Quartet no. 6, op. 78
- String Quartet no. 7, op. 86
- String Quartet no. 8, op. 87
- String Quartet no. 9, op. 92
- Sværm, for string quartet, op. 190b
- Triade, for trumpet and organ, op. 123
- Violin solo
- Vocal
- Beatus Parvo, for chorus and orchestra, op. 117
- Benedic Domino, for chorus, op. 59
- Border Ballads, op. 110
- Frise, op. 103
- Japanese Songs
- Lagerkvist Songs, op. 34
- Liber Canticorum I, op. 54c
- Liber Canticorum II, op. 59c
- Requiem for Nietsche, for tenor, baritone, chorus and orchestra
- Requiem for Nietzsche, for voices and orchestra, op. 84
- Sange mod vardybet, op. 85
- Sarvig Psalms, op. 154
- Solhymne, for chorus, op. 77
- Keyboard
- Fabula II, for organ, op. 115