Gerard von Brucken Fock
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Gerard von Brucken Fock, born Gerardus Hubertus Galenus von Brucken Fock in Koudekerke
, on 28 December 1859 and died on 15 August 1935 in Aerdenhout
, Netherlands
, was a nineteenth-century classical Dutch piano player who gave up his career as a performer to compose
and paint
..
Constantly torn between art and church, he traveled much in Europe, later establishing himself in Amsterdan. Married to the daughter of a member of the Zeeland parliament, he joined the Salvation Army
and traveled from place to place in France, preaching and playing organ. He was also considered a very good draftsman and watercolorist whose works often inspired his own musical pieces. His orchestral works frequently lean towards French Impressionists
like Claude Debussy
and Maurice Ravel
.
, in the outskirts of Middelburg
where he spent the summers of his early childhood. His father was Henri Dignes von Brucken Fock and his mother Johanna Caland. He had three brothers, one of them being Abraham Emilius von Brucken Fock, a soldier who later acquired fame as a composer as well. Less than four years later his father changed his name to "von Brucken Fock". He grew up in the province of Zeeland
as the child of a wealthy family, and although he never had to work he did attend his secondary school in Middelburg. In 1877 he attempted to join the Royal Military Academy
in Breda
, but gradually changed his mind.
He took piano lessons with professor Theodorus Leonardus van der Wurff (1836–1900) and studied music composition with the famous composer Richard Hol
, who taught him the principles of harmony between 1877-1879 in Utrecht
, played viola
in ensembles and maintained contacts with prominent musicians from the Utrechtsch Orchestra with whom he toured in Middelburg. He then decided to continue with his studies in music and moved to Berlin
in September 1879 to take lessons with the renowned pedagogue and composer Friedrich Kiel
and composition with professors Woldemar Bargiel
and Ernst Rudorff
. After moving from one place to another from 1883, visiting Dresden
, Prague
, Vienna
and the German island of Borkum
, he returned to Middelbug in 1885 and married Maria Johanna Pompe van Meerdervoort, daughter of a member of the Zeeland parliament. After a stay in Paris and in Eversdijk, in south Beveland
where his parents were then living, he finally settled with her in Amsterdam
in 1888 where they lived until 1889. His summers he used to spend in Domburg
, where he had contacts with Jean Theodoor Toorop
and other painters of his time.
and Leo Tolstoy
. Inspired by his own stories, he summed up the idea of earning money as a piano teacher in Leipzig
. He then commissioned his banker to represent him all over money matters and take care of his finances selling everything he had, after which the couple traveled to Germany. But this adventure from 1891 soon would turn out to be a complete failure. He tried for a couple of days to work as a farm laborer on the farm of his wife's uncle near Kruiningen
, but on his first attempt to use the scythe he cut himself in the fingers. He then traveled back to Paris, to where his wife, after much struggle, followed. He then became a volunter for the Salvation Army
and from 1892 to 1895 they walked the streets throughout France and Switzerland evangelizing the people with a portable organ. During this period he wrote and harmonized just songs for the Salvation Army.
In 1895 Von Brucken Fock took his temporary dismisal from the Salvation Army, picked up the thread of composing again in 1898 and composed Impromptu: Le Gironde for piano, later released as Opus 12. This is only one of his many works inspired by nature. His paintings, drawings and watercolors contain the same themes of landscapes, dunes and sea, as evidenced by titles such as Domburg Bathing beach (1886) and A quiet Western Schelde (1890). Gehard Von Brucken Fock left France and settled with his wife again in Amsterdam, where they continued to live until 1904, apart from a few brief interruptions. But in him there was a desire for evangelism. Several times he left the Salvation Army for the Free Evangelical Church. In 1898 he decided to establish a 'Hallelujah' movement in the spirit of the Salvation Army, but without the military dictatorship. He composed many musical pieces, including his Christmas Cantata (1900) and the Easter Cantata (1901). During a short stay in Walcheren
, he was inspired to write his 24 Preludes for Piano (1900-1901), following the example of Frederic Chopin.
From 1904 to 1912 Gerard and his wife lived in Aerdenhout, a period which was interrupted by a brief stay in Berlin between 1905-1906. After having lived in Paris between 1912-1913, they moved to Laren and then to Katwijk aan Zee. In Laren, he wrote a book about the impending kingdom of God on Earth, that he sent to an interested publisher, but he asked the manuscript back. Middelburg music publisher Anthony Noske approached him shortly in April 1918 in order to push his work ahead, but Gerard politely refused any help staying that he was going through one of his many anti-art periods again. A month later he wrote, however, that an illness of his wife had opened his eyes and that he had decided to return to his former views and lifestyle. Eventually he settled down in Heemstede in 1920 where he stayed until his death. In this last period of his life Von Brucken Fock gave some church concerts, but wrote music mainly for himself, fleeing for the company of others. He also worked again in his oratorio The Second Coming of Christ that he had composed around 1905. Shortly before his death, at the age of 75, he completed his requiem, a masterpiece, which he began writing in 1888 and finished in 1933, with a successful premiere one year later. He died in 1935, specifying in his will that a fund should be created under his name to promote concerts and art exhibitions each year in the Netherlands.
which were performed many times during his lifetime. Many of his compositions were published in the Netherlands and abroad, mostly with positive reviews. He was very active as a composer and also and as a visual artist. He created a large number of works which shows the influence of, among others, Johannes Brahms
, Frédéric Chopin
, Franz Liszt
and also from his friend Edvard Grieg
who called him the "Dutch Chopin." The most important part of Gerard Focks repertoire as an artist came about between 1910 and 1920 for he allowed himself to be partially inspired in his compositions by the same topics of his drawings and paintings, the landscapes and the sea. His work is in line with those by Daniel de Lange and Alphons Diepenbrock
, and consequently with the Hague School of music, although it has different style influences. He also wrote much religious music, including an oratorio
, The Second Coming of Christ (1910), and a requiem
(1933).
Concertante
Chamber music
Piano
Vocal
Choral
Koudekerke
Koudekerke is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 3 km northwest of Vlissingen.In 2001, the town of Koudekerke had 2687 inhabitants...
, on 28 December 1859 and died on 15 August 1935 in Aerdenhout
Aerdenhout
Aerdenhout is a small town in the municipality of Bloemendaal, the Netherlands. Located in the dunes between Haarlem and the Netherlands's popular beach town Zandvoort, it ranks as the wealthiest town in the Netherlands...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, was a nineteenth-century classical Dutch piano player who gave up his career as a performer to compose
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and paint
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
..
Constantly torn between art and church, he traveled much in Europe, later establishing himself in Amsterdan. Married to the daughter of a member of the Zeeland parliament, he joined the Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
and traveled from place to place in France, preaching and playing organ. He was also considered a very good draftsman and watercolorist whose works often inspired his own musical pieces. His orchestral works frequently lean towards French Impressionists
Impressionist music
Impressionism in music was a tendency in European classical music, mainly in France, which appeared in the late nineteenth century and continued into the middle of the twentieth century. Similarly to its precursor in the visual arts, musical impressionism focuses on a suggestion and an atmosphere...
like Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy
Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
and Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel
Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects...
.
Family and education
Gerard von Brucken Fock (also known as Geert) was born as Gerardus Hubertus Galenus Fock in the Ter Hooge castle, KoudekerkeKoudekerke
Koudekerke is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 3 km northwest of Vlissingen.In 2001, the town of Koudekerke had 2687 inhabitants...
, in the outskirts of Middelburg
Middelburg
Middelburg is a municipality and a city in the south-western Netherlands and the capital of the province of Zeeland. It is situated in the Midden-Zeeland region. It has a population of about 48,000.- History of Middelburg :...
where he spent the summers of his early childhood. His father was Henri Dignes von Brucken Fock and his mother Johanna Caland. He had three brothers, one of them being Abraham Emilius von Brucken Fock, a soldier who later acquired fame as a composer as well. Less than four years later his father changed his name to "von Brucken Fock". He grew up in the province of Zeeland
Zeeland
Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...
as the child of a wealthy family, and although he never had to work he did attend his secondary school in Middelburg. In 1877 he attempted to join the Royal Military Academy
Royal Military Academy
The Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, in south-east London, was a British Army military academy for the training of commissioned officers of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers...
in Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
, but gradually changed his mind.
He took piano lessons with professor Theodorus Leonardus van der Wurff (1836–1900) and studied music composition with the famous composer Richard Hol
Richard Hol
Richard Hol was a Dutch composer and conductor, based for most of his career at Utrecht. His conservative music showed the influence of Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann and the Leipzig school, though as a conductor he offered Dutch audiences the modern music of Hector Berlioz and Richard...
, who taught him the principles of harmony between 1877-1879 in Utrecht
Utrecht
Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands.The name may also refer to:* Utrecht , of which Utrecht is the capital* Utrecht , including the city of Utrecht* Bishopric of Utrecht* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht...
, played viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
in ensembles and maintained contacts with prominent musicians from the Utrechtsch Orchestra with whom he toured in Middelburg. He then decided to continue with his studies in music and moved to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
in September 1879 to take lessons with the renowned pedagogue and composer Friedrich Kiel
Friedrich Kiel
Friedrich Kiel was a German composer and music teacher.Writing of the chamber music of Friedrich Kiel, the famous scholar and critic Wilhelm Altmann notes that it was Kiel’s extreme modesty which kept him and his exceptional works from receiving the consideration they deserved...
and composition with professors Woldemar Bargiel
Woldemar Bargiel
Woldemar Bargiel was a German composer of classical music.-Life:Bargiel was born in Berlin, and was the half brother of Clara Schumann. Bargiel’s father Adolph was a well-known piano and voice teacher while his mother Mariane had been unhappily married to Clara’s father, Friedrich Wieck. Clara was...
and Ernst Rudorff
Ernst Rudorff
Ernst Friedrich Karl Rudorff was a German composer and music teacher.Born in Berlin, Rudorff studied piano under Woldemar Bargiel from 1852 to 1857, before enrolling at the Leipzig Conservatory in 1859, where he studied under Ignaz Moscheles, Louis Plaidy, and Julius Rietz. He was also a private...
. After moving from one place to another from 1883, visiting Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and the German island of Borkum
Borkum
Borkum is an island and a municipality in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany.-Geography:Borkum is bordered to the west by the Westerems strait , to the east by the Osterems strait, to the north by the North Sea, and to the south by the Wadden Sea...
, he returned to Middelbug in 1885 and married Maria Johanna Pompe van Meerdervoort, daughter of a member of the Zeeland parliament. After a stay in Paris and in Eversdijk, in south Beveland
Zuid-Beveland
Zuid-Beveland is a part of the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands north of the Westerschelde and south of the Oosterschelde. It is a former island, now peninsula, crossed by the Canal through Zuid-Beveland on the west and the Scheldt-Rhine Canal on the east.It consists of four...
where his parents were then living, he finally settled with her in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
in 1888 where they lived until 1889. His summers he used to spend in Domburg
Domburg
Domburg is a seaside resort on the North Sea, on the northwest coast of Walcheren in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 11 km northwest of the city of Middelburg, the provincial capital.-Demographics:...
, where he had contacts with Jean Theodoor Toorop
Jan Toorop
Jean Theodoor Toorop , better known as Jan Toorop, was an Indo painter, whose works straddle the space between the Symbolist painters and Art Nouveau.-Biography:...
and other painters of his time.
Career
In Amsterdan he was a long time director of the Remonstrant choir, and also composed much, constantly torn between art and church, between the ideas of Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...
and Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist...
. Inspired by his own stories, he summed up the idea of earning money as a piano teacher in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
. He then commissioned his banker to represent him all over money matters and take care of his finances selling everything he had, after which the couple traveled to Germany. But this adventure from 1891 soon would turn out to be a complete failure. He tried for a couple of days to work as a farm laborer on the farm of his wife's uncle near Kruiningen
Kruiningen
Kruiningen is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Reimerswaal, about 5 km south of the village of Yerseke.Kruiningen has a station on the railway line Bergen op Zoom - Vlissingen.-References:...
, but on his first attempt to use the scythe he cut himself in the fingers. He then traveled back to Paris, to where his wife, after much struggle, followed. He then became a volunter for the Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
and from 1892 to 1895 they walked the streets throughout France and Switzerland evangelizing the people with a portable organ. During this period he wrote and harmonized just songs for the Salvation Army.
In 1895 Von Brucken Fock took his temporary dismisal from the Salvation Army, picked up the thread of composing again in 1898 and composed Impromptu: Le Gironde for piano, later released as Opus 12. This is only one of his many works inspired by nature. His paintings, drawings and watercolors contain the same themes of landscapes, dunes and sea, as evidenced by titles such as Domburg Bathing beach (1886) and A quiet Western Schelde (1890). Gehard Von Brucken Fock left France and settled with his wife again in Amsterdam, where they continued to live until 1904, apart from a few brief interruptions. But in him there was a desire for evangelism. Several times he left the Salvation Army for the Free Evangelical Church. In 1898 he decided to establish a 'Hallelujah' movement in the spirit of the Salvation Army, but without the military dictatorship. He composed many musical pieces, including his Christmas Cantata (1900) and the Easter Cantata (1901). During a short stay in Walcheren
Walcheren
thumb|right|250px|Campveer Tower in Veere, built in 1500Walcheren is a former island in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands at the mouth of the Scheldt estuary. It lies between the Oosterschelde in the north and the Westerschelde in the south and is roughly the shape of a rhombus...
, he was inspired to write his 24 Preludes for Piano (1900-1901), following the example of Frederic Chopin.
From 1904 to 1912 Gerard and his wife lived in Aerdenhout, a period which was interrupted by a brief stay in Berlin between 1905-1906. After having lived in Paris between 1912-1913, they moved to Laren and then to Katwijk aan Zee. In Laren, he wrote a book about the impending kingdom of God on Earth, that he sent to an interested publisher, but he asked the manuscript back. Middelburg music publisher Anthony Noske approached him shortly in April 1918 in order to push his work ahead, but Gerard politely refused any help staying that he was going through one of his many anti-art periods again. A month later he wrote, however, that an illness of his wife had opened his eyes and that he had decided to return to his former views and lifestyle. Eventually he settled down in Heemstede in 1920 where he stayed until his death. In this last period of his life Von Brucken Fock gave some church concerts, but wrote music mainly for himself, fleeing for the company of others. He also worked again in his oratorio The Second Coming of Christ that he had composed around 1905. Shortly before his death, at the age of 75, he completed his requiem, a masterpiece, which he began writing in 1888 and finished in 1933, with a successful premiere one year later. He died in 1935, specifying in his will that a fund should be created under his name to promote concerts and art exhibitions each year in the Netherlands.
Musical works
Gerard von Brucken Fock established his reputation as a composer of piano sonatas, preludes and moments musicauxMoments Musicaux
Moments musicaux is a popular name for classical suites. The general term can refer to the following sets of compositions:* Six moments musicaux , composed by Franz Schubert from 1823 to 1828....
which were performed many times during his lifetime. Many of his compositions were published in the Netherlands and abroad, mostly with positive reviews. He was very active as a composer and also and as a visual artist. He created a large number of works which shows the influence of, among others, Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...
, Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....
, Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
and also from his friend Edvard Grieg
Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...
who called him the "Dutch Chopin." The most important part of Gerard Focks repertoire as an artist came about between 1910 and 1920 for he allowed himself to be partially inspired in his compositions by the same topics of his drawings and paintings, the landscapes and the sea. His work is in line with those by Daniel de Lange and Alphons Diepenbrock
Alphons Diepenbrock
Alphonsus Johannes Maria Diepenbrock was a Dutch composer, essayist and classicist.-Life and work:...
, and consequently with the Hague School of music, although it has different style influences. He also wrote much religious music, including an oratorio
Oratorio
An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias...
, The Second Coming of Christ (1910), and a requiem
Requiem
A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead or Mass of the dead , is a Mass celebrated for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal...
(1933).
Selected works
Orchestral- Die Wassergeusen, Ouverture, Op. 10 (1888)
- Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 12
- Gnomendansje, Concert Piece in B minor, Op. 13 (1891)
- Impressions du Midi, Suite No. 1
- Impressions du Midi, Suite No. 2
- Impressions du Midi, Suite No. 3
- Impressions du Midi, Suite No. 4
- Suite No. 5 "Bretonse Suite" (1900)
-
- De Zee in de verte (The Sea in the Distance)
- Caprice
- Morgenstond aan zee (Morning on the Sea)
- Hymne
- Bretonsche Schipperslied (Breton Boat Song)
- De Storm (The Storm)
- Suite No. 6
- Suite No. 7
- Van de Zee, en de Vert (1902–1903)
- Maannacht op Zee (Nuit lunaire sur la mer)
- 2 Liederen van de Zee (2 Songs of the Sea) (1906)
- In den nacht
- Hymne
- Symphony No. 2 in B major (1907–1908)
- 3 Gnomendansjes, Op. 29
- Aus dem Süden, Suite, Op. 32
- Fels und Meer
- Tanz
- Einsamkeit
- Waldgeister
- Schalkhaftes Mädchen
- Symphony No. 3 in C minor (1918)
Concertante
- Concerto in D minor for piano and orchestra (1888)
Chamber music
- Sonata in A major for violin and piano (1878)
- Sonata in B minor for viola and piano, Op. 5 (1885)
- Sonata in E major for violin and piano (1889)
- Stücke und Tänze for violin and piano (1889)
- Elegie for violin and piano, Op. 7 (1890)
- Sonata in F major for violin and piano, Op. 23 (1907)
- Sonata for cello and piano (1931)
Piano
- Sonata (1878)
- Sonata in E major (1882)
- 4 Jeugd-Impressies
- 6 Klavierstukken (6 Piano Pieces), Op. 1 (1882)
- 9 kleine Praeludien (9 Little Preludes), Op. 2 (published c.1886)
- Lente-nadering (Frühlingsahnung) (1889)
- 6 Spaansche Dansen (6 Spanish Dances), Op. 3 (1885)
- 5 Praeludien (5 Preludes), Op. 4
- Sonata in B minor, Op. 5 (1886)
- 2 Slavische Dansen (2 Slavic Dances), Op. 6 (published 1890)
- 10 Praeludien (10 Preludes), Op. 8
- 3 Praeludien (3 Preludes), Op. 9
- Serenata (Serenade), Op. 10 (1891); orchestrated in 1934
- 5 Moments musicaux, Op. 11 (1891)
- Impromptu et 4 préludes, Op. 12 (1898)
-
- Impromptu (La Gironde)
- Prélude (Laag water aan de Schelde)
- Prélude (Andante non troppo)
- Prélude (Andante non troppo)
- Prélude (Allegro non troppo)
- 3 Spaansche Dansen (Spanish Dances), Op. 13
- 24 Praeludien (24 Preludes), Op. 15
- 7 Praeludien (7 Preludes), Op. 16
- 2 Préludes en étude, Op. 20 (1907)
- Prélude in A major
- Prélude in E major
- Étude in A major
- Ballade, Op. 21 (1907)
- 3 Klavierstukken (3 Piano Pieces), Op. 24
- Scherzo macabre, Op. 25 (1911)
- 6 Klavierstukken (6 Piano Pieces), Op. 26 (1911)
- 12 Klavierstukken (12 Piano Pieces), Op. 27 (1878–1881)
- 6 Klavierstücke (6 Piano Pieces), Op. 29 (1900)
- 18 Klavierstücke (1918)
- 4 Pianostukken (1924–1927)
Vocal
- 3 Lieder for high voice and piano, Op. 14 (published 1891)
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- Seligkeit
- Bitte
- Abendruh'
- 14 Lieder for soprano and piano, Op. 18
- Die Möve; words by Anna RitterAnna Ritter- Biography :Ritter was born Anna Nuhn in Coburg, Bavaria on February, 23, 1865, but she was only a young child when her father, an export trader, moved the family to New York City...
- Versäumte Zeit; words by Anna Ritter
- Die Insel der Vergessenheit; words by Anna Ritter
- Das verirrte Wölkchen; words by Anna Ritter
- Mädchenlied; words by Ernst ZitelmannErnst ZitelmannErnst Zitelmann [tsi:tlman] was a German jurist.He studied Law at the Universities of Leipzig, Heidelberg, Bonn...
- Mädchenlied; words by Ernst Zitelmann
- Mädchenlied; words by Ernst Zitelmann
- Anklage
- Ritzelputzel
- Abend im Herbst
- Volkslied
- Erinnerung; words by Annemarie von Nathusius
- Es ist so still; words by Paul Mochmann
- Wiegenlied; words by Hoffman von Fallersleben
- 5 Liederen (5 Songs) for soprano and piano, Op. 22; words by Joannes Reddingius
- Hei met de wolken zoo wit
- Schemerliedje
- Witte wijven dansen om en om
- Processie
- In mijn stille kamer
- 7 Liederen (7 Songs) for soprano (or mezzo-soprano) or tenor and piano, Op. 28 (1917)
- Les cigales; words by Emmanuel Delbousquet
- Heimweh; words by Karl Johann Philipp Spitta
- En lisant l'Evangile; words by Paul BourgetPaul BourgetPaul Charles Joseph Bourget , was a French novelist and critic.-Biography:He was born in Amiens in the Somme département of Picardie, France. His father, a professor of mathematics, was later appointed to a post in the college at Clermont-Ferrand, where Bourget received his early education...
- L'idéal; words by Sully PrudhommeSully PrudhommeRené François Armand Prudhomme was a French poet and essayist, winner of the first Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1901....
- Avond na regen; words by Carel Steven Adama van ScheltemaCarel Steven Adama van ScheltemaCarel Steven Adama van Scheltema was a Dutch socialist poet.Son of a wealthy art connoisseur and -dealer, Adama van Scheltema studied medicine for two years before dropping out to pursue his artistic interests. He worked for the Dutch Drama Society and in an art gallery before his father died in...
- Bruit de char; words by Achille Millien
- De nacht; words by Carel Steven Adama van ScheltemaCarel Steven Adama van ScheltemaCarel Steven Adama van Scheltema was a Dutch socialist poet.Son of a wealthy art connoisseur and -dealer, Adama van Scheltema studied medicine for two years before dropping out to pursue his artistic interests. He worked for the Dutch Drama Society and in an art gallery before his father died in...
- 4 Liederen (4 Songs) for voice and piano, Op. 30 (1924); words by Louise Pompe
- Wensch
- Gebed
- Stil-zijn
- Zonnedag
- Berceuse d'armorique for voice and piano (or orchestra); words by Anatole Le BrazAnatole Le BrazAnatole le Braz, the "Bard of Brittany" was a Breton folklore collector and translator. He was highly regarded amongst both European and American scholars, and known for his warmth and charm....
- Berceuse d'armorique for voice and piano (or orchestra); words by Anatole Le Braz
Choral
- 3 Geestelijke liederen (3 Sacred Songs) for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 14
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- Het naderend Godsrijk
- Geluk
- Gethsemané
- 22 Geestelijke liederen (22 Sacred Songs) for soloist, mixed chorus and piano or harmonium, Op. 17
- Kanaän
- Lentelied
- 'k Dank U, o Heer!
- Kerstcantate (Christmas Cantata) (1900)
- Paaschcantate (Easter Cantata) for soloists, chorus, string quartet and organ (1901)
- Pinkstercantate (Pentecostal Cantata) for soloist, chorus and orchestra (1901–1903)
- De Wederkomst van Christus, of Het naderende Godsrijk (The Second Coming of Christ, or The Approaching Kingdom of God), Oratorio for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, double mixed chorus and orchestra (organ ad libitum), Op. 19 (1906, revised 1910); words by the composer
- 7 Koralen for mixed chorus (or solo voices) and organ or piano; words by the composer, Op. 31 (1925)
- Gods lankmoedigheid
- De eeuwige rotssteen
- Het komende vredesrijk
- O God, ik heb U lief
- Danklied
- Gebed in verzoeking
- Gebed in zieleangst
- Requiem in E minor for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, double mixed chorus and orchestra (1933)
- 2 Pinksterliederen van I. da Costa (2 Pentecostal Songs of I. da Costa) for mixed chorus (or voice and harmonium); words by Isaac da CostaIsaac da CostaIsaac da Costa was a Dutch poet.Da Costa was born in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. His father, an aristocratic Sephardic Portuguese Jewish, Daniel da Costa, a relative of Uriel Acosta, was a prominent merchant in the city of Amsterdam; his mother, Rebecca Ricardo, was a near relative of the...
- Ja, de trooster is gekomen
- Daal! Schepper, Heil'ge Geest
- Note: In 1919 Julius RöntgenJulius RöntgenJulius Engelbert Röntgen was a German-Dutch composer of classical music.-Life:Julius Röntgen was born in Leipzig, Germany, to a family of musicians. His father, Engelbert Röntgen, was first violinist in the Gewandhaus orchestra in Leipzig; his mother, Pauline Klengel, was a pianist, the aunt of...
wrote three orchestral works for von Brucken Fock entiled: Drei Praeludien und Fugen, "An G.H.G. von Brucken Fock". They were all based on Fock's initials, GHGBF.
Source
- A. A. Clement: "Fock, Hubertus Gerardus Galenus (1859-1935)" in Biografisch Woordenboek van NederlandBiografisch Woordenboek van NederlandThe Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland is a Dutch biographical dictionary, in which short biographies of well-known and less well-known but still notable Dutch people are listed....
, Vol. 6.
External links
- Works by von Brucken Fock at Muziekbibliotheek van de Omroep