His compositions

I. Chronological survey *

(*R = Radio recording, *D = Donemus recording, MS = Manuscript.)

Opus	Title	Arrangement (author/choreographer)	Length (min)	Commissioned by:	Year	Published by:
1	Trio for Strings	Violin, alto violin, cello	16	*R	1926	Donemus
2	String Quartet No. 1	Two violins, alto violin, cello	20		1926	Donemus
3	Podium Suite	Violin and piano	14	*R	1928	Donemus
3a	Podium Suite	Violin and orchestra (small)	14		1948	Donemus
4	Quintet for Wind Instruments (Serenade)	Flute, two clarinets, bassoon, horn	15		1928	Donemus
5	Sonata	Piano	15		1929	Donemus.
6	Suite	Orchestra (full)	17		1929	Donemus
7	Concerto for Violin and Orchestra	Violin and orchestra (full)	21	Alex. Moskowsky	1930	MS
8	Twelve Musical Caricatures	Piano	25	*D	1930	Donemus
9	Sonata in Five Movements	Cello and piano	14		1931	Donemus
10	Tempesta d’Orchestra	Orchestra (full)	6		1931	Donemus
11	Divertimento	String ensemble (or string quintet)	14	*R	1932	Donemus
12	Four Studies	Piano	10		1932	Donemus
13	Symphony	Orchestra (full)	30	*R	1933	Donemus
14	Concerto for Piano and Mixed Choir	Piano and mixed choir (vocalise)	14	*R	1934	Donemus
15	Abel and Cain	Bass and orchestra (full) (C. Baudelaire)	13		1935	Donemus
16	Romance and Allegro	Cello and orchestra	13		1928	Donemus
17	Three Pieces	Piano	14	*D only Treurmars (slow march)	1927-1936	Broekmans and Van Poppel
18	Sonata	Violin	12	*R	1936	Donemus
19	Four Songs	Mezzosoprano, piano (Ady)	12		1924-1938	Donemus
20	Fiat Lux	Double male-voice choir (G. Gezelle)	10		1938	A. Bank
21	String Quartet No. 2 (Fugues)	Two violins, alto violin, cello	23	*D	1939	Donemus
22	Schopenhauer Cantata	Voice and orchestra (A. Schopenhauer)	14	*R	1938-1944	Donemus
23	Prelude and Fugue	Two pianos	9	*R	1945	Southern Music Publ., NY
24	Nocturnes	Flute, harp and string ensemble	17		1946	Donemus
25	Sonatina	Alto violin and piano	14	*R	1946	Donemus
26	Vox Amantium	Voice and piano ( A. Helman)	9	*D	1947	Donemus
27	Trio	Piano, violin, cello	17		1947	Donemus
28	Paradou	Orchestra (full) (Mottoes van E. Zola)	17	*R (Awarded Major Prize Amsterdam)	1948	Donemus
29	Variations on a Dutch Folksong	Harmonie orchestra	9	*R From Var. 2 Amsterdam City Council	1949	Molenaar
29a	Variations on a Dutch Folksong	Piano	9		1949	Donemus
29b	Variations on a Dutch Folksong	Orchestra (full) and choir	9	(Awarded 2nd prize KNTV-World Service)	1950	Donemus
30	String Quartet No. 3 (Tropical Fantasia)	Two violins, alto violin, cello	15	*R (Awarded 3rd prize Liège Quartet Concours)	1949	Donemus
31	Seven Drinking Songs	Male-voice choir a.c. (Lessing, Bodenstedt, Goethe, Corneille, Cato, Daens)	14		1950	Kon. Ned. Zangersver.
32	Hymn to Work	Orchestra (full) and male-voice choir	16	J. Wagenaar Foundation	1951	Donemus
33a	Proverbs: First Series	Male-voice choir a.c.	12		1950-1951	A. Bank
33b	Proverbs: Second Series	Male-voice choir a.c.	12		1951	A. Bank
34	Four Mixed Choruses	Mixed choir a.c. (Vondel, Ten Kate, Franzos, Goethe)	10		1950-1951	A. Bank
35	Ten Lamentations	Ladies’ chorus a.c. (Dante, Byron, Rückert, Schiller, Musset, Voltaire, Florian,Fauré, Lamartine)	25	*R	1951	A. Bank
36a	Sayings and Quotes: First Series	Mixed choir a.c. (Ezza, Cowper, Heye, Potgieter, ?, Logan)	12	*R	1951	A. Bank
36b	Sayings and Quotes: Second Series	Mixed choir a.c. (Cato,Longfellow,Heyse,Geibel,Camphuijsen, Gezelle)	12	*R	1951	A. Bank
37	Twenty Duos	Two violins	24	*R	1951	Donemus
38	Fête Champêtre (Country Fair) (ballet)	String ensemble, percussion (dance suite, chor. G.F.)	13	*D	1951	Donemus
39	Ten Pieces for Recorders	Recorders	13		1951	Donemus
40	Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra	Twee violins, orchestra	20	*R	1952	Donemus
41	Three Romances	Soprano, piano (H.Heine)	9	*R	1952	Donemus
41a	Three Romances	Soprano, orchestra (small) (H.Heine)	9	*R	1955	Donemus
42	Rhapsody	Clarinet, piano	9	*R	1952	Southern Music Publ., NY
42a	Rhapsody	Harmonie orchestra	9	Umbrella Foundation Dutch Music Organizations	1971	Molenaar
43	Luctor and Emergo (ballet)	Orchestra (full) (chor. Sonja Gaskel)	35	Kunstmaand Foundation (Culture Month)	1953	Seba
43a	Music from Luctor and Emergo	Choir and orchestra (full)	30		1953	Donemus
44	Funfair in Charleroi	Orchestra (full)	7	*D	1953	Southern Music Publ., NY
44a	Funfair in Charleroi	Piano quatre mains	7	*R	1953	Southern Music Publ., NY
45	Caecilia Overture	Orchestra (full)	9	*D J. Wagenaar Foundation	1954	Donemus
46a	South African Rhapsody	Symphony orchestra	9		1954	Donemus
46b	South African Rhapsody	Harmonie orchestra	9	Harmonie Orchestra Dockyard	1954	Donemus
47	Symphonic Studies	Orchestra (full)	15	*D. (Awarded Major Prize Amsterdam)	1954	Donemus
48	Suite	Mixed choir and piano (Old-Dutch Songs)	12	*D	1955	Donemus
49	Transcriptions	Soprano recorder, harpsichord	12	*D	1955	Donemus
50	Sonata	Violin, piano	15	*R	1955	Donemus
50a	Quartet for Strings No. 4	Two violins, alto violin, cello	15	(Awarded 4th prize Liège Quartet Concours)	1956	Donemus
51	The Slave Ship	Tenor and baritone solos, male-voice choir, brass, percussion and piano (H. Heine)	25	*R – Ministry of Education, Culture and Science	1956	Donemus
51a	The Slave Ship	Tenor and baritone solos, male-voice choir, 2 pianos and percussion (H. Heine)	25	*D	1956	Donemus
52	Serenade	Chamber orchestra	15	*R	1956	Donemus
53	Songs for Children I	Mezzosoprano or children’s choir, piano (Annie M.G. Schmidt)	8	*R – AVRO	1957	Donemus
54	Twelve Metamorphoses	Two flutes, piano	11	*R – C Vening Meinesz	1957	Donemus
54a	Twelve Metamorphoses	Wind instruments, piano	11		1963	Donemus
55	Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra	Two pianos and orchestra (full)	20	*R	1957	Donemus
56	Songs for Children II	Mezzosoprano or children’s choir, piano (A.Verwey, P.de Genestet, G.Lovendaal)	8	*R – AVRO. Christelijk Haags Jongenskoor	1958	Donemus
57	The Black Bride	Opera parodistica (C.J. Kelk)	90	*R (only final chorus) Book Ball	1958	MS
57a	Fragments from The Black Bride	Orchestra (full)	20	*R	1959	Donemus
58	Rhythmic Studies	Chamber orchestra	10	*R – Ministry of Education, Culture and Science	1959	Donemus
58a	Rhythmic Studies	Two pianos	10	*D	1959	Donemus
59	Farewell	Male voice and piano (H. Hesse)	12	*D	1960	Donemus
60	Travels: Lieder Cycle	Tenor and piano (H. Hesse)	10	*R	1960	Donemus
61	Euridice (ballet)	Orchestra (full), jukebox (chorus H. van Manen)	27	Amsterdam City Council	1960-1961	Seba
62	Fugue for Harps	Harps (3, 6, 9 or 12)	5	*R – Van Beinum Foundation	1961	Donemus
63	Concertino for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra	Violin, cello, piano, orchestra	11	*R – Leiden Student Assoc. Sempre Crescendo	1961	Donemus
64	Eight Vocalises	Male voice, ladies’, children’s and mixed choir a.c.	15	*R – Ministry of Education, Culture and Science	1962	Harmonia
65	Music for “Twelfth Night”	Wind quintet and harp (Shakespeare, D. Verspoor)	12	Netherlands Comedie	1962	MS
65a	Three Shakespeare Songs	Baritone and harp (or piano) (Vert.: D. Verspoor)	8	*R	1962	Donemus
66	Symphonietta	Strings	10	*R – Ministry of Education, Culture and Science	1963	Donemus
67	Music for S.D.	Two pianos	5	City of Amsterdam (for Sjoukje Dijkstra)	1963	Donemus
68	Music for “Hamlet”	Orchestra (small)	6	* R – Netherlands Comedie	1964	MS
69	Seven Timpani and a Brass Orchestra	Seven timpani, brass band	10	*D – Min. van O.K. and W.	1964	Donemus
70	Sextet	Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano	9	Dutch Radio Union	1965	Donemus
71	Ballad	Mixed choir and harmonie orchestra (J. Slauerhoff)	13	Rotterdam Art Foundation (Kunststichting)	1965	Donemus
71a	Ballad	Mixed choir, string ensemble, piano quatre-mains and slagwerk	13		1968	Donemus
72a	Four Sketches	Harmonie orchestra	8	Joh. Wagenaarstichting	1966	Donemus
72b	Four Sketches	Piano quatre-mains	8	*R	1966	Donemus
73	Double Trio	Flute-piccolo, oboe-alt-oboe, bassoon-contrabassoon	10		1967	Donemus
74	Dimensions	Piano, tape or 2/3 pianos	10	*R	1967	Donemus
75	Separate Ways	Flute, bassoon and piano	12	*R – Amsterdam City Council	1968	Donemus
75a	Separate Ways	Two violins, piano	12	*R	1968	Donemus
76	Non far’ tutto	Male-voice choir a.c.	5	Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Social Work	1968	Donemus
77	Paganini Variations	Two violin ensembles or two violins	10	*R- Ed.v. Beinum Foundation	1968-1969	Donemus
78	Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra	Three violins and orchestra (full)	18	*R – J. Wagenaar Foundation	1969	Donemus
79	Keeping Time!	Male-voice choir and percussion (D. Vansina)	6	Roy. Fed. of Vocal and Oratorium Associations	1970	Donemus
80	Duo	Violin and cello	10	*R	1972	Donemus
81	Community Fair in Flanders	Male-voice choir, piano and percussion (Simoens)	7	Royal Dutch Singers’ Federation	1972	MS
82	Concerto for Clarinets and Strings	Clarinets and string ensemble	15		1972	Donemus
83	Venedig (Venice)	Song cycle for male voice and piano (H. Hesse)	13		1973	Donemus
84	Toccata	Orchestra	10	*R	1973	Donemus
84a	Toccata	Two pianos	10	*R	1973	Donemus
85	Romanian Arabesques	Ladies’ choir a.c.	9	*R – Provincial Council of North-Holland	1973-1974	Donemus
85a	Romanian Arabesques	Bamboo pipes or recorders	?		1984
86	Romanian Caprices	Oboe and piano	9	*R – Min. Culture, Recreation and Social Work	1975	Donemus
86a	Romanian Caprices	Male-voice choir a.c.	9		1975	Donemus
87	Sounds of Romania	Flute, alto violin, harp and percussion	9		1975	Donemus
88	Minor Suite	Alto saxophone and piano	9	*R	1975	Donemus
89	Three Poems	Speaker, alto saxophone and guitar (I.Streepjes, P.deGenestet, A.Verwey)	10		1976	Donemus
90	The Evil of the World	Tenor solo, male-voice choir and organ (Epicurus)	7		1976	Donemus
91	Elephant Variations	Double bass and strings	9		1977	Donemus
92	Music for Violins and Alto Violins	Violins and alto violins	14		1977	Donemus
93	Concertino for Two Trumpets and Orchestra	Two trumpets and orchestra	5,5	*D – Buma Fund	1977	Molenaar
94	Brabant and Maramures	Harmonie orchestra	8	Min. Culture, Recreation and Social Work	1978	Molenaar
95	Vice versa I	Alto saxophone and marimba	11	*R	1982	Donemus
96	Vice versa II	Alto violin and piano	11		1982	Donemus
97	Drinking Song	Male-voice choir a.c. (S. Daens)	3		1984	Donemus
98	Symmetry I	Wind instruments and percussion	6		1984	MS
98	Symmetry II	Wind instruments and piano	?		1984
99	String Quartet No. 5	Two violins, alto violin and cello	13		1984	Donemus
100	Symmetry III	Piccolo, violin, cello, bassoon	?		1985	MS
101	Three German Choir Texts	Mixed choir	?		1985	MS
102	Three French Choir Texts	Mixed choir	?		1985	MS
103	Three English Choir Texts	Mixed choir	?		1985	MS
104	Two Dutch Choir Texts	Mixed choir	?		1985	MS
105	Three Italian Proverbs	Male-voice choir a.c.	?		1985	MS
106	Duet in Two Languages	Sopraan, alto, marimba or piano	?		1985	MS
107	Six Miniatures	Piano	?		1985	MS
108	Concerto for Alto Violin, Strings and Bass Drum	Alto violin, strings, bass drum	?		1985	MS

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II. Breakdown by genre and instrumental arrangement *

(compiled by Frid himself)

INSTRUMENTAL

 

Concertos:

Opus 3a, 7, 14, 16, 40, 55, 63, 78, 82, 91, 93, 108.

Symphony orchestra:

Opus 6, 10, 13, 28, 29b, 43a, 44, 45, 46a, 47, 57a, 84, 93.

Harmonie orchestra:

Opus 29, 42a, 46b, 72a, 94.

String ensemble:

Opus 11, 66.

String ensemble, with other instruments:

Opus 24, 38, 82, 91, 100.

Brass band:

Opus 69.

Chamber orchestra:

Opus 52, 54a, 58, 92.

Chamber music for strings:

Opus 1, 11, 37, 77, 80 and five string quartets: Opus 2, 21, 30, 50a, 99.

Chamber music for strings and piano:

Opus 3, 9, 25, 27, 50, 75a.

Chamber music for wind instruments:

Opus 4, 39, 73, 85a.

Chamber music for wind instruments and piano (or harpsichord):

Opus 42, 49, 54, 70, 75, 86, 88, 98.

Chamber music: various combinations:

Opus 24, 38, 87, 95, 96.

Piano solo:

Opus 5, 8, 12, 17, 29a, 74, 107.

Piano quatre-mains:

Opus 44a, 72b.

Two pianos:

Opus 23, 58a, 67, 84a.

Two pianos and orchestra:

Opus 55.

Piano and mixed choir:

Opus 14.

Piano trio:

Opus 27.

Violin solo:

Opus 18.

Violin and piano:

Opus 3, 50.

Violin and cello:

Opus 80.

Two violins:

Opus 37, 77.

Two violins and piano:

Opus 75a.

Violin and orchestra:

Opus 3a, 7.

Two violins and orchestra:

Opus 40.

Three violins and orchestra:

Opus 78.

Alto violin and piano:

Opus 25, 96.

Cello and piano:

Opus 9.

Cello and orchestra:

Opus 16.

Harp(s):

Opus 62.

Harp with other instruments:

Opus 24, 87.

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VOCAL

Mixed choir a cappella:

Opus 34, 36a, 36b, 64, 101, 102, 103, 104.

Mixed choir and piano:

Opus 14, 48.

Mixed choir and orchestra:

Opus 29b, 43a, 71, 71a.

Male-voice choir a cappella:

Opus 20, 31, 33a, 33b, 64, 76, 86a, 97, 105.

Male-voice choir with instrumental accompaniment:

Opus 51, 51a, 79, 81, 90.

Male-voice choir and orchestra:

Opus 32.

Ladies’ choir a cappella:

Opus 35, 64, 85.

Boys’ choir a cappella:

Opus 64.

Boys’ choir and piano:

Opus 53, 56.

Voice and piano (harp):

Opus 19, 26, 41, 53, 56, 59, 60, 65a, 83.

Voice and orchestra:

Opus 15, 22, 41a.

Speaker, saxophone and guitar:

Opus 89.

Music for the stage:

Opus 65, 68.

Opera:

Opus 57.

Ballet:

Opus 38, 43, 61.

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Further works by Frid, without opus number

• Caprice Concertante for Flute and Piano. 1930

(This work was nevertheless published in 1999 by Donemus)

• Strauss Variations (with others) for Two Violins and Orchestra. 1958 (MS)
• Duet for Two Violins. 1960 (MS)
• Study in Rhythm for Violin and Piano. 1960 (Broekmans & Van Poppel, Amsterdam)
• Kodály Variations (with others) for Orchestra. 1962 (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Esquisses Autobiographiques (Autobiographical Sketches) for Piano. 1964 (dedicated to Arthur Frid) (MS)
• Gertleriade for Solo Violin. 1967 (MS)
• Foxtrot for Two Pianos. 1975 (Suite for the Suite, with others; Donemus)

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Cadences

• Cadences for the Piano Concerto KV 467 by Mozart (1948)

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Arrangements by others

• Frid/Gertler, Romance for Violin and Piano. 1931(Rosz. Budapest)
• Frid/Bor. Pieces for Violin and Piano. 1975-1975 (Donemus)

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Gramophone records/CD’s

With the exception of the recordings for radio or by Donemus mentioned above, a few privately produced CD’s and the odd bakelite (!) gramophone record, there is little opportunity to listen to Frid’s music. In more recent times there appears now and then a new CD that includes a Frid composition. Examples are given below. CD’s devoted to Frid are, however, now being produced, and you are referred to the part of this website devoted to the foundation itself (Géza Frid Foundation) for details.

• 1999. Stemra Q 97006. Virtuosi of Bucharest: Silvestri, Haydn, Mozart and Frid’s Symphonietta for Strings, op. 66.
• 2000. Decca 466986-2. Legendary Voices – Erna Spoorenberg: eleven composers, including Verdi and Bizet, but also Godfried Bomans (!) and Frid’s Three Romances, op. 41.
• 2000. MCWAP 032. From True Fame to Europe: Strategier, Hendrik Andriessen, Louis Toebosch and, by the Eindhoven Vocal Ensemble, Frid’s Concerto for Piano and Choir, op. 14.
• 2003. Et’Cetera KTC 1255. Dutch Music for Violin and Piano. Francien Schatborn and Jeanette Koekkoek: Röntgen, Bosmans, Hendrik Andriessen and Frid’s Sonatina for Alto Violin and Piano, op. 25.

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