Skip to the content
Person

Erling Brene

Art competitions • Illustration — Photograph of Brene Niels Erling Emmanuel Brene (14 November 1896 – 17 May 1980) was a Danish composer. He was born and died in Copenhagen. In 1948, he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his orchestral composition Vigeur (Vigour).

Also recorded as Niels Erling Emmanuel Brene

Erling Brene

Born
Erling Brene was born on 14 November 1896. · Copenhagen.
Died
Erling Brene died on 17 May 1980. · Copenhagen.
Nationality
Kingdom of Denmark
Occupation
composer
Fields
opera

VALÉORINE Encyclopedia

VALÉORINE documentary reading

Documentary summary

Art competitions • Illustration — Photograph of Brene Niels Erling Emmanuel Brene (14 November 1896 – 17 May 1980) was a Danish composer. He was born and died in Copenhagen. In 1948, he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his orchestral composition Vigeur (Vigour).

Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE

Note VALÉORINE

Erling Brene was a composer, of Danish nationality. The composer was born in Copenhagen and died in Copenhagen. The work spans opera.

Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 27 September 2026

VALÉORINE

Reference Check

Propose documentary evidence for Erling Brene. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.

Sign in to contribute

Documentary evidence

Documentary basis

Authority files

wikidata · Q5389792 · wikipedia · Erling Brene

In this article

  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Archives and collections
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 19 August 2026.

Elsewhere in Music memorabilia

For owners

Own a work by Erling Brene?

A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.