Nicolae Bretan was a twentieth century Romanian composer. This list of compositions by Nicolae Bretan includes his operatic work, lieder, choral music and orchestral works.
Stage works
Luceafărul (The Evening Star), opera, 1 act (Bretan, after Mihai Eminescu; first performance: Cluj, Romanian Opera, 2 February 1921) Golem, opera, 1 act (Bretan, after ; first performance: Cluj, Hungarian Theatre, 23 December 1924) Horia, opera, 3 acts (Bretan, after ; first performance: Cluj, Romanian Opera, 24 January 1937) Arald (Harald), opera, 1 act (Bretan, after Eminescu; first performance: Iași, Romanian Opera, 12 May 1982) Eroii de la Rovine (The Heroes of Rovine), opera, 1 act (Bretan, after Eminescu; first performance: Cluj, Romanian Opera, 24 January 1935) A Különös Széder-Est (The Mysterious Seder), mystery play (texts from the Haggadah, first performance: Bethesda, Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, 8 September 1974)
Lieder
Sacred music
Pleacă, Domane, urechea ta (from Psalm 50) for voice and piano, 1904
Tatăl nostru (Our Father) for voice and piano, 1927
Născătoare de Dumnezeu (Ave Maria) for voice and piano, 1927
Requiem for baritone and mezzosoprano and organ or piano, 1932
Din Psalmul 102 (Psalm 102) for voice and piano, 1941
Din Psalmul 104 (Psalm 104) for voice and piano, 1941
Priceasnă (Prayer) for voice and piano, 1944
Acum, slobozeşte în pace... (Luke 2:19-35) for voice and piano, 1944
Cine este-acesta care vine din Edom? (Isaiah 63) for voice and piano, 1952
Choral music
Jelige for mixed chorus a cappella, text by Zoltán Szőnyi, 1930
Apotheosis for mixed chorus, 2 trumpets and piano, text by József Bajza, 1930
Prietenia între popoare for men's chorus and orchestra, text by Bretan, 1951
L'hymne olympique (Imn olimpic) for mixed chorus and orchestra, French translation of text by Pindar (Romanian text by Bretan), 1954 Cântec pentru prietenia Româno-Maghiară for mixed chorus and orchestra, text by Bretan, undated