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Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck
Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck (also: Hartenack; July 2, 1746 in Husum – February 15, 1832 in Copenhagen) was a German-Denmark, Danish composer. Early years At the age of 5, the young Otto performed for King Frederick V of Denmark, and before he turned 12 his father had taught him to play violin, flute and piano. Until he was 19, he attended Latin school in Husum, Germany and traveled to Hamburg around the age of 21–22 where he sang in a church choir. He studied music, and sang under the guidance of music director Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, who became his idol. Hamburg 1767 Zinck participated in the musical life, becoming an important flute player in Hamburg and composing flute pieces. In 1774–76 he gave subscription concerts, a few at a time, at which large vocal concerts were held. He also tutored, and married his pupil Susanne Elisabeth Pontet (born in 1745 of French origin) on September 27, 1774. On December 17, 1777, the coupe were employed at the chapel of House of Meck ...
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Povl Hamburger
Povl Hamburger (22 June 1901 - 20 November 1972) was a Danish organist and composer. Notable works include ''Musikens Historie I-II'', 1936–37, ''Harmonilære'', 1939, ''Modulationslære'', 1941, ''Kirketoneart'', 1948, and ''Harmonisk analyse'', 1951. He was once renowned for his ability to play the piano standing up. See also *List of Danish composers A list of notable Danish composers: __NOTOC__ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A * Thorvald Aagaard *Truid Aagesen * David Abell * Hans Abrahamsen *Aksel Agerby * Harald Agersnap * Georg Frederik Ferd ... References *''This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia.'' Male composers 1901 births 1972 deaths Danish classical organists Male classical organists 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century Danish composers 20th-century organists 20th-century Danish male musicians {{Denmark-composer-stub ...
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Musikforeningen
Musikforeningen (The Music Society) in Copenhagen was Denmark's most important concert venue in the 19th century. It operated from 1838 to 1931 but it was especially under the leadership of Niels Gade (1850–90) that it became a meeting place for the city's music life with its own symphony orchestra and choir. Carl Nielsen was director from 1915–27."Musikforeningen i København"
''Den Store Danske''. Retrieved 14 November 2010. Other leaders included Franz Gläser, and

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Minerva (tidsskrift)
Minerva (; ; ett, Menrva) is the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, victory, and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. Minerva is not a patron of violence such as Mars, but of strategic war. From the second century BC onward, the Romans equated her with the Greek goddess Athena.''Larousse Desk Reference Encyclopedia'', Book People, Haydock, 1995, p. 215. Minerva is one of the three Roman deities in the Capitoline Triad, along with Jupiter and Juno. She was the virgin goddess of music, poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, and the crafts. She is often depicted with her sacred creature, an owl usually named the " owl of Minerva", which symbolised her association with wisdom and knowledge as well as, less frequently, the snake and the olive tree. Minerva is commonly depicted as tall with an athletic and muscular build, as well as wearing armour and carrying a spear. As the most important Roman goddess, she is highly revered, honored, and respected. ...
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List Of Danish Composers
A list of notable Danish composers: __NOTOC__ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A * Thorvald Aagaard *Truid Aagesen * David Abell * Hans Abrahamsen *Aksel Agerby * Harald Agersnap * Georg Frederik Ferdinand Allen * Robert William Otto Allen * Arthur Ivan Allin *Birgitte Alsted * Herman Amberg * Johan Amberg *Aksel Andersen * Arvid Andersen *Benny Andersen *Daniel Andersen *Eyvin Andersen *Hakon Andersen * Joachim Andersen * Johannes Andersen *Fritz Andersen *Kai Normann Andersen *Sophus Andersen *Lotte Anker B * Erik Bach *Kasper Bai *Frans Bak *Carl Christian Nicolaj Balle *Harald Balslev *Emilius Bangert * Christian Barnekow * Sigurd Barrett * Christian Frederik Barth * Frederik Philip Carl August Barth * Wilhelm Herman Barth * Johan Bartholdy *Rudolph Bay * Julius Bechgaard *Victor Bendix *Jørgen Bentzon *Niels Viggo Bentzon * Nicolai Berendt * Gunnar Berg * Andreas Peter Berggreen *Ilja Bergh * Rudolph Sophus Bergh * Niels Bernha ...
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Thomas Laub
Thomas Linnemann Laub (5 December 1852 – 4 February 1927) was a Danish organist and composer. Notable works *1888 ''80 rytmiske Koraler'', en enstemmig samling *1889–1891 ''Kirkemelodier'', tre hæfter med firstemmige udsættelser *1890 ''10 gamle danske Folkeviser udsatte for blandet kor'' *1896 ''Udvalg af Salmemelodier i Kirkestil'' *1899 ''Danske Folkeviser med gamle Melodier I'' med Axel Olrik, *1902 ''Udvalg af Salmemelodier i Kirkestil'', bind 2. *1904 ''Danske Folkeviser med gamle Melodier II'' med Axel Olrik *1909 ''Forspil og Melodier. Forsøg i Kirkestil'' *1915 ''En Snes danske Viser'' med Carl Nielsen *1917 ''En Snes danske Viser'', hæfte 2 (igen med Carl Nielsen) *1918 koralbogen ''Dansk Kirkesang'' *1920 ''Tolv viser og sange af danske digtere'' *1920 ''Ti Aarestrupske ritorneller'' *1922 ''30 danske sange for 3 og 4 lige stemmer'' *1922 Udkom ''Folkehøjskolens Melodibog'' med en række folkelige melodier af Th. Laub *1928 ''24 salmer og 12 folkeviser uds ...
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Hans Christian Knudsen
Hans Christian Knudsen (March 4, 1763 – March 4, 1816) was a Danish stage actor and opera singer. He was an elite actor of the Royal Danish Theatre in 1786–1816, known for his roles in theater comedy and opera performances. During the Battle of Copenhagen (1801) as well as the Battle of Copenhagen (1807) The Second Battle of Copenhagen (or the Bombardment of Copenhagen) (16 August – 7 September 1807) was a British bombardment of the Danish capital, Copenhagen, in order to capture or destroy the Dano-Norwegian fleet during the Napoleonic War ..., he was noted for having strengthened morale among the public as a patriotic singer and helping collect funds for the victims.Knudsen, Hans Kristian i Nordisk familjebok (andra upplagan, 1911) References 1763 births 1816 deaths 18th-century Danish male actors 19th-century Danish male actors 18th-century Danish male opera singers 19th-century Danish male opera singers {{Denmark-singer-stub ...
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Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi
Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi (9 December 1728 – 19 November 1804) was an Italian opera composer of the classical period. Biography Guglielmi was born into the Guglielmi family of musicians in Massa. His father, Jacopo Guglielmi, was a composer and conductor of the orchestra in the court of the Duke of Massa. Pietro received his first musical education from his father who taught him to play bassoon and the viola; eventually becoming a musician under his father at court while still a boy. Pietro's brother, Abate Domenico, was the maestro di cappella at the Massa Cathedral, and Pietro studied the organ under him. A child prodigy, Guglielmi's talent as a musician earned him the favor of the Duke of Massa who took an interest in supporting his musical development. The Duke initially paid for Guglielmi to have formal musical training with Jacopo Puccini in Massa, and afterwards paid his tuition for his education at the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto in Naples which he ...
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Niccolò Piccinni
Niccolò Piccinni (; 16 January 1728 – 7 May 1800) was an Italian composer of symphonies, sacred music, chamber music, and opera. Although he is somewhat obscure today, Piccinni was one of the most popular composers of opera—particularly the Neapolitan opera buffa—of the Classical period. Life Piccinni was born in Bari, in the Apulia region. From the age of fourteen, he was educated at the S. Onofrio Conservatory by Leonardo Leo and Francesco Durante,. thanks to the intervention of the Bishop of Bari (his father, although himself a musician, was opposed to his son following the same career). Piccinni's first opera, ''Le donne dispettose'', was produced in 1755 with the patronage of Prince Vintimille. In 1760 he composed, at Rome, the ''chef d'œuvre'' of his early life, '' La Cecchina, ossia la buona Figliuola'', an ''opera buffa'' with a libretto by Goldoni, which "enjoyed a two-year run in Rome and was played in all the important European capitals. It can probably ...
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