Baron Herman Severin Løvenskiold (30 July 1815 – 5 December 1870) was a Norwegian-born Danish composer, most noted for his score for
August Bournonville
August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the nep ...
's 1836 version of the ballet ''
La Sylphide'' for the
Royal Danish Ballet in
Copenhagen.
Biography
Herman Severin Løvenskiold was born at
Ulefoss
Ulefoss is the administrative centre of Nome municipality in Telemark, Norway, located near the border of Grenland. Its population is 2,699. It occupies both sides of Ulefoss falls on the river Eidselva. Ulefoss is one of Norway's oldest industri ...
in the municipality
Nome, Norway
Nome is a municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is a part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark and historically of Grenland region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ulef ...
. He was the son of Eggert Christopher Løvenskiold (1788–1861), director of the Ulefos Iron Works. In 1829, his family moved to
Denmark. He was trained in music by composer
Peter Casper Krossing
Peter Casper Krossing (21 August 17931 September 1838) was a Danish composer. Some of his compositions are "Overture to the Drama Love's Omnipotence", "Symphony", "Nú Legg Ég Augun Aftur", and "Nu Lukker Sig Mit Øje".
See also
* List of Da ...
. He also went abroad where he studied in
Vienna,
Leipzig and
St. Petersburg. Following his return to Denmark, he composed music for a number of dramatic works at the
Royal Danish Theatre. From 1851, he was the organist at
Christiansborg Castle Church (''Christiansborg Slotskirke'') on Slotsholmen in Copenhagen. This church, which dated from 1738 to 1742, was frequently attended by members of the
Danish royal family.
Notable works
*''
La Sylphide'', ballet, 1836
*''Hulen i Kullafjeld'', Singspiel, 1839
*''The New Penelope'', ballet, 1847
*''Turandot'', opera, 1854
*''Fra skoven ved Furesø'', Concert Overture, 1863 (Op. 29)
*Piano Quartet in F minor, Op. 26
*"Ouverture til drammaet Konning Volmer og Havfruen", Op. 20 (published 1848 by Hornemann & Erslev)
[HMB, 1848, p.56.]
References
Related Reading
*Frydendal, Flemming (ed) (1998) ''Christiansborg Slot'' (Copenhagen: Slots- og Ejendomsstyrelsen)
*Hvidt, Kristian (1975)' ''Christiansborg Slot. Udgivet af Folketingets Præsidium'' (Copenhagen: Nyt Nordisk Forlag ) .
External links
Music Information Centre NorwayDanish Music: The Golden Age 1800-1850
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1815 births
1870 deaths
19th-century classical composers
19th-century male musicians
19th-century Danish composers
19th-century Norwegian composers
Herman Severin
Danish classical composers
Norwegian classical composers
Norwegian male classical composers
Danish Romantic composers
Norwegian Romantic composers
People from Ulefoss
Norwegian emigrants to Denmark
Musicians from Ulefoss
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