Niels la Cour (born 14 November 1944) is a

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composer.

Life

La Cour did his A levels in 1963 from the music branch of the Aurehøj Grammar School with organ as his speciality. Between 1964 and 1969 he was at the Royal Academy of Music in

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, graduating with diploma and music teacher's exam in the subjects music theory, music history, and ear training. He studied instrumentation and composition with

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in 1973 and 1974 and at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in

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in 1975. Niels la Cour taught music theory at the

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Academy of Music in

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between 1968 and 1977 and at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen from 1978 onwards. He received a three-year scholarship from the

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in 1973, and in 1988 he was awarded "Choir Composer of the Year" by the Danish Amateur Choral Federation.

Works

La Cour's works include ''Three Latin Motets'' (''Hodie Christus natus est'', ''Ave Maria'', and ''Laudate Dominum''), which he composed in 1982.

External links

EWH profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:La Cour, Niels 1944 births Living people Danish composers Male composers Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia alumni 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers 20th-century Danish male musicians 21st-century male musicians