Torben Schousboe (October 6, 1937-December 9, 2017 Odense) was a Danish music researcher and writer. After completing organ studies in 1960, he graduated from

Copenhagen University The University of Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Universitet, KU) is a prestigious public research university in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia after Uppsala Unive ...

, where he taught from 1972 to 1996. He is known above all for his work on

Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen (; 9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer. Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he ...

. In 1983 he published, in collaboration with Nielsen's daughter Irmelin Eggert Møller, the composer's diaries and correspondence with his wife

Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen (born Anne Marie Brodersen; 21 June 1863 – 21 February 1945) was a Danish sculptor. Her preferred themes were domestic animals and people, with an intense, naturalistic portrayal of movements and sentiments. She al ...

. Schousboe was organist and

cantor A cantor or chanter is a person who leads people in singing or sometimes in prayer. In formal Jewish worship, a cantor is a person who sings solo verses or passages to which the choir or congregation responds. In Judaism, a cantor sings and lead ...

in Copenhagen's Emdrup Church from its opening in 1961 until 1996. He taught at the University of Copenhagen's Musicology Institute, specializing in the history of music and music theory. He catalogued the works of

in collaboration with

Dan Fog Dan Fog (11 August 1919 – 31 August 2000) was a Danish music antiquarian and publisher who is remembered principally for his Danish music catalogues and biographies of Scandinavian composers. After matriculating from Ordrup School in 1937 where ...

: ''Carl Nielsen: Kompositioner, en bibliografi'' (1965).

Publications

* Two volumes.

References

1937 births 2017 deaths Danish musicologists Danish male writers University of Copenhagen faculty {{Denmark-musician-stub