Baron Herman Severin Løvenskiold (30 July 1815 – 5 December 1870) was a Norwegian-born Danish composer, most noted for his score for

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's 1836 version of the ballet ''

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'' for the

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Biography

Herman Severin Løvenskiold was born at

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in the municipality

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. He was the son of Eggert Christopher Løvenskiold (1788–1861), director of the Ulefos Iron Works. In 1829, his family moved to

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. He was trained in music by composer Peter Casper Krossing. He also went abroad where he studied in

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and

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. Following his return to Denmark, he composed music for a number of dramatic works at the

Royal Danish Theatre The Royal Danish Theatre (RDT, Danish: ') is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first s ...

. 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

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Notable works

*''

'', 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.

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Music Information Centre NorwayDanish Music: The Golden Age 1800-1850
* 1815 births 1870 deaths 19th-century Norwegian classical composers 19th-century Norwegian male musicians 19th-century Danish composers Herman Severin Danish classical composers Norwegian male classical composers Danish Romantic composers Norwegian Romantic composers People from Ulefoss Norwegian emigrants to Denmark Musicians from Ulefoss {{Composer-stub

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