Carl Nielsen
Composer
1865 – 1931
Who was Carl Nielsen?
Carl August Nielsen is widely recognized as Denmark's greatest composer, and is also recognized as being a skilled conductor and a violinist. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age. While it was some time before his works were fully appreciated, even in his home country, Nielsen has now firmly entered the international repertoire. Especially in Europe and the United States, Nielsen's music is ever more frequently performed, with interest growing in other countries as well. Carl Nielsen is especially admired for his six symphonies, his Wind Quintet and his concertos for violin, flute and clarinet. In Denmark, his opera Maskarade and a considerable number of his songs have become an integral part of the national heritage. While his early music was inspired by composers such as Brahms and Grieg, he soon started to develop his own style, first experimenting with progressive tonality and later diverging even more radically from the standards of composition still common at the time. For many years, he appeared on the Danish hundred-kroner banknote.
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- Born
- Jun 9, 1865
Sortelung - Also known as
- Nielsen
- Nielsen, Carl (1865 - 1931)
- Nielsen, Carl
- Parents
- Spouses
- Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
(1891/10/05 - )
- Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Profession
- Education
- Royal Academy of Music
- Died
- Oct 3, 1931
Copenhagen
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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