biography
| name: |
Nielsen, Carl (August)
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pronunciation:
[neelsen]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1865–1931)
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| biography:
| Composer, born in Nørre-Lyndelse, C Denmark. He studied at the Copenhagen Conservatory (1884–6), and became conductor at the Royal Theatre (1908–14) and with the Copenhagen Musical Society (1915–27). He is particularly known for his six symphonies, and he also wrote concertos, choral and chamber music, the tragic opera Saul and David (1902), the comic opera Masquerade (1906), and a huge organ work, Commotio (1931). |
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