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Carl Nielsen was a Danish conductor, choreographer, autobiographer, and music educator. He composed works in the genres of opera and symphony, and is noted for his Clarinet Concerto. Nielsen was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and spoke Danish. His musical style is associated with the romantic and 20th-century classical traditions.
Born in 1865, Nielsen died of a myocardial infarction in Copenhagen in 1931. He was buried at Vestre Cemetery. He resided in locations including Nørre Lyndelse Parish, Nyhavn, and Frederiksholms Kanal. Nielsen played the flugelhorn, piano, violin, and alto trombone. He was married to Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen and had a child named Anne Marie Telmányi. His students included Nancy Dalberg and Trygve Lindeman.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Denmark
- Active from
- 1865
- Active to
- 1931
Discography
- Symphony No. 3 (Sinfonia Espansiva)1965
- Symphony no. 51978
- Music for Wind Instruments: Wind Quintet / Serenata in vano / Two Fantasias / Canto serioso / “The Mother”1979
- Symphony Nr. 2 Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments" / Aladdin, Suite For Orchestra Op. 341983
- Symphonies 5 + 61984
- Symphony No. 4 “The Inextinguishable”1984
- Flute Concertos1985
- Overture to "Maskarade" / Symphony no. 3, op. 27 / Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, op. 571986
- Springtime in Funen / Suite from Aladdin1986
- Symphony No. 4 / Helios Overture1986
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 121,843
- Total plays
- 621,934
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Carl August Nielsen (9th June 1865–3rd October 1931) was a conductor, violinist, and the most internationally known composer from Denmark. He is especially admired for his six symphonies. Nielsen was born one of twelve children in Sortelung, not far from the city of Odense. His father was a housepainter and amateur musician. Carl first discovered music by experimenting with the different sounds and pitches he heard when striking the logs in a pile of firewood behind his home. <a href="https://w
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1865-06-09 ) 9 June 1865, Sortelung , Denmark
- Died
- 3 October 1931 (1931-10-03) (aged 66), Copenhagen , Denmark
- Occupations
- Composer, conductor, and violinist
- Works
- List of compositions
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- August
- Family name
- Nielsen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Nørre Lyndelse
- Place of death
- Copenhagen
- Spouse
- Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
- Child
- Anne Marie Telmányi
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Royal Danish Academy of Music
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Native language
- Danish
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Official website
- carlnielsen.dk
- Image
- Carl Nielsen c. 1908 - Restoration.jpg
- Residence
- Frederiksholms Kanal
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- date of birth
- 1865-08-09
- date of death
- 1931-10-03
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Carl Nielsen
- place of burial
- Vestre Cemetery
- student
- Nancy Dalberg
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- Carl Nielsen
- start of work period
- 1888-00-00
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Carl Nielsen, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Carl August Nielsen ( Danish: [ˈkʰɑˀl ˈne̝lsn̩]; 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 demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age. He initially played in a military band before attending the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen from 1884 until December 1886. He premiered his Op. 1, Suite for Strings, in 1888, at the age of 23. The following year, Nielsen began a 16-year stint as a second violinist in the Royal Danish Orchestra under the conductor Johan Svendsen, during which he played in Verdi's Falstaff and Otello at their Danish premieres. In 1916, he took a post teaching at the Royal Danish Academy and continued to work there until his death.
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