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Finn Høffding

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Danish composer (1899–1997)

Person · Open Library

Born
1899
Works
1

Top works

  • Indførelse i Palestrinastil

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
DK
Active from
1899-03-10
Active to
1997-03-03

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
32
Total plays
175

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Niels Finn Høffding (b. Copenhagen, 10 March 1899 - d. Copenhagen, 3 March 1997) was a Danish composer. Høffding studied composition under Knud Jeppesen and Thomas Laub, and then under Joseph Marx in Vienna from 1921-22. His works first became well-known in Denmark in the 1920s, particularly the piece Karlsvognen (chorus and orchestra, 1924). He began to study folk music about 1930, and founded the Copenhagen School of Folk Music in 1931. From 1931 he also taught at the Royal Danish Academy of M

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Niels
Gender
male
Citizenship
Danish Realm
Place of birth
Copenhagen
Place of death
Copenhagen
Occupation
music educator
Languages spoken
Danish
Genre
opera
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date of birth
1899-03-10
date of death
1997-03-29
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