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Johan Svendsen
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Norwegian composer and conductor (1840–1911)
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Johan Svendsen was a Norwegian conductor, composer, musicologist and violinist, born on 30 September 1840 in Oslo. He was educated at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig and played the clarinet and violin. He composed in the symphony genre, and his own student was Nancy Dalberg.
Svendsen's child was Eyvind Johan-Svendsen. He received the Order of the Dannebrog and Litteris et Artibus. He died on 14 June 1911 in Copenhagen and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Norway
- Active from
- 1840
- Active to
- 1911
Discography
- The Two Symphonies1987
- Symphonies 1 & 21988
- Zorahayda / Karneval i Paris / Norsk kunstnerkarneval / Romeo og Julie1996
- String Quartet in A minor, op. 1 / Octet in A major, op. 31997
- Symphonies 1 & 21998
- Symphonies nos. 1 & 21998
- Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 / Polonaise no. 22001
- Five Nordic Masters2004
- Symphonic Works2008
- Norwegian Rhapsodies / Romeo and Juliet / Zorahayda2009
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 19,101
- Total plays
- 67,137
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Johan Svendsen (30 September 1840 – 14 June 1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, he lived most of his life in Copenhagen, Denmark. In stark contrast to his more famous contemporary and close friend, Edvard Grieg, Svendsen was famous for his skill of orchestration rather than that of harmonic value. While Grieg composed mostly for small instrumentation, Svendsen composed primarily for orchestras and large ensembles. <a href="https://www
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1840-09-30 ) 30 September 1840, Christiania , Norway
- Died
- 14 June 1911 (1911-06-14) (aged 70), Copenhagen , Denmark
- Occupations
- composer, conductor, violinist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Severin
- Family name
- Svendsen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Oslo
- Place of death
- Copenhagen
- Occupation
- violinist
- Educated at
- University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Award
- Litteris et Artibus
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Portrett av komponist og dirigent Johan Svendsen (1840-1911) (34133117716) (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1840-09-30
- date of death
- 1911-06-14
- place of burial
- Vår Frelsers gravlund
- Commons category
- Johan Svendsen
- name in kana
- セヴェリン・
- name in native language
- Johan Severin Svendsen
- P8168
- Willerval
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Works in European collections
9 objects attributed to Johan Svendsen, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Johan Severin Svendsen (30 September 1840 – 14 June 1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, he lived most of his life in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Svendsen's output includes two symphonies, a violin concerto, a cello concerto, and the Romance for violin, as well as a number of Norwegian Rhapsodies for orchestra. At one time Svendsen was an intimate friend of the German composer Richard Wagner and Icelandic composer Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson.
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