Adolf Riis-Magnussen
Adolf Riis-Magnussen (born June 26, 1883 in Copenhagen , † August 11, 1950 in Nørre Asminderup ) was a Danish organist and composer .
life and work
Riis-Magnussen studied music theory and composition with Carl Nielsen and Orla Rosenhoff as well as piano with Henrik Knudsen and organ with Edgar Henrichsen and church music with Thomas Laub . From 1920 he worked as a composer at St. Thomas Church in Copenhagen.
Riis-Magnussen wrote the Symfonisk Suite in C minor op.3 (1915), several pieces for string orchestra, chamber music, including the string quartet in B minor op.2 (1911), the choral work Columbus for baritone, choir and orchestra op.12 (1922 , revised 1939), sacred and secular songs with piano accompaniment as well as works for mixed choir and male choir. He was best known as a song composer. Here he showed himself not as an innovator, but as a composer in the tradition of Danish Romanticism.
swell
- Riis-Magnussen, Adolf . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961.
- Adolf Riis-Magnussen. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, accessed on March 10, 2020 (dk).
Web links
- Literature by and about Adolf Riis-Magnussen in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Wilibald Gurlitt: Adolf Riis-Magnussen. In: Riemann Musiklexikon.
- ↑ a b c d Adolf Riis-Magnussen. In: Dansk Biografisk Leksikon.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Riis-Magnussen, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1950 |
| Place of death | Nørre Asminderup |