Halfdan Kjerulf
Halfdan Kjerulf (born September 17, 1815 in Christiania ; † August 11, 1868 ) was a Norwegian composer .
Life
Originally studied Kjerulf in the tradition of his father Jura . Shortly before his exam in 1839, however, he fell seriously ill and in the summer of 1840 went to Paris to relax . Here he came into contact with the active musical life of the Viennese Classic and the early Romantic music . Kjerulf heard Hector Berlioz .
In the winter of 1840/1841 Kjerulf's sister died, as did his father and brother. As the oldest child, he had to take care of the family and became a foreign correspondent for the Norwegian newspaper Den Constitutionelle . During this time, in autumn 1841, his first composition was written. In 1845 he finished his journalistic activities and became a music teacher. Kjerulf studied music theory with Carl Arnold . He received scholarships in Copenhagen from Niels Wilhelm Gade and later in Leipzig , where he completed his training at the age of 35.
In 1851 he returned to Christiania and became a music teacher again. In the last years of his life, Kjerulf was plagued by illnesses.
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While his romances and choral songs are best known today, Kjerulf also wrote a great many works for piano. The influence of German Romanticism ( Schumann and Mendelssohn ) is most significant in Kjerulf's work . At the same time, the influence of Norwegian folk music should not be underestimated. Besides Glinka , Kjerulf was the first European musician who, in contrast to all other composers of the first half of the 19th century, used modal elements not only for church music or church moods.
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- ↑ Harry Goldschmidt : To the matter of music . Verlag Philipp Reclam jun., Leipzig 1970, p. 153
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kjerulf, Halfdan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Christiania |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1868 |