Herman Severin Løvenskiold
Herman Severin Løvenskiold (born July 30, 1815 in Holden Jernværk , Telemark , Norway ; † December 5, 1870 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish composer .
Life
Løvenskiold grew up in Copenhagen , where he also received his musical training. From 1840 to 1841 he went on an educational trip through Germany and Austria , during which he studied with Ignaz von Seyfried in Vienna and met Joseph Fischhof several times. From 1840 to 1843 he corresponded with Robert Schumann , whom he informed on July 17, 1840 that he was a Dane, not a Swede.
From 1851 he was court organist at Christiansborg .
He composed an opera , two ballets (including La Sylphide ) and several plays, two concert overtures, a piano quintet, marches, dances, piano pieces and songs .
Works
- Sylfiden , ballet, 1836
- Hulen i Kullafjeld , Singspiel, 1839
- Den ny Penelope , ballet, 1847
- Turandot , Opera, 1854
- Fra skoven ved Furesø , concert overture, 1863
literature
- Hugo Riemann's music lexicon . 10th edition, edited by Alfred Einstein . Berlin 1922, p. 753
- Herman Severin Løvenskiold . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 10 : Laale – Løvenørn . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1896, p. 607 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Løvenskiold, Herman Severin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Holden Jernværk , Telemark , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 5, 1870 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |