Johannes Hanssen
Johannes Hanssen (born December 2, 1874 in Ullensaker , † November 26, 1967 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian military musician , composer and conductor .
The son of the organist Ole Gunerius Hanssen joined the Helgøens Musikforening at the age of eight , where he learned to play the tenor horn and cornet . At the same time he took organ lessons from Ingmar Messelt in Hamar. In 1890 he became a trainee at the NCO School of the 2nd Brigade in Kristiania and from 1893 belonged to its music corps. Later he studied with Gustav Lange , Catharinus Elling and Iver Holter , and in 1917 he passed the exam as a military music teacher with the top grade.
In the music corps he was first a trumpeter and later a solo trombonist and, over the years, made it up to lieutenant and instructor of the corps. In 1934 he resigned from military service for personal reasons , but returned to the head of his old corps in May 1945, which he led again until March 1946.
In addition, Hanssen also pursued a career as a musician in the civilian sector. From 1893 he played in Grønlands Folketeater and from 1910 to 1932 in the orchestra of the National Theater double bass, had appearances in Tivoli and Eldorado and was a member of the radio orchestra from 1946 to 1949.
In addition, Hanssen led and taught various amateur bands, worked from 1934 to 1950 as inspector of the Norges Musikkorps Forbund , taught from 1923 to 1963 at the Norsk Korrespondanseskole and gave courses in music theory. As a composer, he mainly emerged with military marches, of which his Opus 1, the Valdresmarsj, became famous. He was awarded the Royal Medal of Merit in Gold and the Silver Trumpet of the Norges Musikkorps Forbund .
Works
- Valdresmarsj , 1904
- Bjørnedans , 1905
- Humoresque , 1912
- Festmarsj , 1924
- Østerdalsrapsodi (after Ole Mørk Sandvik's “Østerdalsmusikken”), 1949
- Olympic fanfare (for the 1952 Olympic Winter Games ), 1951
- Honnørmarsj , 1950
- Luftforsvarets Parademarsj , 1953
- Sam Sadera , 1961
Web links
- Johannes Hanssen in the norske leksikon store
- Johannes Hanssen in the Norsk biografisk leksikon
- Johannes Hanssen on windband.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hanssen, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian composer, conductor and military musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ullensaker |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 1967 |
| Place of death | Oslo |