Svend Erik Tarp

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Svend Erik Tarp (born August 6, 1908 in Thisted , Denmark , † October 19, 1994 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish composer .

Life

Growing up in Kolding , he studied at the University of Copenhagen with Elof Nielsen until 1930 and graduated from the Royal Danish Conservatory in 1932 as a student of Knud Jeppesen and Rudolph Simonsen. After studying in Germany, Austria and Holland, he taught from 1936 to 1947 in Copenhagen at the Opera Academy , the Conservatory, the Pedagogical College and the University. From 1941 to 1960 he worked for the publishing house Samfundet til Udgivelse af Dansk Musik (Society for the Edition of Danish Music). Among other things, he worked for the Koda , the society for performing rights of Danish musicians, of which he was director from 1961 to 1974. At times he also worked as a consultant for the Danish radio .

In contrast to Danish composers of his generation such as Herman D. Koppel and Vagn Holmboe , Tarp's oeuvre fell into oblivion after his death. He left behind two operas, two ballets, ten symphonies (1945–1992), concerts, overtures, songs, choir, chamber, piano and film music. French music, the Les Six group and neoclassicism were initially influential to him . But there are also influences from Bartók , Stravinsky , Prokofiev and Shostakovich . In contrast to the light, elegant early work, his later compositions from around 1950 are increasingly characterized by a more serious tone and strong expressiveness.

Works (selection)

Opera

  • Prinsessen i det fierne (The Distant Princess) - Lyric Opera (1953)
  • 9.90 - TV Opera (1962)

ballet

  • Den Detroniserede dyretæmmer (The dethroned animal tamer) - (1942/44)
  • Skyggen (The Shadow) - (1941/44; 1960)

Orchestral works

  • Concertino for violin and orchestra op.13 (1932)
  • Suite on old Danish folk songs op.17 (1933)
  • Concertino for flute and orchestra op.30 (1938)
  • Te Deum for choir and orchestra op.33 (1938/1945)
  • Mosaic - miniature suite for orchestra op.35 (1938/40)
  • Comedy overture (1940)
  • Piano Concerto op.39 (1944)
  • 1st Symphony Divertente (1945)
  • Pro Defunctis for orchestra (1944/45)
  • 2nd symphony in E flat op.50 (1949)
  • The Battle of Jericho for orchestra op.51 (1949)
  • Comedy Overture til with dukketeater op. 53 (1949)
  • Lyric Suite for Orchestra op.64 (1959)
  • 3rd Symphony quasi una fantasia op.66 (1958/59)
  • Small Festival Overture op.75 (1969)
  • 4th Symphony, Op. 77 (1975)
  • 5th Symphony op.78 (1977)
  • 6th Symphony, Op. 80 (1977)
  • 7th Symphony Galaxy op.81 (1977/78)
  • 8th Symphony for girls' choir and orchestra op.88 (1989)
  • 9th Symphony (1990/91)
  • 10th Symphony Tegn og Underlige Geninger (Characters and Strange Works) op.91 (1992)

Chamber music

  • Serenade for flute, clarinet, violin, viola and cello (1930/31)
  • Table music for flute, clarinet and bassoon (1932)
  • Serenade op.29b (1936)
  • Duo op.37 (1939)
  • String quartet op.76

Piano music

  • Suite (1927/29)
  • Improvisations op.21 (1934)
  • Mosaic op.31 (1938)
  • Theme Carillon with Variations, Op. 43 (1944/45)
  • Snap-Shots op.45
  • Sonatina 1–3 op. 48 (1945)
  • Confetti - 7 pieces op.52
  • Jigsaw Puzzle op.54 (1951)
  • Sonata op. 60 (1956)

singing

  • Her har hjerten hjemme (1940)
  • Missa Juvenalis op.82 (1978/79)
  • Requiem op.83 (1980)

Filmography (selection)

  • 1958: Golden Mountains (Guld og grønne skove)
  • 1960: No pardon after midnight (Den sidste vinter)
  • 1960: Faith, Hope and Magic (Tro, håb og trolddom)

literature

  • Niels Martin Jensen, Daniel M. Grimley:  Tarp, Svend Erik. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
  • Michael Fjeldsøe:  Tarp, Svend Erik. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
  • Jürgen Balzer: Svend Erik Tarp . In: Danks Musiktidsskrift . No. IX , 1934, ISSN  0106-5629 , pp. 18 .
  • Ejnar Jacobsen, Vagn Kappel: Musikkens Mestre . In: Danske composer . tape 2 . Gjellerup, Copenhagen 1947, p. 511 f .
  • Frederick Key Smith: Nordic Art Music . From the Middle Ages to the Third Millennium. Praeger Publishers, Westport, Connecticut 2002, ISBN 0-275-97399-9 , pp. 101 .

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ Grove Music Online indicates the Copenhagen suburb of Charlottenlund ( Gentofte Commune ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Fjeldsøe:  Tarp, Svend Erik. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
  2. ↑ Claus Røllum-Larsen about the life and work of Tarps on dacapo-records
  3. ^ List of the stage works by Tarp based on the MGG for operons - operas and ballets
  4. ↑ information on music sales classical
  5. ↑ Life and work on the website of Danish composers
personal data
SURNAME Tarp, Svend Erik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Thisted
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 1994
Place of death Copenhagen