Waldemar Thrane
Waldemar Thrane (born October 8, 1790 in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway ; † December 30, 1828 there ) was a Norwegian composer , violinist and conductor .
Thrane, who studied in Paris from 1814 to 1815 , was the most important Norwegian musician of his time and a pioneer of Norwegian musical life. His music reveals influences from the Viennese classicism and Carl Maria von Weber . He is best known for his Singspiel Fjeldeventyret (The Adventure on the Mountain) from 1824, in which Thrane inserts allusions to Norwegian folk music.
His nephew, Marcus Thrane , was an early Norwegian socialist .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Finn Benestad, Waldemar Thrane: En pioner i norsk musikkliv , Oslo 1,961th
literature
- Sandra M. Heinzelmann The Development of the Norwegian Opera in the 19th Century , Student Thesis , University of Music and Drama, Hamburg 2004 (PDF file; 1.94 MB)
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| SURNAME | Thrane, Waldemar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian composer, violinist and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1790 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Christiania (now Oslo), Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1828 |
| Place of death | Christiania (now Oslo), Norway |