Emil Hartmann
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Emil Hartmann was a Danish composer, the eldest son of Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann
Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann
Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann was a Danish composer.-Biography:Hartmann came from a musical family of German descent. Although he received his music lessons initially from his father, he taught himself as much as possible...

 and brother-in-law to Niels Gade. His son Oluf Hartmann was a painter.

He got his first education from his father Johan Peter Emilius and brother-in-law Niels Gade. Already in early age, he began to compose. Then he studied at the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...

. In 1858, he performed his first major work, when he and August Winding
August Winding
August Winding was a Danish composer.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia....

 were given the task to compose music for August Bournonville
August Bournonville
August Bournonville was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. August was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the nephew of Julie Alix de la Fay, née Bournonville, of the Royal Swedish Ballet.August was...

's ballet Fjeldstuen.

In 1859, he received scholarship and went on study tour to Germany, where he spent most time in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...

. After returning to Denmark, from 1861, he got a position of organist at the St. Johan Church in Copenhagen and from 1871 at the Christiansborg Palace Chapel
Christiansborg Palace
Christiansborg Palace, , on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, is the seat of the Folketing , the Danish Prime Minister's Office and the Danish Supreme Court...

.

List of works

Here is an incomplete list of his works:
  • op. 1 Four songs on texts by Emil Aarestrup
    Emil Aarestrup
    Carl Ludwig Emil Aarestrup was a Danish erotic poet.-Life:Aarestrup was born in Copenhagen, and died in Odense. He graduated in 1827 majoring in medicine. That same year, he married Caroline Aagard and they settled down in Nysted, on the Danish island of Lolland where he lived for most of his life...

     and Christian Winther
    Christian Winther
    Rasmus Villads Christian Ferdinand Winther , was a Danish lyric poet.He was born at Fensmark near Næstved, where his father was the vicar. He went to the University of Copenhagen in 1815, and studied theology, taking his degree in 1824. He began to publish verse in 1819, but no collected volume...

    (1857)
  • Passion hymn (soprano, chorus and orchestra, 1858)
  • Flejdstuen (ballet composed together with August Winding, 1859)
  • op. 2 Halling og menuet (wedding music) - Nordic folk dance no. 4
  • op. 3 Spring dance - Nordic folk dance no. 5
  • A night of the mountains (singspiel, 1863)
  • Cantata for Johanneskirke inauguration (choir and organ, 1864)
  • Wedding songs (choir and orchestra, 1864)
  • op. 4 Elver girl (opera, 1867)
  • op. 5 Quintet (piano and string quartet, 1865)
  • op. 6 Symphony in d minor
  • op. 6a Old memories - Nordic folk dance no. 2
  • op. 6b Elver girls and hunters - Nordic folk dance no. 3
  • op. 7 Suite (reworked as op. 43)
  • op. 8 Little mermaid (solo, choir and orchestra)
  • op. 9 Symphony in e minor
  • Little mermaid (listed in 1867)
  • op. 10 Piano trio (1867)
  • op. 11 Piano sonata in a minor (1868)
  • Cantata by Rudolf and Signe Puggårds silver wedding (choir and piano, 1868)
  • op. 12 Andante and allegro (piano)
  • Symphony in B flat major (1871)
  • op. 13a Winter and Vaar (choir and orchestra, 1872)
  • Dæmring (prelude to ballet Valdemar, 1872)
  • Corsica transferees (singspiel, 1873)
  • op. 14 String quartet in a minor
  • op. 15b 4 Songs (male choir)
  • op. 16 Arabesque-caprice (piano)
  • op. 17 Sonata facile e instructive (piano)
  • op. 18 Scherzo - Nordic folk dance no. 1
  • 14 small songs for Ungommen (published 1876)
  • op. 19 Violin concerto in g minor (1879)
  • op. 24 Serenade for clarinet, cello and piano (1877)
  • op. 25 Hærmændene på Helgeland (concert overture, 1878)
  • op. 26 Cello concerto (ca. 1879)
  • op. 27 4 Songs (male choir)
  • op. 29 Symphony no. 1 in E flat major (1879)
  • op. 31 4 Piano pieces
  • op. 32 A carnival fest (orchestra, 1882)
  • op. 33 Towards the light (choir and orchestra)
  • Jean-Marie (stage work, 1883)
  • op. 34a Symphony no. 2 in a minor Fra Riddertiden (From knight time) (1880? 1883?)
  • op. 35b Songs (1885)
  • op. 37 String quartet in c minor
  • op. 39 Dance suite no. 1
  • op. 40 Hakon Jarl (symphonic poem, 1887)
  • op. 43 Wind nonet
  • op. 38 String quartet (1886)
  • op. 39 Dance suite (orchestra, ca. 1889)
  • op. 42 Symphony no. 3 in D major (1887)
  • op. 43 Serenade for 8 wind instruments, cello and contrabass in B flat major (1885?)
  • op. 44 Scottish overture (orchestra, ca. 1889)
  • Kristian d. Anden (drama, 1889)
  • Scandinavian fest march (ca. 1889)
  • op. 45 Dyvekesuite (music by Kristian d. Anden, ca. 1890)
  • op. 46 Overture Pastorale (1882)
  • op. 47 Piano concerto in f minor (1891)
  • A storm in a tea cup (1892)
  • The island of Sydhavet (drama, 1893)
  • op. 49 Symphony no. 4 in d minor (1893)
  • Ragnhild (Magical runes opera reworked, 1896)
  • Wedding festival in Hardanger (ballet, ca. 1896)
  • Det store Lod (comic opera, 1896)
  • By summertime (choir and orchestra)
  • Rinaldo (solo, choir and orchestra)
  • Idyll (solo and orchestra)
  • 4 Spiritual songs
  • 6 Quartets for male voices
  • Efterklang til Tyrfing
  • Piano sonata in G major
  • Quartet no. 1 (clarinet, violin, viola and cello)
  • Quartet no. 2 (clarinet, violin, viola and cello)

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