Kai Aage Bruun
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Kai Aage Bruun was a Danish
music writer, critic and composer.
Bruun grew up in a musical home. His father was cellist in The Royal Chapel and was educated by The Royal Danish Academy of Music
. His mother was the sister of composers Roger Henrichsen
and Edgar Henrichsen
and Kai Aage was thus cousin to jazz pianist Børge Roger-Henrichsen. Bruun began to play cello at the age of just 6, and in 1917 studied music in Leipzig
. He was also involved in the practical music scene: in 1925 as co-founder of Student Musikforeningen where he directed a couple of years, 1926-1927 as conductor of the Student Sangforeningen and later, 1930-1931 as conductor of the Academic Orchestra. In addition, he worked as a music critic and assistant to Music History Museum.
In 1927 he had, however, been employed by DR, Denmarks national broadcasting station as the program secretary, and thus began a 30-year association with a medium where his abilities as a music facilitator came to full expression through numerous lectures and broadcasts. In 1949, he was deputy head of the its music department and he worked a dozen years as a music consultant.
In 1969 published his principal Danish music history but he had previously written other musical works. Notably The Life and Works(1928),Three Composers (about Haydn, Kuhlau, Carl Nielsen - 1932),Basic Concepts of Music(1942),Music Dictionary(1943), Chamber music from Haydn to the young Beethoven(1960) and Chamber Music from Beethoven to Schubert(1962) in addition to numerous articles in magazines and newspapers etc.
As a composer, his work was limited to a number of choir and romantic pieces as well as some analysis of chamber music from the 18th century.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
music writer, critic and composer.
Bruun grew up in a musical home. His father was cellist in The Royal Chapel and was educated by The Royal Danish Academy of Music
The Royal Danish Academy of Music
The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen was founded in 1867 by the composer Niels Wilhelm Gade. It is the oldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest with approximately 400 students...
. His mother was the sister of composers Roger Henrichsen
Roger Henrichsen
Roger Henrichsen was a Danish composer and pianist. He was the brother of Edgar Henrichsen, and was a student of Louis Glass. His son was the jazz pianist Børge Roger-Henrichsen.-References:...
and Edgar Henrichsen
Edgar Henrichsen
Edgar Henrichsen was a Danish composer and organist. He was the brother of Roger Henrichsen, and was a student of Gustav Helsted and Alexandre Guilmant.-References:...
and Kai Aage was thus cousin to jazz pianist Børge Roger-Henrichsen. Bruun began to play cello at the age of just 6, and in 1917 studied music 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...
. He was also involved in the practical music scene: in 1925 as co-founder of Student Musikforeningen where he directed a couple of years, 1926-1927 as conductor of the Student Sangforeningen and later, 1930-1931 as conductor of the Academic Orchestra. In addition, he worked as a music critic and assistant to Music History Museum.
In 1927 he had, however, been employed by DR, Denmarks national broadcasting station as the program secretary, and thus began a 30-year association with a medium where his abilities as a music facilitator came to full expression through numerous lectures and broadcasts. In 1949, he was deputy head of the its music department and he worked a dozen years as a music consultant.
In 1969 published his principal Danish music history but he had previously written other musical works. Notably The Life and Works(1928),Three Composers (about Haydn, Kuhlau, Carl Nielsen - 1932),Basic Concepts of Music(1942),Music Dictionary(1943), Chamber music from Haydn to the young Beethoven(1960) and Chamber Music from Beethoven to Schubert(1962) in addition to numerous articles in magazines and newspapers etc.
As a composer, his work was limited to a number of choir and romantic pieces as well as some analysis of chamber music from the 18th century.