![]() ![]() In 1748 Den Danske Skueplads (the Danish Theatre) moved into a new building and in 1779 Det Kongelige Kapel (the Royal Danish Orchestra) became a permanent attachment. Reinhard Keiser, the prolific opera composer from Hamburg, presented his works in Copenhagen from 1721 to 1723. Classical music Opera, song and concerts įrederik IV opened a new opera house in Copenhagen in 1703, the first performance being an opera by the Italian Bartolomeo Bernardi. ![]() But he is most remembered for his vocal compositions. His organ works comprise a central part of the standard organ repertoire and are frequently performed at recitals and church services. ![]() 1637–1707) was a Danish composer and organist, a highly regarded composer of the Baroque period. In 1569, shortly after the Reformation, Denmark's first hymn book, Thomesens Salmebog, was published with music for the individual hymns. Although it was a great success, there was little interest in opera after the theatre caught fire a few days later causing 180 deaths. This soon led to opera and the performance of Der vereinigte Götterstreit composed by Povl Christian Schindler on Christian's birthday in 1689. Under the influence of Louis XIV of France, music for the theatre was established in Denmark during the reigns of Frederik III and Christian V when lavish court ballets were performed. It was published in Copenhagen in 1620 and is still performed today. His principal work Pratum spirituale was a collection of 21 Danish hymns in five-part settings, a mass in five parts, three Latin motets and a number of Danish and Latin choral responses. Mogens Pedersøn, one of his Danish musicians who had studied in Venice under Giovanni Gabrieli, became one of Denmark's most important composers of church music. Christian IV spent considerable sums of money on training local musicians and bringing foreign masters to Denmark. The collections of works used by the chapel royal under Christian III in the middle of the 16th century were based on Dutch, Italian, French and German masters. At the time of his coronation in 1448, Christian I engaged a permanent corps of trumpeters, and by 1519 the court had a corps of court singers and an instrumental ensemble as well. The greatest influence on the evolution of music in Denmark has certainly been the monarchy. Historical influences Pratum Spirituale by Mogens Pedersøn (1620) In 1145, Lund Cathedral received Scandinavia's first choir statues, and by 1330 it was one of the larger churches to have an organ installed. There is also evidence that English monks came to Denmark to sing at a celebration commemorating St Canute, who died in 1086. The first line is Drømdæ mik æn drøm i nat (I Dreamed Me a Dream Last Night). The Codex Runicus (c.1300) contains a verse written in runes with a non-rhythmic musical notation. In the 13th and early 14th centuries, German minnesingers such as Tannhäuser and Frauenlob sang in the Danish courts. In his Gesta Danorum (c.1200), historian Saxo Grammaticus refers to the power that music had over King Erik the Kind-Hearted. Codex Runicus: Denmark's oldest musical notation They have been discovered in various parts of Scandinavia, mostly Denmark, since the end of the 18th century. The earliest traces of Danish music go back to the many twisting Bronze-Age horns or lurs which some experts have identified as musical instruments. Origins The Brudevælte Lurs from northern Zealand Lars Ulrich is the first Danish musician to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The modern pop and rock scene has produced a few names of note, including MØ, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, Lukas Graham, D-A-D, Tina Dico, Aqua, The Raveonettes, Michael Learns to Rock, Volbeat, Alphabeat, Safri Duo, Medina, Oh Land, Kashmir, King Diamond, Outlandish, and Mew. Danes have distinguished themselves as jazz musicians, and the Copenhagen Jazz Festival has acquired an international reputation. Denmark's most famous classical composer is Carl Nielsen, especially remembered for his six symphonies, while the Royal Danish Ballet specializes in the work of Danish choreographer August Bournonville.
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