Finn Høffding, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Finn Høffding

Danish composer

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1899

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1997

Profession: composer, music pedagogue

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Finn Høffding

  • Niels Finn Høffding (10 March 1899 in Copenhagen – 3 March 1997 in Copenhagen) was a Danish composer.
  • Høffding studied composition under Knud Jeppesen and Thomas Laub, and then under Joseph Marx in Vienna from 1921-22.
  • His works first became well known in Denmark in the 1920s, particularly the piece Karlsvognen (chorus and orchestra, 1924).
  • He began to study folk music about 1930, and founded the Copenhagen School of Folk Music in 1931.
  • From 1931 he also taught at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where he served as director after 1954.
  • In 1956 and 1958 he was awarded the Nielsen Prize.
  • His pupils include Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Vagn Holmboe, Bent Lorentzen, and Leif Thybo.
  • See: List of music students by teacher: G to J#Finn Høffding. In addition to composing, Høffding also wrote several theoretical treatises.

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