Ludvig Birkedal-Barfod, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Danish musician
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Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
About Ludvig Birkedal-Barfod
- Ludvig Birkedal-Barfod (27 May 1850 – 17 October 1937) was a Danish composer and organist. The son of the writer Frederik Barfod, he was trained as an organist at the Royal Danish Academy of Music 1870-1872.
- In 1873 he became organist at Metodistkirken in Copenhagen, 1877–1895, he was at Our Lady Church in Svendborg and 1894-1925 at Marble Church in Copenhagen.
- Moreover, he wrote music reviews for the Christian newspaper, a number of years.
- Among his own organ pupils included organist and composer Hilda Sehested.
- In 1903 he went on study tour to Sweden, Finland, Russia and Germany.
- In 1905 he was teacher of music theory and organ at Gottfred Matthison-Hansen Music Institute. He wrote most of his music singing and piano and organ.
- In addition, he edited a widely used collection of hymn tunes, Menighedens Melodies, and published some exercises and other training music.
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