Henrik Rung
Henrik Rung (March 30, 1807 – December 12, 1871) was a Danish composer.
Henrik Rung
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- Name
- Henrik Rung
- Born
- 31 March 1807
- Birthplace
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Died
- 12 December 1871
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- composer · conductor · choir director
- Teachers
- Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse
- Honours
- Professor · Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
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Henrik Rung (March 30, 1807 – December 12, 1871) was a Danish composer.
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Henrik Rung was a Danish choir director, composer and conductor. Born in Copenhagen, the choir director died in Copenhagen. Henrik Rung received Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and Professor.
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• Name — Henrik Rung • Born — 31 March 1807 • Birthplace — Copenhagen, Denmark • Died — 12 December 1871 • Place of death — Copenhagen, Denmark • Resting Place — Holmen Cemetery • Children — Frederik Rung Sophie Keller Georg Rung • Honours — Order of the Dannebrog
Early life and education
Early life and education
Henrik Rung was born in Copenhagen. Rung received training with the Royal Danish Orchestra in Copenhagen. He received a travel grant to study in Germany, Italy and Paris (1837-1840).
Career
Career
In 1842, Rung became a singing master and held a lifelong position as a director of the opera at the Royal Danish Theatre.
Personal life
Personal life
• Illustration — Pauline Rung nee Lichtenstein, painted by Philipp Otto Runge In 1841 he married the opera singer Pauline Lichtenstein. His son Frederik Rung (1854-1914) was also a composer and his daughter Sophie Keller (1850–1929) was an opera singer at the Royal Danish Theatre.
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• Henrik Rung - A Danish Counterpart to Fernando Sor, by Jens Bang-Rasmussen
Henrik Rung
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1807
Henrik Rung was born on 31 March 1807.
1871
Henrik Rung died on 12 December 1871.
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Henrik Rung was born at Copenhagen.
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Henrik Rung died at Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen.
Birth place
Compositions
• I Danmark er jeg født (1850) • Kirkeklokke, ej til Hovedstæder (1853) • Alt står i Guds faderhånd (1856)
Recordings
• Songs on Roses and Love. Helene Wold (Soprano), Per Andreas Tonder (Baritone), Eugene Asti (Piano), Vegard Lund (Guitar) Lawo 2011 • Waltz Serenade. Mair-Davis Duo, Marilyn Mair, mandolin; Mark Davis, guitar: "Vienna Nocturne" North Star Records, 1991
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- “Henrik Rung”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Sven Hakon Rossel - Hans Christian Andersen: Danish Writer and Citizen of the World 1996 - Page 188 "Today Henrik Rung is especially known for his tunes to Danish songs. One of the ... A men's choir, who called themselves Det skandinaviske Selskab, performed it for the first time in public at a concert conducted by Henrik Rung."
- 2.Jens Bang-Rasmussen. Henrik Rung (1807-1871) biography. tecla.com. June 2001.
- 3.Rung, Frederik R. Nordisk familjebok.
- 4.Høgel, Sten. Sophie Keller (1850-1929). Kvinfo.
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