Thorvald Aagaard
Illustration — Thorvald Aagaard Thorvald Aagaard (8 June 1877 – 22 March 1937) was a Danish composer, organist and college teacher. He was born in Rolsted, Faaborg-Midtfyn. He wrote the music to several continually popular songs, such as "Spurven sidder stum bag kvist" (The sparrow sits in silence behind a twig) and "Jeg ser de bøgelyse øer" (I see the light beech islands).
Thorvald Aagaard
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- Thorvald Aagaard was born on 8 June 1877. · Denmark.
- Died
- Thorvald Aagaard died on 22 March 1937. · Ringe.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark.
- Occupation
- composer and teacher.
- Fields
- classical.
- Languages
- Danish.
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Illustration — Thorvald Aagaard Thorvald Aagaard (8 June 1877 – 22 March 1937) was a Danish composer, organist and college teacher. He was born in Rolsted, Faaborg-Midtfyn. He wrote the music to several continually popular songs, such as "Spurven sidder stum bag kvist" (The sparrow sits in silence behind a twig) and "Jeg ser de bøgelyse øer" (I see the light beech islands).
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Alongside such composers as Carl Nielsen, Oluf Ring and Thomas Laub, he is considered one of the innovators of Danish popular music. Aagaard died in Ringe. In his memory, a statue was designed by Søren West and erected in Th. Aagaard Square, by the Valgmenighed (Voluntary Congregation) of Ryslinge where Aagaard served as organist for several years.
• Ring, Frands Johann (1954). Thorvald Aagaard: Mennesket, Musikeren. Odense: Fyns Boghandels Forlag. (in Danish) • Balslev, Povl Chr. (2009). Thorvald Aagaard: komponist og musikformidler i den folkelige sangs tjeneste. Odense: Odense Bys Museer. (in Danish)
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1877
Thorvald Aagaard was born on 8 June 1877.
1937
Thorvald Aagaard died on 22 March 1937.
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Thorvald Aagaard died at Ringe.
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