Emilius Bangert
Encyclopedia
Emilius Bangert was a Danish
composer
and professor.
, the son of Conrad Bangert and Ida Anderson. In 1902, he graduated from Borgerdydskolen (School of Civic Virtue), Copenhagen’s most prestigious private school. He acquired a cand. phil. degree in 1903. He was a private pupil in theory and composition with Carl Nielsen
1902-07. He contributed several times to compositions that Nielsen had received orders for either transcript, instrumentation, or directly as a composer. Emilius Bangert also had piano lessons with Henrik Knudsen and organ lessons with Edgar Henrichsen
and Eugene Gigout
in Paris
. In 1913 he received the Ancker Award scholarship (Det anckerske Legat) and went on study tour to Germany
and Italy
.
In 1908 he took the exam organist. From 1915, he was organist at various churches, the first being Skovshoved church (Skovshoved kirke) and the last being Roskilde Cathedral (Roskilde Domkirke) to 1955. In the years 1908-09, he conducted Bangert Academic Orchestra. From 1912, he was music critic for the Copenhagen newspaper Hovedstaden. He taught organ at the Royal Danish Academy of Music (Danske Musikkonservatoriumfrom) in 1925 and was a professor from 1949-55.
His compositions included a symphony, overture, string quartet, sonatas, choral works and songs. Emilius Bangert transcribed music composations by Diderik Hansen Buxtehude and published it in 1942. Today the original transcriptions are in the Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek). Emilius Bangert was made a Knight of the first degree of Order of the Dannebrog
.
Denmark
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composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and professor.
Biography
Emilius Ferdinand Caspar Bangert was born in CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, the son of Conrad Bangert and Ida Anderson. In 1902, he graduated from Borgerdydskolen (School of Civic Virtue), Copenhagen’s most prestigious private school. He acquired a cand. phil. degree in 1903. He was a private pupil in theory and composition with Carl Nielsen
Carl Nielsen
Carl August Nielsen , , widely recognised as Denmark's greatest composer, was also a conductor and a violinist. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age...
1902-07. He contributed several times to compositions that Nielsen had received orders for either transcript, instrumentation, or directly as a composer. Emilius Bangert also had piano lessons with Henrik Knudsen and organ lessons with Edgar Henrichsen
Edgar Henrichsen
Edgar Henrichsen was a Danish composer and organist. He was the brother of Roger Henrichsen, and was a student of Gustav Helsted and Alexandre Guilmant.-References:...
and Eugene Gigout
Eugène Gigout
Eugène Gigout was a French organist and a composer of European late-romantic music for organ.-Biography:Gigout was born in Nancy, and died in Paris....
in Paris
Paris
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. In 1913 he received the Ancker Award scholarship (Det anckerske Legat) and went on study tour to Germany
Germany
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and Italy
Italy
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.
In 1908 he took the exam organist. From 1915, he was organist at various churches, the first being Skovshoved church (Skovshoved kirke) and the last being Roskilde Cathedral (Roskilde Domkirke) to 1955. In the years 1908-09, he conducted Bangert Academic Orchestra. From 1912, he was music critic for the Copenhagen newspaper Hovedstaden. He taught organ at the Royal Danish Academy of Music (Danske Musikkonservatoriumfrom) in 1925 and was a professor from 1949-55.
His compositions included a symphony, overture, string quartet, sonatas, choral works and songs. Emilius Bangert transcribed music composations by Diderik Hansen Buxtehude and published it in 1942. Today the original transcriptions are in the Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek). Emilius Bangert was made a Knight of the first degree of Order of the Dannebrog
Order of the Dannebrog
The Order of the Dannebrog is an Order of Denmark, instituted in 1671 by Christian V. It resulted from a move in 1660 to break the absolutism of the nobility. The Order was only to comprise 50 noble Knights in one class plus the Master of the Order, i.e. the Danish monarch, and his sons...
.
Selected works
- Violinsonate i c-mol (1905)
- Strygekvartet i D-dur (1906)
- Symfoni i C-dur (1907)
- Willemoes (1908) - with Carl Nielsen
- Kantate ved landsudstillingen i Århus (1909) - with Carl Nielsen
- en række sange (1910)
- Jeg vælger mig april (koncertouverture) (1913)
- Violinsonate i A-dur (1926)
Other sources
- Buxtehude, Dietrich Klavervaerker / udg. af Emilius Bangert (Wilhelm Hansen. 1944)