Leif Thybo
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Leif Thybo was a Danish
organist and composer. He studied theory with Vagn Holmboe
before entering the Royal Danish Academy of Music where he was taught instrumentation by Poul Schierbeck
, organ by Emilius Bangert
, and theory by Finn Høffding
. His music is characterized by a clarity of expression and stringency of construction.
He was professor of music theory at the Royal Danish Academy of Music from 1965 to 1990.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
organist and composer. He studied theory with Vagn Holmboe
Vagn Holmboe
Vagn Gylding Holmboe was a Danish composer and teacher who wrote largely in a neo-classical style.-Life:At the age of 16, Holmboe began formal music training at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen on the recommendation of Carl Nielsen. He studied under Knud Jeppesen and Finn Høffding...
before entering the Royal Danish Academy of Music where he was taught instrumentation by Poul Schierbeck
Poul Schierbeck
Poul Schierbeck was a Danish composer and organist. He was a pupil of Carl Nielsen and Thomas Laub. From 1931 he taught composition and instrumentation at the Royal Danish Academy of Music....
, organ by Emilius Bangert
Emilius Bangert
Emilius Bangert was a Danish composer and professor.-Biography:Emilius Ferdinand Caspar Bangert was born in Copenhagen, the son of Conrad Bangert and Ida Anderson. In 1902, he graduated from Borgerdydskolen , Copenhagen’s most prestigious private school. He acquired a cand. phil. degree in 1903...
, and theory by Finn Høffding
Finn Høffding
Niels Finn Høffding 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...
. His music is characterized by a clarity of expression and stringency of construction.
He was professor of music theory at the Royal Danish Academy of Music from 1965 to 1990.
Notable works
- Preludio, pastorale e fugato, op.11 (1948)
- Preludium (1950)
- Concerto per organo (1953-54)
- Concerto (1956)
- Passacaglia con Intermedios (1961)
- Contrasti per organo (1965)
- Liber organi (1967)
- Compenius-suite (1968)
- Mouvement Symphonique (1979)