Poul Schierbeck
Encyclopedia
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.
He composed the music for Carl Th. Dreyer's
movie Day of Wrath
and Dreyer also used his music for the movie The Word.
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...
composer and organist. He was a pupil of 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...
and Thomas Laub
Thomas Laub
Thomas Linnemann Laub was a Danish organist and composer.-Notable works:*1888 80 rytmiske Koraler, en enstemmig samling*1889–1891 Kirkemelodier, tre hæfter med firstemmige udsættelser...
. From 1931 he taught composition and instrumentation at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
He composed the music for Carl Th. Dreyer's
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr. was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema.-Life:Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark...
movie Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath is a black-and-white film, made in 1943, by Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer. The film is an adaptation of Anne Pedersdotter by the Norwegian playwright Hans Wiers-Jenssen, based on an actual Norwegian case in the sixteenth century.-Plot:Day of Wrath is set in a Danish village in...
and Dreyer also used his music for the movie The Word.