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Asger Hamerik

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Hamerik was an influential teacher in the US, as the director of Peabody in Baltimore for over a quarter of a century; and his works were performed in both the United States and Europe. The most obvious influence in his music is Berlioz, particularly given Hamerik's choice of rooting his music in
214:. He left his position as director of Peabody in 1898. He returned to Denmark in 1900 with his American pianist and composer wife, born Margaret Williams, but had essentially retired. He would sit on competition boards and conduct, including his own works. 287:
and the more roving harmony and extended tonality, including movements in different keys and expanded use of vagrant chords. His Seventh Symphony has been compared with
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works from the same period, involving hundreds of musicians in its first performance in Baltimore, which was directed by fellow von Bülow student
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folk tunes. During his lifetime he was considered the best-known Danish composer after Gade, and one who was primarily influenced by Berlioz. His
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1897 rev. 1901–1906 Symphony no. 7 "Korsymfoni", for mezzo-soprano, mixed choir, and orchestra, Op. 40
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1912 Variations on the Folk Song "Jeg gik mig ud en sommerdag", for string orchestra and harp, Op. 41
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He left Paris in 1869 for Italy, and then Vienna. In 1871 he was offered the post of director of the
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1897 Symphony no. 6 "Symphonie spirituelle" in G major, for string orchestra, Op. 38
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Nocturne "Da giovine regina la luna maestosa", for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
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French influences, the French subtitles to his symphonies, and the use of an
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1884–1889 Symphony no. 4 "Symphonie majestueuse" in C major, Op. 35
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was a conductor and celebrated composer himself, and his daughter
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was his most successful work, and the one he considered his best.
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1889–1891 Symphony no. 5 "Symphonie sérieuse" in G minor, Op. 36
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1882–1883 Symphony no. 2 "Symphonie tragique" in C minor, Op. 32
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1879–1880 Symphony no. 1 "Symphonie poétique" in F major, Op. 29
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1883–1884 Symphony no. 3 "Symphonie lyrique" in E major, Op. 33
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composer of the late romantic period. Aged 80 at time of death.
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His later work incorporates influences from composers such as
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Danish Composer Raised Standards at the Peabody Conservatory
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Brainard's Biographies of American Musicians, Vol. 79.
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Christopher Follett. "The Remarkable Asger Hamerik".
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