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folk-song. Subsequently, they moved to
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Holmboe composed about 370 works, including 13 symphonies, three chamber symphonies, four symphonies for strings, 20 string quartets, numerous concertos, one opera, and the late series of 10
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as one of her teachers. The couple married in 1933 and left Berlin for
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Vagn and his wife Meta had bought a piece of land at Lake
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Rapoport, Paul (2001). "Holmboe, Vagn (Gylding)". In
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338:Symphony No. 10, 1970–2, M. 250 (premiered by the
299:Symphony No. 1, 1935, for chamber orchestra, M. 85
986:. A short biography of the composer (in Danish).
705:The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
632:. An English translation of this by Professor
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588:Sonata for Trombone and Piano, Op 172a (1987)
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990:Portræt af komponisten Vagn Holmboe (1991)
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253:Musical metamorphosis of thematic or
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367:Sinfonia in memoriam, 1954–5, M. 185
361:Chamber Symphony No. 2, 1968, M. 240
358:Chamber Symphony No. 1, 1951, M. 171
238:List of compositions by Vagn Holmboe
772:"Vagn Holmboe: Composer, 1909–1996"
585:Five Intermezzi for guitar, Op. 149
410:(Changeable weather,) 1971–2, M.254
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579:Two Sonatas for guitar, Opp. 141–2
459:To the Seagulls and the Cormorants
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827:"Holmboe/Liber Canticorum/danica"
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146:Vagn Holmboe's students included
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798:The Compositions of Vagn Holmboe
376:Sinfonia III for strings, M. 200
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509:Cello Concerto, 1974–9, M. 273
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335:Symphony No. 9, 1967–9, M. 235
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417:Ten Preludes for Sinfonietta
325:Symphony No. 7, 1950, M. 167
322:Symphony No. 6, 1947, M. 155
319:Symphony No. 5, 1944, M. 145
518:Tuba Concerto, 1976, M. 280
16:Danish composer (1909–1996)
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473:To the Victoria Embankment
466:To the Pollution of Nature
340:Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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487:To the Unsettled Weather
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796:Rapoport, Paul (1996).
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902:Symphony no. 7, op. 50
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776:Dacapo Records website
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328:Symphony No. 8, 1952,
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932:Symphony No. 7 (1950)
541:Requiem for Nietzsche
482:, Op 187, No 9 (1991)
468:, Op 180, No 7 (1989)
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275:Dmitri Shostakovich
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236:See also:
225:March 2011
168:Alan Stout
152:Ib Nørholm
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