Christian Sinding

Christian August Sinding (January 11, 1856–December 3, 1941) was a Norwegian composer. Image File history File links Portrait photograph of Norwegian composer Christian Sinding — source: What We Hear in Music, Anne S. Faulkner, Victor Talking Machine Co. ... Image File history File links Portrait photograph of Norwegian composer Christian Sinding — source: What We Hear in Music, Anne S. Faulkner, Victor Talking Machine Co. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

He was born in Kongsberg, and studied music first in Oslo before going to Germany, where he studied at the conservatory in Leipzig under Salomon Jadassohn. He lived in Germany for much of his life, but received regular grants from the Norwegian government. In 1920–21 he went to the United States of America to teach composition at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He died in Oslo. Kongsberg (lit. ... County Oslo NO-03 Landscape Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Map of Germany showing Leipzig   Leipzig? [ˈlaiptsɪç] (Polish; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... Salomon Jadassohn (1831–1902) was a composer and pedagogue of Jewish and German origin. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Eastman School of Music is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Rochester. ... There is also a Rochester in Ulster County, New York; for that town see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. ...

The large number of short, lyrical piano pieces and songs that Sinding wrote has led to many seeing him as the heir to his fellow countryman, Edvard Grieg. Sinding is best remembered today for one of those piano works, Frühlingsrauschen (Rustle of Spring, 1896). Among his other works — which are rarely performed, as Grieg easily overshadowed Sinding — are four symphonies, three violin concertos, a piano concerto, chamber music, and an opera, Der Heilige Berg (The Holy Mountain, 1914). This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... Edvard Hagerup Grieg (June 15, 1843–September 4, 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. ... Frühlingsraushen (Rustle of Spring) is a solo piano piece written by the Norse composer Christian Sinding in 1896. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A symphony is an extended piece of music usually for orchestra and comprising several movements. ... A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin and orchestra. ... A piano concerto is a concerto for solo piano and orchestra. ... Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...