Denmark is a Nordic country that has long been a center of cultural innovation. Its capital, Copenhagen, and its multiple outlying islands have a wide range of folk traditions, while an extensive recording industry has produced pop stars and a host of performers from a multitude of genres. Political map of the Nordic countries and associated territories. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ...

Jazz

Valdemar Eiberg formed a jazz orchestra in 1923 in Denmark, and recorded what are thought to be the first Danish jazz records in August of 1924 ("I've Got a Cross-Eyed Papa" and "In Bluebird Land"). However, jazz in Denmark is typically first dated to 1925, when bandleader Sam Wooding first toured in Copenhagen with an orchestra. This was the first time most Danes had heard jazz music. Some prominent early Danish jazz musicians include Eric Tuxen, who formed a jazz band and later was named conductor of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bernhard Christensen, an art music composer who incorporated jazz elements into his pieces, and Sven Møller Kristensen, who was the lyricist for many of Bernhard Christensen's pieces and who wrote a book on jazz theory in Danish. Valdemar Eiberg (August 23, 1892-July 4, 1965) was a Danish jazz musician. ... Sam Wooding (17 June 1895–1 August 1985) was an expatriate American jazz pianist, arranger and bandleader living and performing in Europe and the United States. ... Look up conductor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Danish: DR Radiosymfoniorkestret, where DR is an abbreviation for Danmarks Radio), is Denmark’s biggest and most renowned symphony orchestra. ... This article is about Western art music from 1000 AD to the 2000s . ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In the 1930s, jazz became quite popular in Denmark; major figures in this time period are pianist Leo Mathisen, violinist Svend Asmussen, trombonist Peter Rasmussen, saxophonist Kai Ewans, bassist Niels Foss, and pianist/vibraphonist Kjeld Bonfils; many of these musicians played in Valdemar Eiberg's band. Svend Asmussen, born February 28, 1916 is a musician (violinist) from Denmark. ... Kjeld Bonfils (b. ...

Jazz went underground in 1940 as a result of the Nazi occupation of Denmark, during which time jazz was discouraged by the regime. Nevertheless, it continued to be performed and recorded, even more so as Danish musicians began to fill the void created by the lack of foreign players touring through the area. Musicians such as Eiberg, Bonfils and Asmussen (who played in a band together), along with musicians like Bruno Henriksen and Bertel Skjoldborg continued to make jazz music as a form of political protest. Many singers, such as Freddy Albeck, Ingelise Rune, and Raquel Rastenni, found it necessary to escape to Sweden in the later years of the occupation.^[1] National Socialism redirects here. ... Headquarters of the Schalburgkorps, a Danish SS unit, after 1943. ... Raquel Rastenni (August 21, 1915-August 20, 1998), born Anna Rachel Rastén, was a popular Danish singer. ...

Following World War II, Danish jazz musicians began to split into an older guard, which maintained the style of older New Orleans jazz, and newer musicians who favored the bebop style of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie that was then emerging in America. The former were represented by musicians such as pianist Adrian Bentzon and trumpeter Theis Jensen, while the latter included saxophonist Max Brüel, bassist Erik Moseholm, and trumpeter Jørgen Ryg. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... This article is about the genre of music, for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character see Bebop and Rocksteady. ... Charles Bird Parker, Jr. ... For the Australian cricketer nicknamed Dizzy, see Jason Gillespie. ...

In the early 1960s, a club called the Jazzhus Monmartre opened in Copenhagen, which was intended to recreate the air of jazz clubs in Paris and New York City. This became a major venue for both Danish and American jazz musicians. Many American jazz players moved to Copenhagen, starting in the 1950's; Stan Getz and Oscar Pettiford moved there in that decade, followed by Dexter Gordon, Kenny Drew, and Ben Webster in the 1960s, and Duke Jordan, Horace Parlan, Ed Thigpen, Bob Rockwell, and Thad Jones (who became the leader of Radio Big Band in 1977) in subsequent decades. Kenny Drew formed a trio with Alex Riel and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen which became a staple at the Jazzhus Montmartre. This article is about the capital of France. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia – June 6, 1991 in Malibu, California), usually known by his stage name Stan Getz, was an American jazz musician. ... Oscar Pettiford (Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 30 September 1922-Copenhagen, Denmark, 8 September 1960) was an American jazz bassist, cellist and composer known particularly for his pioneering work in bebop. ... Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923–April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, and an Academy Award-nominated actor. ... Kenneth Sidney (Kenny) Drew (August 28, 1928 - August 4, 1993) was an American jazz pianist from New York City. ... Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909–September 20, 1973) was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Irving Sidney Jordan (April 1, 1922–August 8, 2006[1]) was an American Jazz pianist. ... Horace Parlan (born 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz piano player. ... Edmund Leonard (Ed) Thigpen (born December 28, 1930) is an American jazz drummer. ... Thad Jones Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 - August 21, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter. ... Alex Riel, (September 13, 1940 in Copenhagen, Denmark), is a Danish jazz and rock drummer. ... Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (IPA: , May 27, 1946 – April 19, 2005) was a Danish jazz bassist known for his impressive technique and an approach that could be considered an extension of the innovative work of Scott LaFaro. ...

In the 1960s, Danish musicians began to explore free jazz with saxophonist John Tchicai the most prominent proponent. Alongside this, a more mainstream wing evolved, including saxophonist Jesper Thilo. This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... John Martin Tchicai (born April 28, 1936) is a Danish jazz saxophonist. ... Jesper Thilo (born November 28, 1941) is a Danish jazz tenor and alto saxophonist and clarinettist born in Copenhagen, perhaps best-known for his work with Ernie Wilkins from in the 1980s called Ernie Wilkinss Almost Big Band. Thilo also appears on the Miles Davis album Aura recorded in...

As rock music became more popular in the 1970s, jazz's popularity waned, but it continues to be supported in venues such as the Copenhagen Jazzhouse and the annual Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Prominent Danish jazz musicians today include Carsten Dahl, Jørgen Emborg, Thomas Clausen, Nikolaj Benson, Ole Kock Hansen, Niels Jørgen Steen, Jan Kaspersen, Fredrik Lundin, Thomas Agergaard, Hans Ulrik, Jakob Dinesen, Jens Winther, Marilyn Mazur, Mads Vinding, Jesper Lundgaard, Lennart Ginman, Thomas Ovesen, Ole Lindgren, Ib Glindemann, Pierre Dørge, Jacob Fisher, and Kristian Jørgensen.^[2] Copenhagen Jazz Festival is an annual Jazz event held in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... Carsten Dahl is a Danish jazz pianist from known for the Carsten Dahl trio. ... Thomas Clausen (born in 1949) is a Danish jazz pianist. ... Marilyn Mazur (born 1955) is a percussionist, drummer, composer, vocalist, pianist, dancer, and bandleader. ... Mads Vinding , Bassplayer, born on Dec. ... Pierre Dørge (born February 28, 1946) is a Danish avant-garde jazz guitarist, bandleader and composer born in Copenhagen, Denmark, probably better known for his work with his wife Irene Becker or musicians like Marilyn Mazur. ...

Rock

A band popular outside of Denmark are rockers D-A-D (formerly Disneyland After Dark) who had a hit with Sleeping My Day Away in the early 1990s. Also the ground breaking Savage Rose are Danish, and known for their left wing views on society, as well as Annisette's voice, which inspired the likes of Kate Bush. D-A-D is a Danish rock band previously known as Disneyland After Dark, a name that had to be changed after a threatening lawsuit from The Walt Disney Company. ... Sleeping My Day Away is the most successfull single from the the danish rock band D-A-D. The single was released in 1989 and the single included the title song and back-up with the song Ill Will. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The Savage Rose is a Danish psychedelic rock group, founded in 1967 by Thomas Koppel, Anders Koppel, Alex Riel, Jens Rugsted, Flemming Ostermann, and Annisette. ... Kate Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. ...

The current Danish rock scene is dominated by indie influences in bands such as garage rockers The Raveonettes, genre-defying Kashmir, The Kissaway Trail and melodic Mew. Mew has also been noticed outside of Denmark. Other popular Danish rock groups include Sort Sol (Black sun), Nephew, VETO, Figurines, Kira and the Kindred Spirits, Swan Lee, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, Carpark North and Saybia. Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, Carpark North and Saybia have also been popular outside of Denmark. Some of the hard rock bands to come out of Denmark are Volbeat, Mercenary, Mercyful Fate (later King Diamond), Artillery and Royal Hunt. Famous Danish rock musicians are among other Lars Ulrich, the drummer and co-founder of Metallica, and Mike Tramp, the vocalist and co-songwriter of White Lion. Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Kashmir is a Danish rock band consisting of Kasper Eistrup (vocals and lead guitar); Mads Tunebjerg (bass); Asger Techau (drums) and Henrik Lindstrand (keyboards and guitar). ... The Kissaway Trail are a five-piece indie rock band from Odense, Denmark. ... Mew is an indie rock band from Denmark. ... Sort Sol is a rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark. ... Nephew is a Danish rock band. ... A rare Dresden porcelain figurine Figurine is a diminutive form of the word figure, and generally refers to a small, human-made object that represents some sort of being. ... Swan Lee was a Danish band featuring Pernille Rosendahl on vocals. ... Dizzy Mizz Lizzy was an alternative rock band from Denmark started in 1988. ... Carpark North is a Danish Electropop band, of Lau Højen (guitar/vocals), Søren Balsner and Morten Thorhauge. ... Saybia is a Danish rockband that was formed in Nyborg in 1993. ... Volbeat is a Danish heavy metal band, founded in 2001. ... Mercenary is a six-piece metal band from Denmark that combines both power metal and melodic death metal genres, and in their earlier work thrash metal; however, they are simply tagged as a melodic death metal band by many. ... Mercyful Fate is an influential Danish heavy metal group who are often cited among the influences in the black metal, thrash metal, power metal, and progressive metal genres. ... King Diamond (born Kim Bendix Petersen, June 14, 1956, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a heavy metal musician known for his shock rock image. ... The Artillery logo Artillery is a Danish thrash metal band that was active during the 1980s and participated in the early development of the genre. ... Royal Hunt is a progressive metal band based in Denmark. ... Lars Ulrich (born December 26, 1963) is the drummer and co-founder of Metallica. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Mike Tramp (Born Michael Trampenau January 14, 1961) was the singer and co-songwriter for the hard rock bands White Lion, and Freak of Nature. ... There are eight in Australia at Mogo Zoo. ...

Every year in the summer, the annual Roskilde Festival is held in Danish city Roskilde. The festival is the second-largest in Europe with ticket sales normally going in between 70,000 and 100,000. The festival has, over time, featured many prominent artists (mainly rock), such as Nirvana, Guns N' Roses, U2, Bob Dylan, Black Sabbath and Green Day, there has also been an emphasis on world music, alternative genres and Danish music at the festival. In 2000 the festival suffered a terrible accident during a Pearl Jam concert where 9 people were crushed by the wild crowds, making security a primary issue of the following festivals. There have been no further incidents of that kind at Roskilde. The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... This article is about the American grunge band. ... Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... This article is about the rock group. ...

Pop

The Danish band that have had the most impact outside of Denmark itself, is the pop group Aqua, even though the vocalist, Lene Nystrøm, is Norwegian. Aqua is the most famous Danish pop-act through time with their worldwide hits Barbie Girl, Doctor Jones, Turn Back Time etc. which made them a part of the Europop scene. Other Danish exporting pop-artists/bands that have attained international popularity are: Aqua is a Danish dance-pop group, perhaps best known for their 1997 breakthrough single Barbie Girl. The group formed in 1989, and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Barbie Girl is a song in the bubblegum pop genre by the band Aqua, who released it in 1997 as a single and included it on the album Aquarium. ... Doctor Jones was the fourth single release by Aqua, and their second United Kingdom number one. ... Turn Back Time is the seventh single release by the Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua, and the third UK release. ... Europop refers to a style of pop music that developed in Europe throughout the 1970s which emphasized catchy beats, slick songs and frothy lyrics. ...

Trentemoller, Lazyboy, Laid Back, Laban, Sir Henry and his Butlers, Brigitte Nielsen, Funkstar De Luxe, Infernal, DJ Aligator Project (born in Iran), Toy-Box, Daze, Tiggy, Jay-Kid, Zididada, Musikk, Viro, Anna David, Gitte Hænning, Los Umbrellos, Hit 'N' Hide, Cut 'N' Move, Whigfield, Juice, Safri Duo, Outlandish, Junior Senior, Cartoons, S.O.A.P., Bryan Rice and Natasha Thomas. Artists/bands such as Thomas Barsøe, Maria Montell, The Walkers, Bombay Rockers, C21, Me & My & Michael Learns to Rock have also enjoyed great success in the East. Also Dj Encore feat. Engelina, Brother Brown feat. Frank'ee, Trentemøller feat. Ane Trolle, Barcode Brothers and Hampenberg have had dance hits outside of Denmark. In 2007 the Danish singers Camille Jones and Ida Corr each had an international hit after being remixed by the Dutch house DJ Fedde le Grand. The Danish musicians Sanne Salomonsen, Lis Sørensen, Hanne Boel, Kim Larsen, Gasolin' and the Four Jacks have had hits all over Scandinavia. Popular Danish musicians locally are Søs Fenger, Anne Linnet, Birthe Kjær, Tommy Seebach, Michael Falch, Poul Krebs, Lars Lilholt, Dodo & The Dodos, Tøsedrengene and Nik & Jay. Perhaps the most popular and longest-standing Danish musicians locally are Kim Larsen, Shu-Bi-Dua, TV·2, Gnags and Thomas Helmig. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Lazyboy is a musical project started by former Aqua member Søren Nystrøm Rasted. ... Laid Back are a Danish pop duo formed in 1979 comprising keyboardist Tim Stahl and guitarist John Guldberg. ... Ivan Pedersen and Lecia Jönsson Laban is a 1980s Eurodance duo consisting of Lecia Jönsson and Ivan Pedersen. ... Sir Henry and his Butlers was a Danish rock/popgroup which was formed during the summer of 1964 in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... Brigitte Nielsen (born Gitte Nielsen on July 15, 1963) is a Danish actress who became popular in 1980s B-movies. ... Funkstar De Luxe is the stage name of the Danish house music producer and remixer, Martin Ottesen. ... Infernal is a Danish dance act, who made their national debut in 1997 with the release of the Sorti De Lenfer single. ... The current version of this article or section is written in an informal style and with a personally invested tone. ... For the Culture album, see Toybox. ... Cover art from Dazes album Super Heroes Daze was a Eurodance/Bubblegum dance band whose music had a bouncy/fun rhythm with interesting (and sometimes meaningless) lyrics. ... Tiggy (Charlotte Vigel) is a Danish Bubblegum Dance/Eurodance artist whose music is energetic, bouncy and sugar-coated. ... The Republic of Estonia is a country in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the north. ... Anna David (born December 2, 1984 in Ã…rhus, Denmark) is a Danish Pop singer. ... Los Umbrellos were a Latin pop dance group formed by producer Kenneth Bager. ... Zindy Laursen is a Danish singer. ... Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born April 11, 1970 in Skælskør, Denmark) is best known by her artist name Whigfield. ... Safri Duo is a Danish percussion duo composed of Uffe Savery (born April 5, 1966) and Morten Friis (born August 21, 1968). ... Outlandish is a multi-award winning hip-hop group based in Denmark. ... Junior Senior is a pop musical duo from Denmark. ... The Cartoons Cartoons are a technobilly pop band from Denmark best known for their 1999 Eurodance cover of the 1958 novelty song, Witch Doctor by Ross Bagdasarian as well as for their outlandish plastic costumes and wigs used in live performances as caricatures of 1950s American rock and roll stars. ... S.O.A.P. were a Danish pop music duo made up of sisters Heidi and Line Sørensen. ... Brian Risberg Clausen (also known as Bryan Rice) is a Danish singer born in 1978. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... C-21, C 21, or C21 may mean: C-21_Learjet - US military version of the Learjet 35A Space Adventures C-21 - Myasishchev Design Bureau created design for a suborbital rocketplane for Space Adventures This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Me & My (real names Susanne Georgi, born July 27, 1976 and Pernille Georgi, born July 24, 1974) are a Danish Eurodance-Bubblegum sister duo signed under the EMI record label. ... Michael Learns To Rock, popularly known as MLTR, is a Danish English-language pop music band. ... The term Eastern world refers very broadly to the various cultures, social structures and philosophical systems of the East, namely Asia (including China, India, Japan, and surrounding regions). ... Andreas Bang Hemmeth, aka DJ Encore (b. ... Andreas Bang Hemmeth, aka DJ Encore (b. ... Brother Brown (founded 1995 and disbanded in 2004) was a Danish houseduo, consisting og Atle Rønne Thorberg and Henrik Olsen. ... Anders Trentemøller is a Danish electronic musician from Copenhagen. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Camille Jones (born in Copenhagen, Denmark), is a Danish pop star. ... Ida Corr (* 1977 in Ã…rhus) is a Danish singer. ... Electro house (also known as dirty house, electrotech, and often shortened to electro) is a subgenre of house music that rose to become one of the most prominent genres of electronic dance music in 2004-today. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Fedde le Grand (sometimes misspelt Grande) (born 1977, Utrecht, The Netherlands) is a Dutch house DJ and producer whose single Put Your Hands Up For Detroit (UK/AUS) / Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit (Europe, excluding UK) hit number one on the UKs singles and the top 5 in... Sanne Salomonsen (born December 30, 1955) is a notable Danish singer. ... Kim Larsen (born October 23, 1945 in Copenhagen) is a Danish rock musician. ... Gasolin was a Danish rock band from Christianshavn in Copenhagen formed by Kim Larsen and Franz Beckerlee and Wili Jönsson in 1969. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ... Anne Linnet (born 30 July 1953) is a Danish singer and composer. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Tommy Seebach (September 14, 1949-March 31, 2003), born Tommy Seebach Mortensen, was a popular Danish singer, composer, organist, pianist and producer. ... Nik & Jay Nik og Jay are a rap duo from Værløse, Denmark. ... Kim Larsen (born October 23, 1945 in Copenhagen) is a Danish rock musician. ... Shu-Bi-Dua is a danish musical group, who have performed since the 70ties, and are still active today. ... TV-2 or TV·2 is a Danish pop/rock group. ...

The perhaps most famous football anthem in Denmark is "Re-Sepp-Ten", which was the anthem of the Denmark national football team for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The anthem was a big hit in both Denmark and in Norway. Ever since there has been made a fooball anthem for the Denmark national football team each time they have qualified for either the World Cup or the European Championship. However, none of these anthems have made an impact outside of the country. First international Denmark 9 - 0 France B (London, England; 19 October 1908) Biggest win Denmark 17 - 1 France A (London, England; 22 October 1908) Biggest defeat Official: Germany 8 - 0 Denmark (Breslau, Germany; 16 May 1937) Unofficial: Denmark 1-11 Basque Country (Denmark; 29 August 1937) World Cup Appearances 3... The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... For the club competition, see FIFA Club World Cup. ... The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football...

Denmark also participates in the annual Eurovision song contest, and holds its own Danish Melodi Grand Prix competition to select the song that will represent Denmark in the Eurovision contest. Denmark has won the Eurovision song contest twice: first with Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann's "Dansevisen" in 1963; and second with Brødrene Olsen's (Olsen Brothers) "Fly on the Wings of Love" (from the Danish Smuk Som Et Stjerneskud, literally "Beautiful as a shooting star") in 2000. Eurovision redirects here. ... The Danish Melodi Grand Prix (in Danish, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix) is a song contest that has been held since 1957 by Danmarks Radio. ... Grethe Ingmann and Jørgen Ingmann are Danish singers and musicians. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Niels and Jørgen Olsen The Olsen Brothers are a Danish rock/pop music duo, and are brothers Jørgen (born March 15, 1950) and Noller (Niels, born April 13, 1954) Olsen. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Some hit songs with Danish origin have becomed international hits after being covered by foreign artists. Vengaboys covered The Walkers' "Shalala Lala", Jamelia covered Christine Milton's "Superstar", Shayne Ward covered Bryan Rice's "No Promises" and Celine Dion covered Tim Christensen's "Right Next To The Right One". Different covers of Rune's "Calabria" have also been international hits. Vengaboys are an International Eurodance group, with members from Brazil, Hungary, Trinidad and Tobago, the Netherlands, and Spain, that came to prominence in 1997. ... Shalala Lala is a single by the Vengaboys released in 2000. ... Jamelia Niela Davis (born on 11 January 1981), better known as Jamelia, is an English R&B and pop singer and songwriter who found fame in early 2000 after impressing music executives at Parlophone Records with self-written a cappella songs. ... Christine Milton is a Danish pop singer. ... Superstar was the second single from British R&B star Jamelias second album Thank You. ... Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984 in Clayton, Manchester) is a British pop singer of Irish background, who rose to prominence in the UK and Ireland after becoming the winner of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. ... Brian Risberg Clausen (also known as Bryan Rice) is a Danish singer born in 1978. ... No Promises is a pop song originally recorded by Bryan Rice and later covered by Shayne Ward. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion OC, OQ, (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian singer and occasional songwriter and actress. ... Tim Christensen (July 2, 1974) is a Danish singer/songwriter and a gifted multi-instrumentalist capable of playing guitar, bass, Mellotron, harmonium, keyboard and piano. ... Rune Reilly Kølsch, also known as Rune RK, Rune or Enur, is a record producer and DJ from Denmark. ...

Folk

Danish folk music has long been dominated by a fiddle and accordion duo, much like its northern neighbors in Scandinavia. An important difference, however, is that Danish fiddlers almost always play in groups, and so there is no tradition of virtuoso fiddle players capable of solo performance; Danish bands also tend to feature the guitar more prominently than the other Nordic countries, especially in recent years. “Fiddler” redirects here. ... This article is about the instrument as a whole. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Political map of the Nordic countries and associated territories. ...

Fiddle and accordion duos play generally rhythmic dance music, local versions of the Nordic folk dance music. The oldest variety is called pols, and it is now mostly found on Fanø and includes even smaller variety likes sønderhoning from Sønderho. Sønderho has produced a family of widely-respected musicians in Søren Lassen Brinch and his descendents. Another dance from Fanø is called fanik, while Danish dance music included its own versions of polka, waltz, schottisch, trekanter, firtur, tretur and rheinlænder, displaying its multicultural influences from Germany, Poland, Austria, Bohemia, Sweden, England and Norway. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nordic folk dance music is a type of traditional music or folk music that once was common in all four Nordic countries. ... The pols is a Norwegian folk dance, a faster version of the Swedish polska. ... Sønderho windmill on Fanø Fanø is a Danish island in the North Sea off the coast of southwestern Denmark, and a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County. ... Street musicians in Prague playing a polka Polka is a fast, lively Central European dance, and also a genre of dance music. ... A waltz (German: , Italian: , French: , Spanish: , Catalan: ) is a ballroom and folk dance in   time, done primarily in closed position. ... The Schottische is a partnered country dance, Bohemian in origin, that is two short runs and a hop followed by four turning hop steps: step step step hop, step step step hop, step hop step hop step hop step hop. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

The first Danish popular songs were printed ballads called skillingstryk, which grew popular in the 16th century. In the 1960s and 1970s, a wave of roots revivals swept across Europe and soon mixed with American rock 'n' roll, blues and jazz to make new forms of popular music. Denmark remained largely unaffected by this trend, which hit all of its neighbors, including Finland, Sweden, Norway and Germany. Instead, Denmark hosted numerous music festivals celebrating Scottish, Irish and American folk musicians. Danish folk music was still alive, though, recorded by folklorists like Thorkild Knudsen. Knudsen's most important find was Himmerland fiddler Evald Thomsen. The oldest known Danish folk melody is entitled Drømte mig en drøm (lit. "Dreamt a dream"), and dates from the 14th century. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... A roots revival (folk revival) is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Rock and roll - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Blues music redirects here. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. ... This article is about the country. ... Himmerland is a flat province in north-eastern Jutland, Denmark. ...

The first Danish folk revival occurred in the 1970s, when young groups like Lang Linken discovered the old sounds and began playing and revitalising the tunes and the songs. Any small success proved short-lived, however, and the folk scene remained at a very low level until the 1990s. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

Musicians continued to play, and the regional traditions in particular remained robust but very local, with performers including Fanø's Jæ' Sweevers and East Jutland's Mølposen. The formation of the Danish Folk Council to actively promote the music both at home and abroad helped raise the profile. Curiously, Danish folk music received its biggest boost from the home chart success of Sorten Muld, who used acoustic and electric instruments and electronica on old songs to create something very contemporary on its best-selling albums. Sønderho windmill on Fanø Fanø is a Danish island in the North Sea off the coast of southwestern Denmark, and a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County. ... Sorten Muld is a Danish techno-folk band, formed in 1995. ... Electronica refers to a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; but unlike electronic dance music, is not specifically focused on the dance floor. ...

By then a number of groups, such as Phønix were already in existence. The creation of a folk music program at the Carl Nielsen Academy under fiddle player Harald Haugaard has brought forth a number of talented, highly trained and skilled young musicians, such as singer Helene Blum and members of the group Zar. They’ve taken their place alongside established talents like Baltinget, Instinkt, and the duo Haugaard and Høirup, as well as the now old guard of Lang Linken. Zar may refer to: Alternative spelling of Tsar South African currency, the rand Zar (religious custom), a widespread religious custom to placate spirits who are believed to have possessed them. ...

Composers

German baroque composer, Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 (?) - 1707) was born in Denmark. For other uses, see Baroque (disambiguation). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Diderik Hansen Buxtehude (ca. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Acts of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ...

Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931) is an internationally known composer from Denmark. He is especially admired for his six symphonies. Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen (June 9, 1865, Sortelung – October 3, 1931, Copenhagen) was a conductor, violinist, and the most internationally known composer from Denmark. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, also known as Bent Fabric, is a Danish jazz and pop pianist and composer, who won an American Grammy award in 1963 for his instrumental hit "Alley Cat." For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ...

See also

• List of Danish bands
• Danish rock
• Music of the Faroe Islands
• Music of Greenland
• Roskilde Festival

References

1. ^ Danish Golden Age Jazz. DVM. Accessed September 26, 2007.
2. ^ Jazz, Pop and Rock. Undenrigsministeriet. Accessed September 26, 2007. passim.

Sources

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