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Christian Henrik Glass

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Christian Henrik Glass (18 May 1821 - 12 August 1893) was a Danish composer, organist and pianist.[1]

Glass was born in Kjøbenhvn on 18 May 1821. He received his education at the Siboni Conservatory, where he was a student of Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann.[2] Glass was a member of the Royal Danish Theatre choir, as a boy soprano, and in 1842 established himself as a piano teacher. In 1846-1849 he moved to Aarhus, where he taught singing at the Cathedral School. In 1849 he returned to Copenhagen, where he resumed his work as a piano teacher, while writing and publishing piano music. short period as assistant organist at Christiansborg Palace chapel, before being appointed in 1859, the organist at the Reformed Church, a position he remained in until his death in 1893.

In 1877, Glass established a conservatory for piano, which was continued by his son, composer and pianist Louis Glass, which lasted until 1932.[3] Almost all of Glass' music is written for piano, and piano teaching, however he did write a few orchestral pieces, including a mourning march for the King of Denmark, Frederik VII's funeral.

References

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  1. ^ "99 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VI. Bind. Gerson - H. Hansen)".
  2. ^ "Orgel". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
  3. ^ Schiørring, Nils (1978). Kongsted, Ole; Traustedt, P.H. (eds.). History of Music in Denmark. Vol. 3. Politiken. p. 163. ISBN 9788756727297.