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52-560: Gold and platinum awards were first awarded in Denmark in the early 1990s. The sales requirements are the same for domestic and international repertoire. Danish certification system for music products are awarded based on shipments. Sales can include digital downloads and also streams at a ratio of 1:1000 Sales can include digital downloads and also streams at a ratio of 1:100 Streaming only Video-single DVDs Full-length DVDs This article about an organization in Denmark

104-593: A Viennese orchestra play music by Johann Strauss , after which he composed in the same style, eventually earning the nickname "The Strauss of the North". One of his most popular pieces, associated with Tivoli, is Champagnegaloppen (the Champagne Galop ), which starts with the happy sound of a champagne cork popping. It has been used in several Danish films including Reptilicus (1961), and Champagnegaloppen (1938). Niels W. Gade (1817–1890) participated in

156-412: A composer of both jazz and classical music, and Sven Møller Kristensen (1909–1991) who wrote lyrics for Christensen as well as a number of books about jazz. As jazz became more popular in the 1930s, one of the rising stars was the talented violinist Svend Asmussen (1916–2017) who made his first recordings in 1934 at the age of 18 and was still playing with his quartet more than 70 years later. During

208-453: A few names of note, including MØ , Dizzy Mizz Lizzy , Lukas Graham , D-A-D , Tina Dico , Aqua , The Raveonettes , Michael Learns to Rock , Volbeat , Alphabeat , Safri Duo , Medina , Oh Land , Kashmir , King Diamond , Outlandish , and Mew . Lars Ulrich is the first Danish musician to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . The earliest traces of Danish music go back to

260-503: A number of different composers including Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann , Holger Simon Paulli and Niels Gade . The ballets are widely performed today, not only in Denmark but worldwide, especially in the United States. As a result of problems with Germany, Denmark's attitude during the first half of the 20th century became nationalistic and introverted. The two leading figures, Carl Nielsen and Thomas Laub revived interest in

312-423: A position. In 1620 Pedersøn made a significant contribution to Danish church music with the publication of Pratum spirituale . This was intended to be a practical publication for use in worship and in schools and is organised according to the church calendar. The settings are for five voices, many using existing Danish Lutheran melodies. It includes six entirely original compositions, in an early Baroque style:

364-470: A staple at Jazzhus Montmartre. Danish musicians also began to explore free jazz in the 1960s with saxophonist John Tchicai the most prominent proponent. In parallel, a more mainstream wing evolved, including saxophonist Jesper Thilo . 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

416-418: A very successful solo artist in his own right while Sebastian has composed a number of successful musicals for theatre and film. The versatile Anne Linnet is still popular in Denmark today. Until fairly recently, few Danish rock groups had been successful outside Denmark. An exception was D-A-D (formerly Disneyland After Dark) who had a hit with Sleeping My Day Away in the early 1990s. Today, however, with

468-411: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about music in Denmark is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Music of Denmark The earliest traces of Danish music go back to the many twisting Bronze-Age horns or lurs which some experts have identified as musical instruments. They have been discovered in various parts of Scandinavia, mostly Denmark, since

520-541: Is a famous Danish video game composer, who has been incorporating sounds of dark ambient , electronic and symphonic music into his music and has won many awards. Martin Jensen with the UK hit " Solo Dance ". Traditionally, Danish folk music has relied on a fiddle and accordion duo but, unlike its Scandinavian neighbours, Danish fiddlers almost always play in groups with few solo performance. Danish bands also tend to feature

572-700: Is still popular today. Opera has continued to figure prominently on the Danish music scene, thanks in part to the Copenhagen Opera House , which was opened in the year 2005. Although the majority of performances cover the works of the well-known European composers, Danish operas are also included from time to time. In 2010, with the involvement of the ambitious young artistic director Kasper Bech Holten , there were performances of Poul Ruders ' new work Kafka's Trial , while in recent years works by both John Frandsen and Bent Sørensen have been part of

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624-533: The German occupation in the 1940s, jazz was discouraged but many musicians continued to perform while others escaped to Sweden, including drummer Uffe Baadh . Indeed, the period became known as "The Golden Age of Jazz" as the number of concerts in hotels and restaurants increased and the number of recordings rose from about 180 in 1935–1939 to over 650 from 1940 to 1945. Following World War II , Danish jazz musicians began to split into an older guard, which maintained

676-597: The Nordic Council Music Prize ), and Frederik Magle (compositions for the Danish royal family ). One of the most universally known pieces of Danish music is the Jalousie 'Tango Tzigane' (1925) composed by Jacob Gade . It has been used in countless films, such as the classic Danish sex comedy I Tvillingernes tegn (1975), where it is the centerpiece of a big nude dancing production number set in

728-475: The 1930s, and Sally Potter 's The Man Who Cried (2000), with Johnny Depp playing a gypsy in the 1920s. A special position is occupied by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (b. 1924), who has written music for Danish films and television series such as Matador in his highly individual style. The signature tune Alley Cat quickly won international success in the same class as Gade's tango. Jazz has been one of Denmark's most important musical developments over

780-423: The 1970s when groups drew on trends in the United States and Britain. Many consider their style to be Danish although this seems mainly to be due to the language of the songs and the way they fit into the national agenda. The most successful have been Gasolin' , Shu-Bi-Dua , Sebastian , Anne Linnet , Gnags , TV-2 , and more recently Magtens Korridorer . Kim Larsen who had played with Gasolin' went on to become

832-416: The Danish courts. The Codex Runicus (c.1300) contains a verse written in runes with a non-rhythmic musical notation. The first line is Drømdæ mik æn drøm i nat (I Dreamed Me a Dream Last Night). There is also evidence that English monks came to Denmark to sing at a celebration commemorating St Canute , who died in 1086. In 1145, Lund Cathedral received Scandinavia 's first choir statues, and by 1330 it

884-634: The Danish government, works to promote jazz in Denmark and Danish jazz abroad. In the early days of rock and beat, some Danish artists quickly adapted this new type of music with success. Bands like Peter og Ulvene , Sir Henry and his Butlers , The Beefeaters and later on Steppeulvene (the Steppenwolves), Alrune Rod and Savage Rose were among the popular bands in Denmark throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Still, Danish rock and pop music in those days resembled more of German schlager than American or British rock. The Danish rock scene thrived in

936-503: The Danish royal chapel in 1609. However, he was one of four court musicians to travel to England between 1611 and 1614. As James I of England was married to Anne of Denmark there was a natural connection between the two courts. It is from an English manuscript copy by Francis Tregian that Pedersøn's second book of madrigals is known. Pedersøn was appointed assistant director of the Danish royal chapel (under Borchgrevinck) in 1618—the first Danish-born musician and composer to reach such

988-773: The Golden Age was August Bournonville (1805–1879), the renowned ballet master and choreographer. From 1830 to 1877, he was the choreographer at the Royal Danish Ballet , for which he created more than 50 ballets admired for their exuberance, lightness, and beauty. He created a style which, although influenced by the Paris ballet, is entirely his own. Bournonville's best-known works are La Sylphide (1836), Napoli (1842), Le Conservatoire (1849), The Kermesse in Bruges (1851) and A Folk Tale (1854). He drew on

1040-599: The Jazz Club Loco, as well as at the annual Copenhagen Jazz Festival . Danish jazz musicians continue to find unity in diversity, exploring a wide range of feelings and genres and bringing new strength to contemporary jazz as it unfolds in all its shapes and sizes. Prominent jazz musicians today include Carsten Dahl , Jørgen Emborg , Thomas Clausen , Fredrik Lundin , Marilyn Mazur , Mads Vinding , Ib Glindemann , Jakob Bro , Chris Minh Doky and his brother Niels Lan Doky . The organization JazzDanmark, funded by

1092-536: The Music Export Denmark initiative, several rock bands are doing increasingly well internationally. These include Mew , Iceage , Volbeat , Kashmir , The Raveonettes , and Blue Van . Other rock artists worth mentioning are The Kissaway Trail , Junior Senior , Nephew , Carpark North , Saybia , VETO , Swan Lee , Dúné , Volbeat and Dizzy Mizz Lizzy which has just had a revival. Famous Danish rock and metal musicians include Lars Ulrich ,

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1144-488: The Right One". Different covers of Rune 's "Calabria" have also been international hits. Else Marie Pade was a Danish pioneer in electronic music as early as the 1950s. She knew and worked with Pierre Schaeffer and Karlheinz Stockhausen and has continued to make appearances on the Danish electronica scene well into the new millennium. With his Coma parties, Kenneth Bager brought acid house to Denmark in 1988 and

1196-443: The best of European music to Danish audiences. Weyse and Kuhlau contributed not only to orchestral and chamber music , but also to the popular repertory, Weyse with secular and religious songs and Kuhlau with chamber music suitable for amateur musicians. Another successful composer and conductor in the mid-20th century was Emil Reesen (1887–1964), who is remembered above all for his highly successful operetta Farinelli (1942), which

1248-936: The contest with a margin of 47 points over runner-up Azerbaijan . Denmark therefore hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen. The Danish entrants at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 , Christina Chanée and Tomas N'evergreen with " In a Moment Like This ", were already doing well in Eastern Europe ahead of the contest as their song became the most popular download in several countries. Some hit songs of Danish origin have become 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

1300-550: The development of Musikforeningen (the Music Society) which had been founded in 1836 with the purpose of extending and improving the understanding of classical music. He became its conductor in 1850, and under his management a number of masterpieces of choral music were given their first performance in Denmark, among them Bach's St. Matthew Passion in 1875. At the conservatory in Copenhagen he helped teach future generations, including Edvard Grieg and Carl Nielsen . In

1352-735: The drummer and co-founder of Metallica , Mike Tramp , the vocalist and co-songwriter of White Lion , and Kim Bendix Petersen, aka King Diamond , vocalist of Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond . The annual Roskilde Festival is held in Danish city of Roskilde . The festival is the second-largest in Europe with ticket sales normally running from 70,000 to 100,000. The festival has featured many prominent artists (mainly rock), such as Nirvana , Guns N' Roses , Slipknot , Kings of Leon , U2 , Bob Dylan , Black Sabbath and Green Day , and there has also been an emphasis on world music, alternative genres and Danish music at

1404-547: The early 1960s, when there was something of a revival, the Jazzhus Montmartre opened in Copenhagen, reflecting the atmosphere of clubs in Paris and New York City. It soon became a major venue for both Danish and American artists. Many Americans moved to Denmark including Stan Getz , Dexter Gordon , Ben Webster , Lee Konitz and many others. The American pianist Kenny Drew formed a trio with drummer Alex Riel and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen which became

1456-508: The electronic scene adding elements of string and brass instruments is the indie folk/electronic four-piece Efterklang . A leading Danish venue for electronic music is Culture Box in Copenhagen which is subsidised by the Ministry of Culture as a regional music venue, enabling it to keep a high artistic profile. The Strøm and Copenhagen Distortion festivals are also dedicated to the capital's electronic and club music scene. Jesper Kyd

1508-492: The end of the 18th century. Denmark 's most famous classical composer is Carl Nielsen , especially remembered for his six symphonies, while the Royal Danish Ballet specializes in the work of Danish choreographer August Bournonville . Danes have distinguished themselves as jazz musicians, and the Copenhagen Jazz Festival has acquired an international reputation. The modern pop and rock scene has produced

1560-409: The festival. In 2000, the festival suffered a terrible accident during a Pearl Jam concert where nine people were crushed by the wild crowds, making security a primary issue of the following festivals. The festival has suffered no further incidents of the kind. As with rock music, the Danish pop scene has recently benefitted from the Music Export Denmark initiative. Popular in the early and mid 90s

1612-489: The guitar more prominently than the other Nordic countries . 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 with variants such as Sønderhoning from Sønderho . Mogens Peders%C3%B8n Mogens Pedersøn (also Mogens Pedersen , Magno Petreo ; c. 1583 – January or February 1623)

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1664-515: The many twisting Bronze-Age horns or lurs which some experts have identified as musical instruments. They have been discovered in various parts of Scandinavia , mostly Denmark, since the end of the 18th century. In his Gesta Danorum (c.1200), historian Saxo Grammaticus refers to the power that music had over King Erik the Kind-Hearted . In the 13th and early 14th centuries, German minnesingers such as Tannhäuser and Frauenlob sang in

1716-462: The middle of the 16th century were based on Dutch, Italian, French and German masters. Christian IV spent considerable sums of money on training local musicians and bringing foreign masters to Denmark. Mogens Pedersøn , one of his Danish musicians who had studied in Venice under Giovanni Gabrieli , became one of Denmark's most important composers of church music. His principal work Pratum spirituale

1768-468: The music for Kong Kristian stod ved højen mast , a Danish national anthem. Elverhøj is considered to be the first Danish national play and has been performed in Denmark more than any other play. Kuhlau was also a pianist who brought Beethoven 's piano music to Denmark. Schulz and Kunzen both gained importance as a result of their influence as chief conductors at the Royal Theatre. They brought

1820-496: The music for the first syngespil which, in the early 1790s, became established as a popular national genre with Høstgildet (the Harvest Celebration) and Peters Bryllup (Peter's Wedding). Both were composed by Johann Abraham Peter Schulz . Johann Hartmann is remembered for his two operas on texts by Johannes Ewald in which he helped creating a national musical style. The first of these, Balders Død , builds on

1872-598: The old Nordic mythology and uses dark colours when depicting the old Gods and Valkyries. The second, Fiskerne , describes contemporary fishermen's lives, and uses melodies inspired by the Scandinavian folk style. Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse , from Altona , who was a pupil of Schulz, is remembered above all for his Danish songs, hymns and carols, which remain popular to this day. But he also composed religious music, piano pieces, and symphonies. Friedrich Kuhlau wrote Elverhøj (Elves' Hill) (1828), which contains

1924-447: The past century. Its origins can be traced to Valdemar Eiberg 's band in 1923 and their recordings the following year. But it was in 1925, when Sam Wooding brought his orchestra to Copenhagen that the Danish music scene was properly introduced to the genre. Early Danish jazz was influenced by three classically trained musicians: Erik Tuxen (1902–1957), who created one of the country's first jazz bands, Bernhard Christensen (1906–2004),

1976-497: The performance of Der vereinigte Götterstreit composed by Povl Christian Schindler on Christian's birthday in 1689. Although it was a great success, there was little interest in opera after the theatre caught fire a few days later causing 180 deaths. In 1569, shortly after the Reformation , Denmark's first hymn book, Thomesens Salmebog , was published with music for the individual hymns. Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637–1707)

2028-625: The prolific opera composer from Hamburg , presented his works in Copenhagen from 1721 to 1723. In 1748 Den Danske Skueplads (the Danish Theatre) moved into a new building and in 1779 Det Kongelige Kapel (the Royal Danish Orchestra ) became a permanent attachment. Pietro Mingotti , from Venice , who had formed an opera company was invited to Copenhagen by Queen Louise in 1747. His members included Christoph Willibald Gluck and Giuseppe Sarti . In 1756, Sarti provided

2080-467: The purer music of earlier periods such as the Renaissance . In addition to those specialising in rock, folk and electronic music, Denmark has a number of contemporary composers who have been successful in writing classical music covering a variety of genres. Among the most successful are: Other notable contemporary composers include Bent Sørensen , and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (both winners of

2132-497: The repertoire as well. The 19th century saw the emergence of a number of Danish composers inspired by Romantic nationalism . Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805–1900), apart from opera and ballet music, contributed to song and the piano repertory. From 1843 until his death, he was the organist at the Church of Our Lady . His works are not only romantic but often inspired by the old Nordic legends . According to Alfred Einstein , it

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2184-749: The song that will represent the country in the Eurovision contest. Denmark has won the Eurovision Song Contest three times: first with Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann 's " Dansevise " in 1963; the 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. And most recently, in 2013, Emmelie de Forest with " Only Teardrops " scored 281 points at Malmö , winning

2236-458: The spirit of Romantic nationalism, he composed eight symphonies, a violin concerto, chamber music, organ and piano pieces and a number of large-scale cantatas, among them Elverskud ( The Elf King's Daughter ), the most famous Danish work of its kind. Many other composers were part of this "Golden Age" of Danish music, among which Peter Heise , Emil Hartmann , August Winding , C.F.E. Horneman or Asger Hamerik . Another major contributor to

2288-458: 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 , trombonist Papa Bue , and trumpeter Theis Jensen , while the latter included saxophonist Max Brüel , bassist Erik Moseholm , and trumpeter Jørgen Ryg . In

2340-495: Was a Danish instrumentalist and composer. He is considered the most important Danish-born composer before Buxtehude . Early in his career he entered the service of the monarch of Denmark–Norway , Christian IV . In 1599 he was selected to accompany Melchior Borchgrevinck and two other Danish court musicians to study with Giovanni Gabrieli in Venice, returning to Denmark in 1600. After continuing to study with Borchgrevinck, he

2392-570: Was a Danish composer and organist, a highly regarded composer of the Baroque period. His organ works comprise a central part of the standard organ repertoire and are frequently performed at recitals and church services. But he is most remembered for his vocal compositions. Frederik IV opened a new opera house in Copenhagen in 1703, the first performance being an opera by the Italian Bartolomeo Bernardi. Reinhard Keiser ,

2444-502: Was a collection of 21 Danish hymns in five-part settings, a mass in five parts, three Latin motets and a number of Danish and Latin choral responses. It was published in Copenhagen in 1620 and is still performed today. Under the influence of Louis XIV of France , music for the theatre was established in Denmark during the reigns of Frederik III and Christian V when lavish court ballets were performed. This soon led to opera and

2496-459: Was active in building a Danish club scene, moving venues from the discothèques to deserted factories and basements. The most successful Danish electronic musician internationally is Trentemøller while from a very early age Mike Sheridan has achieved success and been labelled a name of the future. In the more mainstream part of the genre, Safri Duo also experienced international success with their mixture of tribal sound and electronica; also in

2548-416: Was appointed an instrumentalist member of the royal chapel in 1603. In 1605 Pedersøn undertook a further longer trip to study with Gabrieli with the support of King Christian, remaining in Venice for four years. During this time he published his first book of madrigals in 1608. These Italian madrigals are polyphonic compositions for five voices in a contemporary late Renaissance style. He resumed his post at

2600-485: Was he who really founded Danish romanticism, if not Scandinavian romanticism altogether. His works had a great influence on the next generation of composers such as Edvard Grieg and Carl Nielsen . Hans Christian Lumbye (1810–1874) was employed as the first music director at the Copenhagen amusement park Tivoli when it opened in 1843. Here he had a platform for presenting a large foreign and Danish repertory, including his many waltzes and galops . In 1839, he had heard

2652-412: Was one of the larger churches to have an organ installed. The greatest influence on the evolution of music in Denmark has certainly been the monarchy. At the time of his coronation in 1448, Christian I engaged a permanent corps of trumpeters, and by 1519 the court had a corps of court singers and an instrumental ensemble as well. The collections of works used by the chapel royal under Christian III in

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2704-596: Was the pop-soft rock band Michael Learns to Rock , whose brand of ballads made it a popular act in many Asian markets, selling nearly 9 million records in Asia. A Danish band with a big impact outside of Denmark is the Europop group Aqua , whose hit " Barbie Girl " helped the band sell a total of 15 million albums and 6 million singles. Denmark also participates in the annual Eurovision Song Contest , and holds its own Dansk Melodi Grand Prix competition to select

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