Herman Amberg
Danish musician and composer
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Herman Amberg (22 December 1834 – 12 April 1902) was a Danish musician and composer.
Born22 December 1834
Died12 April 1902 (aged 67)
Occupationsmusician and composer.
Herman Amberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 1834 |
| Died | 12 April 1902 (aged 67) |
| Occupations | musician and composer. |
A pupil of J.P.E. Hartmann and Anton Ree, in 1855 he set up in Viborg as music teacher and also worked as a singing teacher at the Latin School for 25 years. In 1868 he was organist at the cathedral and in 1892 was appointed a professor.
His brother Johan Amberg was also a musician.
Compositions
Many of his works were published posthumously. The following list is incomplete.
- 24 Preludes (Hansen, 1888)[1]
- Op.5 - Prélude for Piano (Hansen, 1893)[1]
- Op.6 - Sechs Orgelstücke zum Theil als Postludien anwendbar. (Hansen, 1893)[1]
- Op.7 - Paraphrase f. Org. über Gade’s Melodie „O rüst’ dich, Held von Golgatha“. (Hansen, 1894)[1]
- Op.7a - Nine little pieces for organ or harmonium (Wilhelm Hansen, 1903)[2]
- Op.8 - Små stykker for orgel eller harmonium (Hansen)[3]
- Op.11 - 10 Præ- og Postludier (Hansen, ca.1904).[3]
