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Bernhard Christensen

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Bernhard Christensen (9 March 1906 – 20 March 2004) was a Danish composer and organist.[1][2][3]

He was born in Copenhagen and studied music at University of Copenhagen from 1926.[1] In 1929 he graduated and was organist until 1945 at Christiansborg Palace Church.[1] Then he was hired as organist by Vangede Church from 1945 to 1976.[1] He also worked as a music teacher from 1950 to 1976, notably for young jazz enthusiasts in a kindergarten.

One of his compositions was a Jazz oratory called De 24 hours.[3]

He composed the music for the 1935 landmark Danish documentary 'Danmark'.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bernhard Christensen". Edition·S. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. "Bernhard Christensen". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 A cultural history of the avant-garde in the Nordic countries 1925-1950. Leiden Boston: Brill Rodopi. 2019. p. 495. ISBN 978-90-04-38829-1.
  4. Sundholm, John; Thorsen, Isak; Andersson, Lars Gustaf; Hedling, Olof; Iversen, Gunnar; Møller, Birgir Thor (20 September 2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-8108-7899-0.