汉斯·克里斯蒂安·伦拜 Hans Christian Lumbye
汉斯·克里斯蒂安·伦拜
H·C·Lumbye / H·C·伦拜RegionDenmark
TypeSolo
ProfessionComposer
Artist Profile
Hans Christian Lumbye(Danish pronunciation:[lɔmˈbyː]; 2 May 1810 – 20 March 1874) was a Danish composer ofwaltzes,polkas,mazurkasandgalops, among other things.
As a child, he studied music inRandersandOdense, and by age 14 he was playing the trumpet in a military band. In 1829, he joined theHorse Guardsin Copenhagen, still continuing his music education. In 1839, he heard a Viennese orchestra play music byJohann Strauss I, after which he composed in the style of Strauss, eventually earning the nickname "The Strauss of the North". From 1843 to 1872, he served as the music director and in-house composer forTivoli Gardens, Copenhagen. Such was his popularity in the Danish capital that many Danes revered him and consideredJohann Strauss IIas the "Lumbye of the South".
Lumbye is best known for his light compositions, many of which evoke non-musical sources. TheChampagne Galop, for example, begins with the "pop" of a champagne cork, and theCopenhagen Steam Railway Galopfaithfully recreates the sounds of a train chugging out of a station and grinding to a halt at the next stop. He honored the Swedish Nightingale with a "Souvenir deJenny Lind, Vals" from 1845.
He was the father of two musician sons, Carl Christian (9 July 1841 - 10 August 1911) and Georg August (26 August 1843 - 1922), who took over his orchestra after his father's death. His grandsonGeorg Høebergwas an important Danish conductor atDet kongelige Teater.
