Martin Andreas Udbye
Martin Andreas Udbye (June 18, 1820 – January 10, 1889) was a Norwegian composer and organist. [1]
Biography
[edit]Largely self-taught, he produced an impressive output of diverse and complex works, including the first Norwegian opera, Fredkulla.
His other stage works include three operettas: Hr. Perrichons reise (1861), Hjemve (1864), and Junkeren og flubergrosen (1867). He also composed several choruses, three string quartets (1851–5), an orchestral sketch entitled Lumpasivagabundus (1861), a fantasy on Scandinavian melodies for violin and orchestra (1866), 20 piano trios, and 100 organ preludes among other works.
References
[edit]- ^ Martin Udbye Store norske leksikon
- ^ "Martin Udbye". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
Other sources
[edit]- Kari Michelsen. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, edited by Stanley Sadie (1992). ISBN 0-333-73432-7 and ISBN 1-56159-228-5
External links
[edit]- Works by or about Martin Andreas Udbye at the Internet Archive
- Free scores by Martin Andreas Udbye at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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