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A. P. Berggreen

Andreas Peter Berggreen (March 2, 1801 – November 8, 1880) was a Danish composer, organist, and pedagogue.

Berggreen was born and died in Copenhagen. As a child Peter began composing songs and melodies for the flute. He initially studied law before pursuing a career in music, studying under Christopher Ernst Friedrich Weyse. In addition to Weyse, Berggreen was also heavily influenced by the German musician Johann Abraham Peter Schulz.

Berggreen was the organist at Trinitatis Church in Copenhagen from 1838 and taught singing at Metropolitanskolen from 1843. In 1859 he was appointed a song inspector by the Danish government.

Apart from several pieces of incidental music, a cantata, solo piano works, and songs, he published the folk song collections Melodier til Salmebog (1853) and Folk Sange og Melodier (1842–71). The latter comprises eleven large volumes, and includes folk songs in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, German, English, French and Italian. Volume 8 (1868) features Slavic folk music in four sections: Russian; Polish; Bohemian and Moravian; and Sorbian.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 2, 1801 (Copenhagen), Died November 8, 1880 (Copenhagen)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-22744 10-in. 4/15/1919 Den blide tanke August Werner Male vocal solo, with cello and organ composer  
Columbia 45809 10-in. ca. 1915 Lyksalig hver själ, som har fred Enrico Palmetto Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Gramophone BE1724 10-in. 6/20/1929 Julen har englelyd Johan Hye-Knudsen ; Kongelige Kapel (Denmark) Instrumental ensemble, with bells composer  
Gramophone BE1727 10-in. 6/20/1929 Vaer velkommen Herrens aar Johan Hye-Knudsen ; Kongelige Kapel (Denmark) Instrumental ensemble, with bells composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Berggreen, A. P.," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105984.

Berggreen, A. P.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105984.

"Berggreen, A. P.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105984

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