Benna Moe
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Benna Olufine Charlotte Moe (1897-12-15 - 1983-12-27) was a Danish
composer
and musician.
She was an organ soloist, but also a pianist and singer. She composed music for orchestra, chamber music and organ music. Most known among her works is the ballet Hybris, première in Copenhagen 1930. Her compositions, Hymn of Praise (4th movement of Alpine Suite), Shepherds’ Flutes (2nd movement of Alpine Suite) and Cantilena have been used at royal weddings.
Her last major performance was in Sweden
, when she was 84 years old.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and musician.
She was an organ soloist, but also a pianist and singer. She composed music for orchestra, chamber music and organ music. Most known among her works is the ballet Hybris, première in Copenhagen 1930. Her compositions, Hymn of Praise (4th movement of Alpine Suite), Shepherds’ Flutes (2nd movement of Alpine Suite) and Cantilena have been used at royal weddings.
Her last major performance was in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, when she was 84 years old.
External links
- (Danish) Biography at kfinfo.dk