Roger Henrichsen
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Roger Henrichsen was a Danish
composer
and pianist
. He was the brother of Edgar Henrichsen
, and was a student of Louis Glass
. His son was the jazz
pianist Børge Roger-Henrichsen.
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 pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
. He was the brother of Edgar Henrichsen
Edgar Henrichsen
Edgar Henrichsen was a Danish composer and organist. He was the brother of Roger Henrichsen, and was a student of Gustav Helsted and Alexandre Guilmant.-References:...
, and was a student of Louis Glass
Louis Glass
Louis Glass was a Danish composer.Glass, born in Copenhagen, was almost an exact contemporary of Carl Nielsen and like Nielsen was a student of Niels Gade. However, Glass also studied at the Brussels Conservatory where he became enamored of the music of César Franck and Anton Bruckner, both of...
. His son was the jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
pianist Børge Roger-Henrichsen.