Niels Finn Høffding was a Danish composer. Høffding was born and died in Copenhagen. He studied composition under Knud Jeppesen and Thomas Laub, and then under Joseph Marx in Vienna from 1921-22. His works first became well known in Denmark in the 1920s, particularly the piece Karlsvognen.
Awards 1
Connected to Finn 6
Therkel MathiassenAlso won Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
Karen BergAlso won Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
Else RoesdahlAlso won Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
Gitta-Maria SjöbergAlso won Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the DannebrogOle WanscherAlso won Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
Bo LidegaardAlso won Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the DannebrogAbout this person
Niels Finn Høffding was a Danish composer. Høffding was born and died in Copenhagen. He studied composition under Knud Jeppesen and Thomas Laub, and then under Joseph Marx in Vienna from 1921-22. His works first became well known in Denmark in the 1920s, particularly the piece Karlsvognen. He began to study folk music about 1930, and founded the Copenhagen School of Folk Music in 1931. From 1931 he also taught at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where he served as director after 1954. In 1956 and 1958 he was awarded the Nielsen Prize. His pupils include Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Vagn Holmboe, Bent Lorentzen, and Leif Thybo. See: List of music students by teacher: G to J#Finn Høffding.
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.