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First name: Johann P.E.
Last name: Hartmann
Dates: 1805-1900
Category: Quartet
Nationality: danish
Opus name: Piano Quartet in F Major, Opus 2 (1823)
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Peculiarities: See: http://www.earsense.org/chamberbase/works/?newquery=1&nolq=1&composerKey=1332
Information: Hartmann was one of Denmark’s leading national romantic composers. Especially for a decade from the mid-1840s he captured a special Danish quality in his music without its thereby becoming pastiche or pure folklore. Among the works deriving from these years are the Hans Christian Andersen opera Liden Kirsten (Little Kirsten) and the music for Bournonville’s ballet Et folkesagn (A Folktale). Hartmann came to occupy a series of important positions in Danish musical life: he was the organist at the Cathedral Church of Our Lady, the co-founder of the Music Society and a professor at Copenhagen University. Hartmann composed for all genres, from opera and ballet to hymns, including the melodies to some of those by Grundtvig. During his lifetime, Hartmann achieved the status of national hero, and his music had a great influence on later Scandinavian composers such as Grieg and Carl Nielsen.