Finn Høffding
Niels Finn Høffding was a Danish composer. Høffding 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.
In addition to composing, Høffding also wrote several theoretical treatises.Works
Note:This list is incompleteOpera
- Kejserens nye klæder
- Kilderejsen op. 15
Choral
- 4 DIAPSALMATA from Either/Or vol. I. 1977
- Karlsvognen
- Christofer Columbus
- Kantate til Det kongelinge danske Musikkonservatoriums drsfest
- Giordano Bruno
Orchestral
- Romance for Violin and String orchestra
- Concerto grosso
- Symphony No. 1 "Sinfonia impetuosa" op. 3
- Symphony No. 2 "Il canto liberato" op. 5
- Suite from Kejserens nye klæder op. 9
- Symphony No. 3 op. 12
- Overture for small orchestra
- Overture for amateur orchestra op. 18
- Concerto for oboe and string orchestra
- Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia concertante" for piano, wind quintet and string orchestra op. 25
- Evolution, Symphonic Fantasy No. 1
- Fanfare, concert piece for orchestra
- Det er ganske vist, Symphonic Fantasy No. 2
- Fire minespil, suite for orchestra
- Majfest, Fantasy on Danish folk dances
- Fantasia concertante op. 67
Chamber music
- String Quartet No. 1 op. 2
- String Quartet No. 2 op. 6
- Chamber piece for soprano, oboe and piano
- Dialoger for oboe and clarinet op. 10
- Wind Quintet op. 36
- Sonata for oboe and piano
- Familien Vind, quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon op. 53
Piano
- Syv lette klaverstykker op. 15
- Tre lettere klaverstykker op. 16
- Sonatine in C
- 7 små episoder for piano 4 hands
- 20 små episoder for piano
- Kanon for piano
- Fem klaverstykker
