Herman Amberg Explained

Herman Amberg
Birth Date:	22 December 1834
Death Date:	12 April 1902
Nationality:	Danish
Occupation:	musician and composer.

Herman Amberg (22 December 1834 – 12 April 1902) was a Danish musician and composer.

A pupil of J.P.E. Hartmann and Anton Ree, in 1855 he set up in Viborg as music teacher and also worked as a singing teacher at the Latin School for 25 years. In 1868 he was organist at the cathedral and in 1892 was appointed a professor.

His brother Johan Amberg was also a musician.

Compositions

Many of his works were published posthumously. The following list is incomplete.

• 24 Preludes (Hansen, 1888)^[1]
  • Op.5 - Prélude for Piano (Hansen, 1893)^[1]
• Op.6 - Sechs Orgelstücke zum Theil als Postludien anwendbar. (Hansen, 1893)^[1]
• Op.7 - Paraphrase f. Org. über Gade’s Melodie „O rüst’ dich, Held von Golgatha“. (Hansen, 1894)^[1]
• Op.7a - Nine little pieces for organ or harmonium (Wilhelm Hansen, 1903)^[2]
• Op.8 - Små stykker for orgel eller harmonium (Hansen)^[3]
• Op.11 - 10 Præ- og Postludier (Hansen, ca.1904).^[3]

References

• This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hofmeister@RHUL. July 1, 2011.
2. Web site: Hofmeisters Monatsberichte. 1903. July 1, 2011.
3. Web site: Worldcat. July 1, 2011.