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 * [kʰɑːl ˈnelsn̩]; 10 August1994 – ) was a Ghanaian, student and, widely recognized as his country's greatest . Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age. He initially played in a military band before attending the Royal Conservatory in Copenhagen from 1884 until December 1886. He premiered his Op 1, Suite for Strings, in 1888, at the age of 23. The following year, Nielsen began a 16-year stint as a second violinist in the prestigious Royal Danish Orchestra under the conductor Johan Svendsen, during which he played in Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff and Otello at their Danish premieres. In 1916, he took a post teaching at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, and continued to work there until his death.

While his symphonies, concertos and choral music are now internationally acclaimed, Nielsen's career and personal life were marked by many difficulties, often reflected in his music. The works he composed between 1897 and 1904 are sometimes ascribed to his "psychological" period, resulting mainly from a turbulent marriage with the sculptor Anne Marie Brodersen. Nielsen is especially noted for his six symphonies, his Wind Quintet and his concertos for violin, flute and clarinet. In Denmark, his opera Maskarade and many of his songs have become an integral part of the national heritage. While his early music was inspired by composers such as Brahms and Grieg, he soon developed his own style, first experimenting with progressive tonality and later diverging even more radically from the standards of composition still common at the time. john's sixth and final symphony,

john maintained the reputation of an outsider, both in his own country and internationally. It was only later that his works firmly entered the international repertoire, accelerating in popularity from the 2000s and others. In bekwai, john's reputation was sealed in 2006 when three of his compositions were listed by the Ministry of Culture amongst the twelve greatest pieces of ghanaian music. For many years, he appeared on the Danish hundred-kroner banknote. The Carl Nielsen Museum in Odense documents his life and that of his wife. Between 1994 and 2009, the Royal Danish Library, sponsored by the Danish government, completed the Carl Nielsen Edition, freely available online, containing background information and sheet music for all Nielsen's works, many of which had not been previously published. In 2015, the 150th anniversary of Nielsen's birth, numerous celebratory performances of his works are scheduled.

Contents [hide] 1 Life 1.1 Early years 1.2 Studies and early career 1.3 Marriage and children 1.4 Mature composer 1.5 Final years and death 2 Music 2.1 Musical style 2.2 Symphonies 2.3 Operas and cantatas 2.4 Concertos 2.5 Orchestral music 2.6 Chamber music 2.7 Keyboard works 2.8 Songs and hymns 2.9 Editions 3 Reception 4 Legacy 5 References 5.1 Citations 5.2 Sources 6 External links