Christian Cappelen (26 January 1845 – 11 May 1916) was a Norwegian organist and composer.

Biography

Cappelen was born in

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, Norway. He studied under Ludvig Mathias Lindeman and at the

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. In 1887, after 20 years as organist in Drammen ( Strømsø and

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), he became organist at Vår Frelsers kirke (

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), a position he held until his death in 1916. He gained a prominent position of the Norwegian Church music. He was also teacher at the practical-theological seminary at the

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from 1890 until 1916. Cappelen was known as a highly skilled organ player and improviser, and he gave concerts all over Norway. As a composer he is within the

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, and was influenced by

Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sym ...

and

Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

. He published some songs, piano pieces, organ works, cantatas, and more. Especially known is his melody to the hymn "Min lodd falt mig liflig", which was part of the cantata for the 25-year anniversary of (Oslo Deacon Hospital) in 1894. In the Norwegian hymn book (1986), it was called "Min Herre har kalt meg". This hymn is missing from the Norwegian hymn book of 2013, but the melody is passed on to the hymn "Mer hellighet gi meg". Cappelen also prepared for the ''Messebog for den norske Kirke'' (1891). Cappelen died in Oslo.

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