Ebbe Hamerik (5 September 1898 – 12 August 1951) was a Danish composer. Born in

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the region of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of less tha ...

, he was the son of composer

Asger Hamerik Asger Hamerik (Hammerich) (April 8, 1843 – July 13, 1923) was a Danish composer of the late romantic period. Aged 80 at time of death. Life and career Born in Frederiksberg (near Copenhagen), he studied music with J.P.E. Hartmann and Niels G ...

. He died at the age of 52 in

Kattegat The Kattegat (; ; ) is a sea area bounded by the peninsula of Jutland in the west, the Danish straits islands of Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the south and the Swedish provinces of Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Scania in Swede ...

when his sailboat sank and he drowned. Notable operas include ''Stepan'' (1922), ''Leonardo da Vinci: 4 Scener af hans Liv'' (1930), ''Marie Grubbe'', inspired by the life of

Marie Grubbe Fru Marie Grubbe (1643–1718) was a member of the Danish nobility who drew a lot of attention by her many extramarital affairs. She has been the inspiration for books, plays and operas. Biography Daughter of the statesman and nobleman Erik Gr ...

, (1940), ''Rejsekammeraten'' (eventyropera 1943) and ''Drømmerne'' (1949). In 1939, he participated as a volunteer on the Finnish side in the

Winter War The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peac ...

, a war between the Soviet Union and Finland.

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*Niels Schiørring: ''Musikkens historie i Danmark'' (1978) *Eva Hvidt, ''Ebbe Hamerik'', Multivers, 140 pages (2024) 1898 births 1951 deaths Danish male composers Musicians from Frederiksberg Deaths by drowning Deaths due to shipwreck 20th-century Danish composers 20th-century Danish male musicians Volunteers in the Winter War Danish expatriates in Finland {{Denmark-composer-stub

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