Gustav Carl Helsted (30 January 1857 - 1 March 1924) was a

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organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists. In addition, an organist may accompany congregational ...

and composer. Helsted was the son of composer

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, brother of painter Viggo Helsted, and nephew of composer

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. He was a student of Gottfred Matthison-Hansen. Helsted was the first organist of the Jesus Church in

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. He was paid 600 Danish crowns a year for the position. He was also the music director of the Danish Musical Society.

Notable works

* Overture in C minor (piano four hands 1875) * Scherzo in C# minor (for 2 pianos/eight hands 1880) * String quartet in B minor (1881) * op. 1 Erotiske Sangtekster (voice and piano, 1883) * op. 2 Symphony no. 1 in D minor (1883) * op. 3 String quartet no. 1 in D minor (1884) * Romance in G major (violin and piano 1884) * Romance in A major (violin and piano 1885) * op. 4 En Kærlighedshistorie (piano 1886) * op. 5 Paa Fodtur en Sommerdag (suite for

orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

1885) * op. 6 piano trio in E minor (1886) * op. 7 Six songs (1886) * op. 8 Violin concerto in C major (1887) * op. 9 En Bryllupsfest (orchestral suite 1887) * op. 10 Suite no. 2 in A major (orchestra 1887) * op. 11 Romance for violin and orchestra in G major (1888) * op. 12 Fem sange (1889) * op. 13 Sonata in A major (violin and piano 1889) * op. 14 Fem Fantasistykker (piano 1889) * op. 15 Gurresange (soloists, chorus and orchestra 1889) * op. 16 Fantasy sonata in E minor (organ, 1890) * Sørgemarch in C minor - In memoriam

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(orchestra 1891) * op. 17 Trio in C major (violin,

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and

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1891) * op. 18 Decet in D major (

wind quintet A wind quintet, also known as a woodwind quintet, is a group of five wind players (most commonly flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn and bassoon). Unlike the string quartet (of 4 string instruments) with its homogeneous blend of sound color, the ...

, string quartet and

contrabass Contrabass (from it, contrabbasso) refers to several musical instruments of very low pitch—generally one octave below bass register instruments. While the term most commonly refers to the double bass (which is the bass instrument in the orchest ...

, 1891) * op. 19 String quartet no. 2 in C minor (1891) * op. 20 Sonata no. 2 in G major (violin and piano 1892) * op. 21 String quintet in E major (1895) * op. 22 Symphony no. 2 in E major (1886) * op. 23 Sange af J.P. Jacobsen (1896) * op. 24 String quartet no. 3 in F major (1898) * op. 25 Abels Død (Abel's Death) (voices, choir and orchestra 1895/1912) * op. 26 String sextet in E major (1892/1907) * Præludium in A major (organ 1900) * op. 27 Violin concerto no. 2 in B minor (1900/1909) * op. 28 Dansemusik (female choir and firhændig piano 1905) * op. 29 Organ sonata in D major (1906) * op. 30 Vort land (voices, choir and orchestra 1907) * op. 31 Stormklokken (opera 1900/1911) * Romance in G major (cello and piano 1907) * 24 songs (1899–1907) * Romance in F major (violin and piano 1909) * Præludium in G major (organ 1915) * Suite for String Orchestra (1919) * Gud Helligaand! opfyld - (choir 1920) * Sne (Snow) (choir and orchestra 1921) * op. 32 Sommer in Gurre (

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) * op. 33 String quartet in F minor (1922) * op. 35 Cello concerto in C major * Marche funèbre (organ, for the funeral of P. S. Kröyers)

References

*''This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia.''

Cited works

External links

* Danish composers Male composers 1857 births 1924 deaths {{Denmark-composer-stub