Harald Balslev cand.theol. (1867–1952) was a Danish writer,

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and teacher. Much of his musical output is

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in nature. Some of his work was classified as of the folkehøjskole type. His work also included examples of poetry in music.

Life

He was 7 May 1867. He graduated from university in 1892. Alongside his musical work, he was also a high school teacher at respectively, the Rødkilde High School, the Central Institute for Gymnastics in Stockholm, and the Vrå High School. From 1900 to 1930 he was co-principal at Ubberup College. He died 7 December 1952.

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Danish composers Danish male composers Danish male writers 1867 births 1952 deaths {{Denmark-composer-stub