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Johann Christian Gebauer (6 August 1808 – 24 January 1884) was a Danish composer, organist and music theorist.


Background

Gebauer was born in
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, Denmark. His father was the painter, Christian David Gebauer (1777–1831). He lived with his paternal grandmother during his childhood in
Christiansfeld Christiansfeld, with a population of 2,979 (1 January 2024), is a town in Kolding Municipality in Southern Jutland in Region of Southern Denmark. The town was founded in 1773 by the Moravian Church and named after the Danish king Christian VII ...
where he received a strict and religious upbringing. Gebauer showed promise as a musician early on. He received his first formal training in music from German-born composer
Friedrich Kuhlau Friedrich Daniel Rudolf Kuhlau (German; Danish sometimes ''Frederick Kulav'') (11 September 1786 – 12 March 1832) was a Danish pianist and composer during the late Classical and early Romantic periods. He was a central figure of the Danis ...
. Later Royal Court composer
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse Christoph(er) Ernst Friedrich Weyse (5 March 1774 – 8 October 1842) was a Danish composer during the Danish Golden Age. Biography Weyse was born at Altona in Holstein, which was in a personal union with Denmark. He gained much interest in ...
and still later composer Peter Casper Krossing taught Gebauer music, although Kuhlau remained the most influential. Erik Abrahamsen:


Music career

Gebauer took on teaching music after completing his formal training. In 1842, he became editor of "Sangfuglen", a compilation of the compositions of budding Danish composers. He was employed at the
Royal Danish Academy of Music The Royal Danish Academy of Music, or Royal Danish Conservatory of Music (), in Copenhagen is the oldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest, with approximately 400 students. It was established in 186 ...
as a teacher in harmony from 1866-1883. In 1870, his collected songs were published and he received the title of professor in 1876. In 1846, he was given the job of the organist at St. Peter's Church, Copenhagen. From 1859, he held the position of organist at
Church of the Holy Ghost, Copenhagen The Church of the Holy Spirit ( Danish: Helligåndskirken) in Copenhagen, Denmark, is one of the city's oldest churches. History Background The first abbey in Copenhagen was a Franciscan monastery founded in 1238, just 12 years after the death o ...
, a job he held until his death.


Personal life

In 1844, he married Anna Kirstine Jensine Langgaard (1818-1876). He died at
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in 1884 and was buried at
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.


See also

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References

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