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. Bruun began to play cello at the age of just 6, and in 1917 studied music in

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. He was also involved in the practical music scene: in 1925 as co-founder of Student Musikforeningen where he directed a couple of years, 1926-1927 as conductor of the Student Sangforeningen and later, 1930-1931 as conductor of the Academic Orchestra. In addition, he worked as a music critic and assistant to Music History Museum. In 1927 he had, however, been employed by DR, Denmark's national broadcasting station as the program secretary, and thus began a 30-year association with a medium where his abilities as a music facilitator came to full expression through numerous lectures and broadcasts. In 1949, he was deputy head of its music department and he worked a dozen years as a music consultant. In 1969 published his principal ''Danish music history'' but he had previously written other musical works. Notably ''The Life and Works'' (1928),''Three Composers'' (about Haydn, Kuhlau, Carl Nielsen - 1932), ''Basic Concepts of Music'' (1942), ''Music Dictionary'' (1943), ''Chamber music from Haydn to the young Beethoven'' (1960) and ''Chamber Music from Beethoven to Schubert'' (1962) in addition to numerous articles in magazines and newspapers. As a composer, his work was limited to a number of choir and romantic pieces as well as some analysis of chamber music from the 18th century.

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*''This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia.'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruun, Kai Danish classical composers Danish cellists Danish male composers Danish music critics Danish writers about music 1899 births 1971 deaths Royal Danish Academy of Music alumni 20th-century Danish composers 20th-century Danish male musicians