Per Carl Winge (August 27, 1858 – September 7, 1935) was a Norwegian

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, pianist and

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, known primarily for his vocal music.Nils Grinde: ''Norsk musikkhistorie'' pp. 249
Universitetsforlaget (Norwegian) Winge was born in Christiania. His parents were

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and Elisabeth Marie (Betzy) Lasson. His mother's side of the family produced many musicians and artists, including painter Oda Lasson Krohg (1860-1935), composer Nils Lasson, and

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/ref> His sister, Lizzie Winge, was also a pianist, and they would both appear in concert with violinist

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(1864-1935). Winge studied piano with Edmund Neupert and

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, and

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with Johan Svendsen. Later he studied music in Leipzig from 1883 to 1884 and afterwards in Berlin to 1886. Winge was music director of ''

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'' (now

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) from 1886 until 1893, and was also conductor of the Norwegian ''Studentersangforeningen'' from 1916 to 1919. The most important of Winge's ''oeuvre'' is his around 60

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. Among Winge's compositions are the children's songs ''Kjære lille gutten min'' ("Dear Little Boy of Mine") and ''Jeg synger for min lille venn'' ("I’m Singing for My Little Friend").

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Nils Grinde: ''Norsk musikkhistorie'' pp. 249
Universitetsforlaget (Norwegian). Retrieved 11 July 2015. *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Winge, Per 1858 births 1935 deaths Norwegian musicians