August Enna (13 May 1859 – 3 August 1939) was a Danish composer, known mainly for his operas.
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Enna was born in Nakskov, Lolland, Denmark, but his ethnic origins lay in Sicily. His first major success as a composer was The Witch (1892), which was followed by several popular operas, songs, two symphonies[1] (in D minor and E major), and a violin concerto.[2] Strongly influenced by Wagner's music, he was himself an influence on Danish composers, such as Carl Nielsen.
August Enna also wrote piano music.
Selected works
edit- Kleopatra - opera in Danish, 1895
- Den lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne - one-act opera in Danish
- Hans Christian Andersen Festouverture
References
edit- ^ International who's who in music and musical gazetteer at Google Books, p. 175
- ^ "Recording of Enna Violin Concerto in D". Danacord Records. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
External links
edit- Free scores by August Enna at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Heksen: opera i fire akten, 1891 publication, digitized by BYU on archive.org