Carsten Carlsen

Carsten Carlsen (5 June 1892 – 28 August 1961) was a Norwegian pianist and composer.[1]

Carsten Carlsen
Born(1892-06-05)5 June 1892
Kristiania, Norway
Died28 August 1961(1961-08-28) (aged 69)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationPianist and composer
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1917)

Biography

Carsten Marensius Carlsen was born in Oslo, Norway. His parents were Anton Carlsen (1862–1943) and Louise Larsen (1876–1957). In 1917, he married singer and actress Lalla Carlsen.[2]

He was educated at the Oslo Conservatory of Music from 1909-13 where he studied with Gustav Fredrik Lange (1861-1939) and Per Winge (1858-1935). He was awarded a state composer scholarship to study in Paris from 1921-23. He was appointed kapellmeister at the Chat Noir from 1914 to 1938. He worked at the National Theatre of Norway from 1938 to 1941 followed by the Carl Johan-teatret from 1941–45.[3] [4] [5] [6]

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gollark: I wouldn't really want to do that in general, since there is IIRC a limit to how many things you can do that with because of the limit on return values.
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References
  1. Andersen, Rune J. "Carsten M. Carlsen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. Svend Erik Løken Larsen. "Lalla Carlsen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  3. Nils Grinde. "Gustav Lange". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  4. Nils Grinde. "Per Winge". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  5. Elisabeth Leinslie. "Carl Johan Teatret". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  6. Larsen, Svend Løken. "Lalla Carlsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 October 2013.


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