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Rued Langgaard (1893-1952)
Extensive presentation of the Danish composer through text, illustrations, and music samples, and featuring a list of compositions, bibliography, and discography.

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Website, Digital Music Service
Per Nørgård
A multimedia introduction to the composer (b. 1932) and his music featuring a biography and introductions to 17 important works, including music samples. The website has not been updated recently.

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Website
The Carl Nielsen Society The society is a non-profit organisation founded in 1991. The website comprises a CN biography, list of works, discography, a calender of events, etc. The activities of the society include awarding a yearly prize to musicians or researchers who have particularly furthered the cause of Nielsen.
Danish name: Carl Nielsen Selskabet

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Website
Composer & Songwriter Database Provides personal data and CV's of members of the three Danish music author associations (classical and popular composers and songwriters including lyricists). The website facilitates searches based on name, work area, and genre, etc. (Website in Danish only).
Danish name: Komponist- & sangskriverdatabasen

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Website
Hans Christian Andersen Music
The Hans Christian Andersen database of music provides data about several hundred pieces of music that are inspired by the Danish writer. Search by composer, lyricist or title. Maintained by The Hans Christian Andersen Museum (Odense City Museums).
Danish name: H.C. Andersen Musik

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Website
Intuitive Music Homepage A site about improvised, intuitive music, experimental music notations and related topics, webmastered by Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen.

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Website
The Carl Nielsen Edition
The edition was initiated by the Ministry of Culture in 1994 and will result, in 2009, in the first complete practical/scholarly edition of the works of Carl Nielsen. The project is housed by the Music Department of the Danish Royal Library.
Danish name: Carl Nielsen Udgaven

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Website
Carl Nielsen Museum
Located near the concert hall in Odense, the museum is organized as a chronological overview of Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) and his wife Anne-Marie Carl Nielsen's life and work.
Danish name: Carl Nielsen Museet

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