Hans Christian Lumbye

Biography

Hans Christian Lumbye (Danish pronunciation: [lɔmˈpyː]; 2 May 1810 – 20 March 1874) was a Danish composer of waltzes, polkas, mazurkas and galops, among other things.

Life and career

As a child, he studied music in Randers and Odense, and by age 14 he was playing the trumpet in a military band. In 1829, he joined the Horse Guards in Copenhagen, still continuing his music education. In 1839, he heard a Viennese orchestra play music by Johann Strauss I, after which he composed in the style of Strauss, eventually earning the nickname "The Strauss of the North×The Strauss of the North7 December 1993 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Salute to August Bournonville2:002Amelie Waltz10:013Columbine Polka Mazurka3:384The Sandman Galop Fantastique11:305Queen Louise's Waltz5:376Lily Polka: Dedicatted to the Ladies2:047The Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop3:458Salute to Our Friend2:539Final Galop from the Ballet "The Guard of Amager"3:1210Helga Polka Mazurka2:5211Pictures from a Dream9:1912Hesperus Waltz8:5813Amager Polka2:4714Final Galop from the Ballet "Napoli"4:3315Champagne Galop2:26".
From 1843 to 1872, he served as the music director and in-house composer for Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen. Such was his popularity in the Danish capital that many Danes revered him and considered Johann Strauss II as the "Lumbye of the South".

Galops

Jubel-Galop (1840(1844)
Juliane Galop (1843-1844)
Telegraph Galop (1844)
Castilianer-Galop (1847)
Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop (1847)
Capriccio Galop (1851)
Juleballet (1855)
Champagne Galop (1865)
Cirque de Loisset Galop (1862)
Bouquet-Royal Galop (1870)
Kanon Galop (1853)

March music

Marche du Nord (1856-1857)
Kronings Marsch (1860)
Nytårshilsen (1860)
Kong Frederik den Syvendes Honneur-Marsch (1861)
Kong Christian D. 9des Honneur March (1864)
Kong Carl d. XVdes Honneur March (1869)
Kong Georg den 1stes Honneur Marsch (1873)
Storfyrst Alexander Marsch

Polkas

Caroline Polka (1843)
Casino-Polka (1846)
Amager-Polka (1849)
Camilla Polka (1863)
Otto Allins Tromme-Polka (1863/1864)
Petersborgerinden

Valses

Krolls Ballklänge
Amelie-Vals
Casino Vals (1847)
Catharina Vals (1857)
Til den lille Prinds Christian Carl, Vals (1871)
Dagmar Vals (1865)
Erinnerung an Wien, Vals (1845)

Personal life

He fathered two musicians, Carl Christian (9 July 1841 - 10 August 1911) and Georg August (26 August 1843 - 1922), the latter of whom took over Lumbye's orchestra after his death. His grandson Georg Høeberg was an important Danish conductor at Det kongelige Teater.