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Henning Christiansen

Person · male · Kingdom of Denmark · Copenhagen · born 1932 · died 2008 · recording since 1977

Danish composer (1932–2008)

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Also known as ヘニング・クリスチャンセン

Debut: 1977
Recording span: 31 years
Release groups: 23
Awards: 1
Timeline events: 25
Wiki language versions: 10

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Timeline

25 events▣ Album 21◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1† Death 1

1930s
1. 28 May 1932 · Birth
  Born 1932-05-28
  source: wikidata
1970s
1. 1977 · Debut release
  Debut release: Satie i høj sø
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1977 · Album
  Album: Satie i høj sø
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1 September 1979 · Album
  Album: Schottische Symphonie / Requiem of Art
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1980s
1. 1982 · Album
  Album: Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1982 · Album
  Album: Konstruktioner
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1984 · Album
  Album: Fluxyl: Musik essayistik
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1988 · Album
  Album: Abschiedssymphonie
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. 1991 · Album
  Album: "Verena" Vogelzymphon / "Schafe statt Geigen"
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1993 · Album
  Album: Kreuzmusik
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 2001 · Album
  Album: Stonesong
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2005 · Award
  Won: Eckersberg Medal
  source: wikidata
3. 10 December 2008 · Death
  Died 2008
  source: wikidata
2010s
1. 2 October 2017 · Album
  Album: Op.192 Umwälzung
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2018 · Album
  Album: PPHC
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 6 May 2018 · Album
  Album: Den røde skov
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 6 May 2018 · Album
  Album: The Executioner
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 22 February 2020 · Album
  Album: Peter Der Große / Gudbrandsdal
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 3 October 2025 · Album
  Album: Op. 171d Wuh Wat Winde Weht – I Den Gule Have
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 3 October 2025 · Album
  Album: Op. 160c Gingko Biloba Fliegtdurch die Raume
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 3 October 2025 · Album
  Album: Op. 171c Il Giardino della Montagna Gialla
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 3 October 2025 · Album
  Album: Op. 203 Mediterranean Music‐Water
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 6 March 2026 · Album
  Album: Kanarienvogel European Zen
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 6 March 2026 · Album
  Album: L’amitié n’a pas de langue
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 6 March 2026 · Album
  Album: Aboriginal Klopfen
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography310 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370795819

Biography

Henning Christiansen (28 May 1932 in Copenhagen – 10 December 2008) was a Danish composer and an active member of the Fluxus-movement. He worked with artists such as Joseph Beuys, Nam June Paik, Bazon Brock and Wolf Vostell as well as with his wife Ursula Reuter Christiansen. Other collaborators include Bjørn Nørgaard, Carlo Quartucci, Carla Tato, Ernst Kretzer, Ben Patterson, David Moss, Ute Wassermann, Andreas Oldörp, Christophe Charles, Bernd Jasper, Henrik Kiel, Vilem Wagner, Vladimir Tarasov, Niko Tenten, and many others.
His overall goal was to work collaboratively and to trespass conventional boundaries. He resented the idea of an isolated artistic genius and his entire production can be seen as a subsequent and vibrant example of praxis in a constant flux. He believed in the need to trespass conventional boundaries between artistic disciplines. This is visible from his engagement in Fluxus, over numerous collaborative performances to his position as a professor at the Art Academy in Hamburg (Hochschule für Bildende Künste – HfBK).
Christiansen lived almost 40 years on the Danish Island Møn. He presented a retrospective exhibition in Copenhagen and participated in the music festival Wundergrund shortly before his death.
The word "minimal" was perhaps first used in relation to music in 1968 by Michael Nyman, who "deduced a recipe for the successful 'minimal-music' happening from the entertainment presented by Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik at the ICA", which included a performance of Springen by Henning Christiansen and a number of unidentified performance-art pieces.

Works (selected)

Sonate Op. 13 (1962)
Perspective Constructions (1965)
Beckett-sange Op. 14 (1963)
Den arkadiske op.32 (1966)
fluxorum organum Op.39 (1967)
Hulemåned Op. 143 (1981)
Betrayal Op. 144 (1981)
Sulemåned Op. 145 (1981)
Kong Frost Op. 147 (1982)
Maskemåned Op. 148 (1982)
Kameliadamens kærlighed og død Op. 152 (1983)
Symphony Natura Op.170 (1985)
Abschiedssymphonie Op.177 (1988)
Kreuzmusik (1989)
Verena Vogelzymphon (1991)
Dust Out of Brain (1995)

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	10	58.3th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	23	88.2th
Studio albums	21	96.7th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	25	95.6th
Recording span (years)	31	68.2th
Genres	0	0th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (23 release groups · 21 studio albums)

Albums · 21

Satie i høj sø
1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks
A17 sange til Anna (Brøndum Ancker), op. 89: Annas sidste mælkestand
A27 sange til Anna (Brøndum Ancker), op. 89: Anna spiller kroket
A37 sange til Anna (Brøndum Ancker), op. 89: Belæring til Anna
A47 sange til Anna (Brøndum Ancker), op. 89: Anna
A57 sange til Anna (Brøndum Ancker), op. 89: Gensyn med Anna
A67 sange til Anna (Brøndum Ancker), op. 89: Kære Anna
A77 sange til Anna (Brøndum Ancker), op. 89: Lodsen fra Vinga
A8Trio om tiden der gik, op. 91: Gengangeren
A9Trio om tiden der gik, op. 91: Gangerpilt
A10Trio om tiden der gik, op. 91: Der var engang
B1Det er forår, op. 56: Allegretto
B2Det er forår, op. 56: Andante
B3Den muntre fremtid, op. 107: Allegretto
B4Den muntre fremtid, op. 107: Adagio cantabile
B5Satie auf hoher See, op. 52: Bei Satie im Kräutergarten mit Vögeln
B6Satie auf hoher See, op. 52: Auf dem Fahrrat Saties
B7Satie auf hoher See, op. 52: Ich und Satie gingen durch ein Hochhaus, als wir eine Maus sahen
B8Satie auf hoher See, op. 52: Satie und Gertrud gingen im Garten spazieren. Sie gab ihm eine Rose und bekam eine Birne
B9Satie auf hoher See, op. 52: Satie ist im Zoo, erheilt ein Känguruh in der Hand
B10Satie auf hoher See, op. 52: Satie hört das Meer rauschen und singt seine Melodie
Schottische Symphonie / Requiem of Art
1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 1:19:22
Disc 12 tracks · 42:35
ASchottische Symphonie (aus “Celtic”)24:07
BSchottische Symphonie (aus “Celtic”)18:28
Disc 22 tracks · 36:47
CRequiem of Art, op. 50 (aus “Celtic”) (Fluxorum Organum II)23:47
DRequiem of Art, op. 50 (aus “Celtic”) (Fluxorum Organum II)13:00
Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136
1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 34:22
A1Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136: Gennem Kirkeby’s port2:27
A2Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136: Promenade på “Karl Johan”3:14
A3Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136: Kirkeby’s damesang2:54
A4Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136: Venerisk kvinde2:09
A5Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136: Kirkeby’s rum3:20
A6Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136: Jagt på kritikeren2:24
B1Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136: Kirkeby og verdens undergang3:22
B2Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136: Livets dans1:55
B3Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136: Kirkeby’s stakit3:41
B4Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136: “Jeg maler ikke det jeg ser, men det jeg så”3:19
B5Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136: “Jeg er maleriets fange”3:12
B6Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136: “Hans indtil det afskrækkende portræt af en sortklædt dame”2:25
Konstruktioner
1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 52:29
A1Perceptive Constructions, op. 28: I. Space and Object4:43
A2Perceptive Constructions, op. 28: II. Next Point4:13
A3Perceptive Constructions, op. 28: III. On the Line4:09
A4Perceptive Constructions, op. 28: IV. Point‐Blank4:18
A5Den Rokadiske, op. 3410:20
B1Und ein Engel ging vorbei, op. 38: I. Andante8:19
B2Und ein Engel ging vorbei, op. 38: II. Allegretto6:01
B3Den Arkadiske, op. 3210:26
Fluxyl: Musik essayistik
1984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks · 40:20
AKong Frost19:40
BMaskemåned20:40
Abschiedssymphonie
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks · 45:20
AAbschiedssymphonie, op. 17724:57
BAbschiedssymphonie, op. 17720:23
"Verena" Vogelzymphon / "Schafe statt Geigen"
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks · 45:00
1"Verena" Vogelzymphon, HC op. 19422:30
2"Schafe statt Geigen", HC op. 18622:30
Kreuzmusik
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks
AKreuzmusik FLUXID BEHANDLUNG op.189 (1989)
BKlopfen‐knocking‐banken op.20 (1964–92)
Stonesong
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 1 track · 59:40
1Stonesong59:40
Op.192 Umwälzung
2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks · 2:01:20
Disc 11 tracks · 1:00:52
1Op.192 Umwälzung – Fluxorum Organum 1990 Eurasienstab ist Immernoch Angelpunkt1:00:52
Disc 21 tracks · 1:00:28
1Op.192 Grundband Umwälzung – Fluxorum Organum 1990 Eurasienstab ist Immernoch Angelpunkt1:00:28
PPHC
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 4:33:34
Disc 12 tracks · 34:49
AZiegenmarkt17:13
BIm Bauch des Wolfs, op. 16517:36
Disc 22 tracks · 31:41
CNYHAVNSTRUT — haffenbrei — Stew‐Music, op.18218:10
DSAGRA DE SIGNORE DELLA NAVE, op.18313:31
Disc 32 tracks · 1:07:49
EI went to my VOICE NOICE CHOICE, op. 20633:24
FFANEJORD FYRVÆRKERIMUSIIK VIKINGMUSIK, op. 21834:25
Disc 42 tracks · 49:57
GSinging Sade19:47
H6 Opinions, op. 20930:10
Disc 52 tracks · 1:29:18
IGLÜCKS‐SPIRALE42:22
JPrometheus den forudseende, op. 18746:56
Den røde skov
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
A1Introduction
A2Fanefjord
A3The Mirror
A4The Red Forest
A5The Red Door
A6The Cliff
A7The Blue Room
A8Landscape With Wolves Bed
B1Wolf Song
B2Durand’s Flute
B3The End (Glass Music)
The Executioner
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1The Walnut Tree Waves In The Wind
A2Woman, You Are Pregnant (Woman One)
A3The Eternal Soldier - Help Him!
A4Field Recording
A5In The Spring Night, Hoarfrost Falls
A6Child’s Play
B1The Marble Picture
B2Addamaria
B3Compiege Soldier
B4Confessions Of A Hallow
B5The Execution
B6The Next Moment In History Belongs To Us
Peter Der Große / Gudbrandsdal
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:04:57
1Peter der Große · 1. Umwälzung6:21
2Peter der Große · 2. Das höfische Russland5:05
3Peter der Große · 3. Narrenmusik5:05
4Peter der Große · 4. Grausamkeit und Schrecken5:50
5Peter der Große · 5. Das alte Russland4:33
6Peter der Große · 6. Kriegszug7:20
7Gudbrandsdal · 1. Der Wind zieht durch das Tal3:47
8Gudbrandsdal · 2. Der Tod ist hinter mir4:42
9Gudbrandsdal · 3. Tanz der Toten über die Gräbern3:02
10Gudbrandsdal · 4. Tiefland unter der Erde2:12
11Gudbrandsdal · 5. Die getötete Brant4:32
12Gudbrandsdal · 6. Der ewige Totentanz5:03
13Gudbrandsdal · 7. Heimkehr zum Elend3:07
14Gudbrandsdal · 8. Die schöne Vergangenheit der seltsamen Frau4:18
Op. 171d Wuh Wat Winde Weht – I Den Gule Have
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks · 22:58
1Op. 171d Wuh Wat Winde Weht – I Den Gule Have21:22
2Op. 171d Wuh Wat Winde Weht – I Den Gule Have (excerpt)1:36
Op. 160c Gingko Biloba Fliegtdurch die Raume
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks · 39:17
1Op. 160c Gingko Biloba Fliegtdurch die Raume31:17
2Op. 160c Gingko Biloba Fliegtdurch die Raume (excerpt)8:00
Op. 171c Il Giardino della Montagna Gialla
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks · 18:00
1Op. 171c Il Giardino della Montagna Gialla12:16
2Op. 171c Il Giardino della Montagna Gialla (excerpt)5:44
Op. 203 Mediterranean Music‐Water
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks · 39:47
1Op. 203 Mediterranean Music‐Water19:41
2Op. 203 Mediterranean Music‐Water20:06
Kanarienvogel European Zen
2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks · 38:04
1Kanarienvogel European Zen30:52
2Kanarienvogel European Zen (excerpt)7:12
L’amitié n’a pas de langue
2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks · 26:04
1L’amitié n’a pas de langue24:04
2L’amitié n’a pas de langue (excerpt)2:00
Aboriginal Klopfen
2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks · 49:09
1Aboriginal Klopfen45:27
2Aboriginal Klopfen (excerpt)3:42

Single · 2

Single release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	2025	Kartoffel‐OperaSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:42 AKartoffel‐Opera4:42		19 September 2025
	2025	Op. 16 Dialectical EvolutionSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 10:38 1Op. 16 Dialectical Evolution10:38		3 October 2025

Stats & PK

Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Henning Christiansen head-to-head →

Henning Christiansen metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	10	58.3th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	23	88.2th
Studio albums	21	96.7th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	25	95.6th
Recording span (years)	31	68.2th
Genres	0	0th

Awards & honours

Awards and honours, by year
Year	Award	Category	Result
2005	Eckersberg Medal		won

Where this record comes from

aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c7bdd07e-a0fd-4608-95e8-c2af71d8ce0f
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c7bdd07e-a0fd-4608-95e8-c2af71d8ce0f
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206647
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henning_Christiansen
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henning_Christiansen

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Timeline

1930s

Born 1932-05-28

1970s

Debut release: Satie i høj sø

Album: Satie i høj sø

Album: Schottische Symphonie / Requiem of Art

1980s

Album: Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, op. 136

Album: Konstruktioner

Album: Fluxyl: Musik essayistik

Album: Abschiedssymphonie

1990s

Album: "Verena" Vogelzymphon / "Schafe statt Geigen"

Album: Kreuzmusik

2000s

Album: Stonesong

Won: Eckersberg Medal

Died 2008

2010s

Album: Op.192 Umwälzung

Album: PPHC

Album: Den røde skov

Album: The Executioner

2020s

Album: Peter Der Große / Gudbrandsdal

Album: Op. 171d Wuh Wat Winde Weht – I Den Gule Have

Album: Op. 160c Gingko Biloba Fliegtdurch die Raume

Album: Op. 171c Il Giardino della Montagna Gialla

Album: Op. 203 Mediterranean Music‐Water

Album: Kanarienvogel European Zen

Album: L’amitié n’a pas de langue

Album: Aboriginal Klopfen

Biography

Biography

Works (selected)

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Discography (23 release groups · 21 studio albums)

Albums · 21

Single · 2

Stats & PK

Awards & honours

Where this record comes from

Why this artist is in the database