Not too long ago I stumbled on a book of pieces (in two volumes) by father and son composers Henrik and Frederik Rung (published ca. 1900).
The pieces are laid out in a somewhat progressive order in terms of difficulty. Many pieces have colorful and evocative titles. There are some truly gorgeous pieces in this book, and I hope you will add some to your repertoire! Below I have recorded some of my favorites and provided the scores. Happy plucking! Daniel P.S. I've started a lesson of the day, which is displayed on my website's home page. There's also an archive under the Blog tab. |
Federik Rung - Biography from Wikipedia
Frederik Rung ( June 14, 1854 in Copenhagen - January 22, 1914 ) was a Danish conductor and composer. He was the son of Henrik Rung and brother of Georg Rung and Sophie Keller. From 1908 and until his death he was the chaplain of the Royal Chapel, replacing Johan Svendsen.
Frederik Rung became a student of his father and studied 1867-70 in the Royal Netherlands Danish Music Conservatory under JPE Hartmann and Niels W. Gade. As a 12-year-old, he was employed at The Royal Theater playing Guitar, Mandolin and Viola d'Amore. The following year he was awarded a scholarship and went abroad for a study trip. In 1872 , he became an opera director (?), in 1884 conductor and 1908 1st chaplain master.
In addition, he was a piano teacher at the Conservatory of Music from 1881 to 1893. In 1877 he took over the Cécilia Society after his father and formed a special madrigal group, who in 1897 sang at a music festival at a big exhibition in Stockholm and in 1900 performed at the Paris World Exhibition.
As a composer, Rung was extremely productive and versatile. He wrote music for Christian Molbech's play, Pharaoh's Ring (1879), The Secret Society (1888) and The Triangular Hat (1895), Music for Holger Drachmann's Act Thousand and One Night (1892), Ballet Aditi (1879) and a Carnival Spell in Venice (1890), a symphony , a suite for strings, a serenade, 2 string quartets, a piano quintet and several other chamber music. In addition, multi-voice songs and more than 70 romances. He published with Thomas Laub Sangmusik from the 17th and 18th centuries and alone he stood for Music from the Danish scene in 4 volumes. He was the Knight of Dannebrog and Dannebrogsmand.
He is buried at Solbjerg Park Church.
Frederik Rung ( June 14, 1854 in Copenhagen - January 22, 1914 ) was a Danish conductor and composer. He was the son of Henrik Rung and brother of Georg Rung and Sophie Keller. From 1908 and until his death he was the chaplain of the Royal Chapel, replacing Johan Svendsen.
Frederik Rung became a student of his father and studied 1867-70 in the Royal Netherlands Danish Music Conservatory under JPE Hartmann and Niels W. Gade. As a 12-year-old, he was employed at The Royal Theater playing Guitar, Mandolin and Viola d'Amore. The following year he was awarded a scholarship and went abroad for a study trip. In 1872 , he became an opera director (?), in 1884 conductor and 1908 1st chaplain master.
In addition, he was a piano teacher at the Conservatory of Music from 1881 to 1893. In 1877 he took over the Cécilia Society after his father and formed a special madrigal group, who in 1897 sang at a music festival at a big exhibition in Stockholm and in 1900 performed at the Paris World Exhibition.
As a composer, Rung was extremely productive and versatile. He wrote music for Christian Molbech's play, Pharaoh's Ring (1879), The Secret Society (1888) and The Triangular Hat (1895), Music for Holger Drachmann's Act Thousand and One Night (1892), Ballet Aditi (1879) and a Carnival Spell in Venice (1890), a symphony , a suite for strings, a serenade, 2 string quartets, a piano quintet and several other chamber music. In addition, multi-voice songs and more than 70 romances. He published with Thomas Laub Sangmusik from the 17th and 18th centuries and alone he stood for Music from the Danish scene in 4 volumes. He was the Knight of Dannebrog and Dannebrogsmand.
He is buried at Solbjerg Park Church.
Some of my favorite selection from the book: