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Name
  
August Enna


Role
  
Composer

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Died
  
August 3, 1939, Copenhagen, Denmark

Enna - Fairy Tale (Symphonic Pictures) - I. Lento maestoso - Allegro con brio (1_4)


August Emil Enna (13 May 1859 – 3 August 1939) was a Danish composer, known mainly for his operas.

Enna was born in Denmark, but his ethnic origins lay in the town of Enna in Sicily. His first major success as a composer was The Witch (1892), which was followed by several popular operas, songs, two symphonies (in D minor and C minor), and a violin concerto. Strongly influenced by Wagner's music, he was himself an influence on Danish composers, such as Carl Nielsen.

August Enna also wrote piano music.

References

August Enna Wikipedia