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Godfred Skjerne, an historian of music, was one of the few people in the musical world that could see the uniqueness and the qualities of Langgaard's music. In 1916, Skjerne wrote a portrait of Langgaard in Illustreret Tidende. Of all the articles written about Langgaard in his lifetime, this one shows the greatest insight, but by itself it was not enough to pave the way for a wider understanding of what Langgaard was striving to achieve. This photograph of Langgaard at his harmonium in his home in Niels Juelsgade was taken in 1916 to illustrate an article in "Illustreret Tidende" portraying Langgaard, written by Godtfred Skjerne. The 22-year-old composer was at that time working on Symphony No. 4, which he outlined in the course of a week in March 1916. |
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Skjerne wrote as follows concerning Langgaard's isolation: About Langgaard's conception of music, Skjerne had this to say: Finally, Godtfred Skjerne possessed an - almost prophetic - insight into the way in which Langgaard's music interprets, comments on and supplements the Romantic tradition in music. Langgaard's production, according to Skjerne is, "an inexhaustible source of enrichment and renewal of the normal approach to music".
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