Johan Bartholdy

Conrad Johan Bartholdy
Born	12 March 1853 Hammel
Died	6 December 1904
Nationality	Danish
Alma mater	Århus Cathedral
Occupation	Organist Composer Singing Teacher Conductor Author of music theory books

Conrad Johan Bartholdy (12 March 1853 – 6 December 1904) was a Danish organist, composer, singing teacher, conductor and author of music theory books. He was honored as a Titular Professor for the year 1900.^[1][2]

Bartholdy was born in Hammel, the son of the local pharmacist and was active as a student in Århus Cathedral from 1872. He began after school to study political science, but interrupted his studies to get a musical education. Among his teachers were Johann Christian Gebauer (theory) and Edmund Neupert (piano).^[1]

References

1. Abrahamsen, Erik (17 July 2011). "Johan Bartholdy". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (Danish Biographical Lexicon) (3rd ed.). Retrieved 11 November 2016.
2. Jensen, Niels. "Modtagere af Titulær professor (Recipients of Titular professor)". Danske Litteraturpriser (Danish Literature Prizes). Retrieved 11 November 2016.

• This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia.

External links

• Free scores by Johan Bartholdy at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)