# Carl Nielsen

> Danish composer

**Wikidata**: [Q205139](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205139)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Nielsen)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/carl-nielsen

## Summary
Carl Nielsen (alias Carl August Nielsen) was a Danish composer who worked from 1888 and is known for writing orchestral and stage works, including the Clarinet Concerto (1928). He also worked as a conductor, pianist, music educator, choreographer and autobiographer and was affiliated with the Royal Danish Academy of Music.

## Biography
- Nationality: Kingdom of Denmark (Kingdom of Denmark inception c. 0965)
- Known for: Composer of orchestral and stage music, including the Clarinet Concerto (1928)
- Employer(s): Royal Danish Academy of Music (affiliated; institution inception 1867; country Q35)
- Field(s): Composer; conductor; pianist; music educator; choreographer; autobiographer
- Also identified as: Human (member of Homo sapiens)
- Website: http://carlnielsen.dk
- Alias: Carl August Nielsen
- Work period start: 1888
- Short description (Wikidata): Danish composer
- Wikipedia title: Carl Nielsen
- Wikidata sitelink count: 50

## Contributions
- Clarinet Concerto — Musical composition by Carl Nielsen with inception dated 1928. This is identified as a specific named work attributed to him.
- Opera — Worked in the artform of opera (an artform combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting; inception c.1600). Opera is listed among the related artforms connected to Carl Nielsen.
- Symphony — Composed in the genre of symphony (an extended musical composition; inception c.1600). Symphony is listed among the related musical forms connected to him.
- Multi-role contributions — Performed roles beyond composition: conductor, pianist, music educator, choreographer and autobiographer, indicating concrete activity in conducting, performance, teaching and writing (each role is explicitly associated with him in the source material).

## FAQs
Q: Who was Carl Nielsen?
A: Carl Nielsen, also known as Carl August Nielsen, is described in source data as a Danish composer with a work period starting in 1888.

Q: What are Carl Nielsen’s best-known works?
A: The source explicitly names the Clarinet Concerto (inception 1928). He is also associated with composing in the opera and symphony genres.

Q: When did Carl Nielsen begin his professional work?
A: The provided work period start is 1888.

Q: In what musical roles did Carl Nielsen serve?
A: The source lists him as a composer, conductor, pianist, music educator, choreographer and autobiographer.

Q: With which institution was Carl Nielsen affiliated?
A: He was affiliated with the Royal Danish Academy of Music, a Copenhagen conservatoire founded (inception) in 1867.

Q: Where can I find more information online about Carl Nielsen?
A: The source lists an official website: http://carlnielsen.dk and identifies the Wikipedia title "Carl Nielsen."

## Why They Matter
- Carl Nielsen’s recorded profile spans composition and practical music roles. The combination of named composition (Clarinet Concerto, 1928) and activity in large-scale musical forms (symphony and opera) places him within core Western classical musical practices.
- His multiple professional roles — composer, conductor, pianist, and music educator — indicate a career that encompassed creation, performance, and teaching. Affiliation with the Royal Danish Academy of Music connects him institutionally to formal music training and conservatoire life.
- The presence of an explicit named concerto together with engagement in opera and symphony genres shows concrete creative output in both solo concerto repertoire and extended orchestral and stage forms.

## Notable For
- Alias: Carl August Nielsen.
- Identified occupation: Danish composer (Wikidata description).
- Named composition: Clarinet Concerto (inception 1928).
- Engagement with major musical genres: opera (artform inception c.1600) and symphony (inception c.1600).
- Multifaceted professional roles: conductor, pianist, music educator, choreographer, autobiographer.
- Institutional affiliation: Royal Danish Academy of Music (inception 1867).
- Public presence: Official website at http://carlnielsen.dk.
- Work period start recorded as 1888.
- Wikidata/Wikipedia references: Wikipedia title "Carl Nielsen"; sitelink_count on Wikidata 50.

## Body

### Identity and Names
- Full name and alias: Known as Carl Nielsen; alias recorded as Carl August Nielsen.
- Human classification: Identified as a human (member of Homo sapiens in the related data).

### Short professional description
- Wikidata description: Danish composer.
- Public metadata: Wikipedia title listed as "Carl Nielsen" and a Wikidata sitelink count of 50.

### Career timeline
- Work period start: The structured property lists a work period start of 1888. This marks the beginning of the period identified in the source material when Carl Nielsen was active professionally.

### Compositions and musical genres
- Clarinet Concerto (1928): The source names a specific musical composition by Carl Nielsen with inception dated 1928 and a related sitelink count of 11.
- Opera: The source connects Carl Nielsen to opera as an artform. Opera is defined in the provided material as an artform combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting, with a general inception date around 1600 and a sitelink count of 168 in the related data.
- Symphony: The source connects Carl Nielsen to the symphony genre, defined as an extended musical composition, with a general inception date around 1600 and a sitelink count of 111.
- The provided material identifies these genres as part of the musical forms linked to Carl Nielsen’s profile.

### Roles and professional activities
- Composer: Primary occupation listed in the source. The Wikidata description directly identifies him as a Danish composer.
- Conductor: Listed among the related entity types with a sitelink count of 70.
- Pianist: Identified in related data; pianist carry a sitelink count of 64.
- Music educator: The related profile includes music educator (sitelink count 8), indicating an educational role.
- Choreographer: Listed as a related role with a sitelink count of 18.
- Autobiographer: The source lists autobiographer as a role (sitelink count 5), indicating he authored autobiographical material according to the relationship data.
- These roles show activity across composition, performance, conducting, education and writing, as represented in the source connections.

### Institutional affiliation
- Royal Danish Academy of Music: The source lists affiliation with the Royal Danish Academy of Music. Details in the related material: the Academy is a music conservatoire in Copenhagen, Denmark; inception 1867; country identifier Q35; sitelink count 19.

### National and cultural context
- Nationality: Kingdom of Denmark is given as his national context. The related note records the Kingdom of Denmark with an inception circa 0965 and a sitelink count of 52.

### Online presence and metadata
- Official website: http://carlnielsen.dk is the site listed in the structured properties.
- Wikipedia and Wikidata presence: Wikipedia title is "Carl Nielsen," and the entry has a Wikidata sitelink count of 50. The structured description on Wikidata is "Danish composer."

### Related entity metadata (counts and inception notes)
- Opera: artform combining sung text and musical score; inception c.1600; sitelink_count 168.
- Symphony: extended musical composition; inception c.1600; sitelink_count 111.
- Clarinet Concerto (work by Carl Nielsen): inception 1928; sitelink_count 11.
- Human (category): sitelink_count 273.
- Conductor: sitelink_count 70.
- Choreographer: sitelink_count 18.
- Autobiographer: sitelink_count 5.
- Music educator: sitelink_count 8.
- Pianist: sitelink_count 64.
- Composer: sitelink_count 130.
- Kingdom of Denmark: sitelink_count 52.
- Royal Danish Academy of Music: sitelink_count 19.

### Documentation and sources available
- The structured properties include an official website and Wikidata/Wikipedia identifiers that serve as starting points for locating primary and secondary sources about Carl Nielsen’s life and works.

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