Hans Christian Lumbye
# Hans Christian Lumbye

Hans Christian Lumbye (Danish pronunciation:; 2 May 1810 – 20 March 1874) was a Danish composer of waltzes, polkas, mazurkas and galops, among other things.

## Beginnings

As a child, he studied music in Randers and Odense, and by age 14 he was playing the trumpet in a military band. In 1829, he joined the Horse Guards in Copenhagen, still continuing his music education. In 1839, he heard a Viennese orchestra play music by Johann Strauss I, after which he composed in the style of Strauss, eventually earning the nickname "The Strauss of the North".

## Career

From 1843 to 1872, he served as the music director and in-house composer for Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen. Such was his popularity in the Danish capital that many Danes revered him and considered Johann Strauss II as the "Lumbye of the South".

## Works

Lumbye is best known for his light compositions, many of which evoke non-musical sources. The Champagne Galop, for example, begins with the "pop" of a champagne cork, and the Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop faithfully recreates the sounds of a train chugging out of a station and grinding to a halt at the next stop. He honored the Swedish Nightingale with a "Souvenir de Jenny Lind, Vals" from 1845.

### Galops

* Jubel-Galop (1840(1844)
* Juliane Galop (1843-1844)
* Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop (1844)
* Telegraph Galop (1844)
* Castilianer-Galop (1847)
* Capriccio Galop (1851)
* Juleballet (1855)
* Champagne Galop (1865)
* Cirque de Loisset Galop (1862)
* Bouquet-Royal Galop (1870)
* Kanon Galop (1853)

### March music

* Marche du Nord (1856-1857)
* Kronings Marsch (1860)
* Kong Frederik den Syvendes Honneur-Marsch (1861)
* Kong Christian D. 9des Honneur March (1864)
* Kong Carl d. XVdes Honneur March (1869)
* Kong Georg den 1stes Honneur Marsch (1973)

### Polkas

* Caroline Polka (1843)
* Casino-Polka (1846)
* Amager-Polka (1849)
* Camilla Polka (1863)
* Otto Allins Tromme-Polka (1863/1864)
* Petersborgerinden

### Valses

* Krolls Ballklänge
* Amelie-Vals
* Casino Vals (1847)
* Catharina Vals (1857)

## Personal life

He was the father of two musician sons, Carl Christian (9 July 1841 - 10 August 1911) and Georg August (26 August 1843 - 1922), who took over his orchestra after his father's death. His grandson Georg Høeberg was an important Danish conductor at Det kongelige Teater.

