Thomas Koppel
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| Born | Thomas Herman Koppel 27 April 1944 Herman D. Koppel & Vibeke Koppel |
| Relatives | Sisters: Therese Koppel (b. 1936) Lone Koppel (b. 1938) Brother: Anders Koppel (b. 1947) |
Thomas Koppel (27 April 1944 – 25 February 2006) was a Danish classical music and avant-garde popular composer and musician.[2]
His father,
Like his father, Thomas Koppel became a classical pianist and composer. He wrote string quartets, a piano concerto, operas, cantatas, a ballet, symphonies and other orchestral works. At age 18 he completed his first opera The Story of a Mother, based on a tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Koppel composed the score in 1971 for the ballet Dødens Triumf (Triumph of Death) which was danced naked at the Royal Danish Theatre.
Unlike his father, Thomas Koppel also composed and performed avant-garde popular music. He founded the experimental rock group Savage Rose with his brother Anders and sister Lone. In 1968 they added four more members including the singer Annisette. Aside from rock, the group fused elements from classical music, jazz and rhythm and blues. Thomas Koppel and Annisette later became partners and married. They were deeply committed to projects to promote peace and social justice and in 1996 moved to Los Angeles drawn by its cultural and social diversity, including the homeless. Koppel died unexpectedly on vacation in Puerto Rico. One of his compositions is: Visions Fugitives for piano & orchestra.
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Discography
References
- ^ a b c Gaffa: Thomas Koppel er død, hentet 2. august 2015
- ^ "Thomas Koppel". denstoredanske.dk (in Danish). 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
- ^ "(6361) Koppel = 1978 VL11 = 1985 UP2 = 1987 DR5". Minor planet center. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- Article on Thomas Koppel in the Danish Wikipedia
- Liner notes by Bob Attiyeh and Jens Cornelius for the recording of Los Angeles Street Concerto by Thomas Koppel (Dacapo Records 8.226021)
External links
- Thomas Koppel official site
- Thomas Koppel at IMDb
- Thomas Koppel in the film database danskefilm.dk (in Danish)
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