Short Name: | E. C. Hoff |
Full Name: | Hoff, E. C. (Erik Christian) 1832-1894 |
Birth Year: | 1832 |
Death Year: | 1894 |
Born: January 21, 1832, Bergen, Norway.
Died: December 8, 1894.
A graduate of the Stord seminary, Hoff sang in the Korskirken choir in Bergen, and studied organ and music theory in Vogel. In 1860, he moved to Halmestrand, where he taught two years before taking another teaching post in Oslo. He conducted several choirs in Oslo, and became organist at the Garisonkirke in 1864. King Oscar frequently went to the Garisonkirke to hear Hoff play, and encouraged him to produce a chorale book. Hoff’s works include:
Hoffs Melodibog, 1878 (contained 265 tunes)
--www.hymntime.com/tch
Tunes by E. C. Hoff (5) | As | Instances | Incipit |
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DIES IRAE (Hoff) | Erik K. Hoff, b. 1832. (Composer) | 2 | 53451 71253 2 |
GUDS MENIGHED, SYNG | E. C. Hoff, 1832-94 (Composer) | 12 | 55671 71327 172 |
HER VIL TIES (Hoff) | E. K. Hoff, 1832-94 (Composer) | 8 | 33217 67215 54 |
HOFF | Erik Christian Hoff, 1830 - 94 (Composer) | 2 | |
[The Lord who has gathered us together] | E. C. Hoff (Composer) | 1 |