Jens Peter Larsen
Danish musicologist
Intro | Danish musicologist | |
Places | Denmark | |
was | Musicologist | |
Work field | Academia Music | |
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Birth | 14 June 1902, Frederiksberg | |
Death | 22 August 1988Copenhagen (aged 86 years) |
Jens Peter Larson (14 June 1902 – 22 August 1988) was a Danish musicologist and Haydn scholar. In addition to serving as general editor of two major editions of Haydn's music, he researched and published important papers on the works of George Frideric Handel's music and on the stylistic authenticity of Baroque and Classical performances.