ナショナル・ロマンティシズム
At the conservatory in Copenhagen he helped teach future generations, including Edvard Grieg and Carl Nielsen. In the spirit of Romantic nationalism, he composed eight symphonies, a violin concerto, chamber music, organ and piano pieces and a number of large-scale cantatas, among them "Elverskud" ("The Elf King's Daughter"), the most famous Danish work of its kind.