| Telegraph Galop | |
|---|---|
| byHans Christian Lumbye | |
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| English | Telegraph Galop |
| Native name | Telegraph-Galop |
| Genre | Orchestral music |
| Performed | 11 June 1844 (1844-06-11):Tivoli,Copenhagen |
| Published | 1844 (1844): |
TheTelegraph Galop (Danish_ Telegrafgalopen) is a musical composition by the Danish composerHans Christian Lumbye (1810–1874) .
It is one of Hans Christian Lumbye's best known and popular works, and together with Lumbye'sCopenhagen Steam Railway Galop andChampagne Galop, it was included in the 2006Danish Culture Canon as a masterpiece of Danish classical music.[1]
TheTelegraph Gallop premiered in Tivoli’s Concert Hall on 11 June 1844. It is dedicated, on the printed piano edition of the work, to Tivoli-founder ]Georg Carstensen "with the utmost respect”. The gallop soon became one of Lumbye’s most popular works.[2]
