# Carsten Carlsen

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{{Short description|Norwegian pianist and composer}}
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| birth_name         = Carsten Marensius Carlsen
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| birth_place        = [Kristiania](/source/Oslo), Norway
| death_date         = {{Death date and age |1961|8|28|1892|6|5|df=y}}
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'''Carsten Marensius Carlsen''' (5 June 1892 &ndash; 28 August 1961) was a Norwegian pianist and composer.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Carsten M. Carlsen |first=Rune J |last=Andersen |encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon) |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/Carsten_M._Carlsen |language=Norwegian |accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref>

==Biography==
Carsten Marensius Carlsen was born in [Oslo](/source/Oslo), Norway. His parents were Anton Carlsen (1862–1943) and Louise Larsen (1876–1957). 
In 1917, he married singer and actress [Lalla Carlsen](/source/Lalla_Carlsen).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Lalla_Carlsen|title=Lalla Carlsen
|publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon|author=Svend Erik Løken Larsen|accessdate=April 1, 2018}}</ref>

He was educated at the [Oslo Conservatory of Music](/source/Oslo_Conservatory_of_Music) from 1909 to 1913, where he studied with [Gustav Fredrik Lange](/source/Gustav_Fredrik_Lange) (1861–1939) and [Per Winge](/source/Per_Winge) (1858–1935). He was awarded a state composer scholarship to study in Paris from 1921 to 1923. He was appointed [kapellmeister](/source/kapellmeister) at [Chat Noir](/source/Chat_Noir) from 1914 to 1938. He worked at the [National Theatre of Norway](/source/National_Theatre_of_Norway) from 1938 to 1941, followed by the [Carl Johan Theater](/source/Carl_Johan_Theater) from 1941 to 1945.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Gustav_Lange|title=Gustav Lange|publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon
|author=Nils Grinde|accessdate=April 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Per_Winge|title=Per Winge|publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon|author=Nils Grinde
|accessdate=April 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Carl_Johan_Teatret|title=Carl Johan Teatret |publisher=Store norske leksikon|author=Elisabeth Leinslie|date=26 June 2017 |accessdate=April 1, 2018}}</ref><ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Lalla Carlsen |encyclopedia=[Norsk biografisk leksikon](/source/Norsk_biografisk_leksikon)|first=Svend Løken |last=Larsen |authorlink=|editor=[Helle, Knut](/source/Knut_Helle)|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://nbl.snl.no/Lalla_Carlsen/utdypning |language=Norwegian |accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref>

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Category:1892 births
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Category:Musicians from Oslo
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Category:Norwegian male composers
Category:20th-century Norwegian composers
Category:20th-century Norwegian pianists
Category:Norwegian male pianists
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