Oluf Ring

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Oluf Ring (24 December 1884-26 April 1946) was a Danish composer, known for his folk music work. He composed around 300 melodies,^[1] as well as one opera, and was affiliated with prominent Danish composer Carl Nielsen.^[2]

Ring was born 24 December 1884 in Jelling. His father, Marius Sørensen, taught history and Danish at Jelling State Seminary.^[3] In 1911, Ring became a teacher in Ribe's educator's college.^[1] He began teaching at Skårup Seminary in 1930^[3] and later served as a director for the group Fyns Folkekor.^[4]

Ring helped to popularize folk music at the time of World War I together with Thomas Laub, Thorvald Aagaard and Carl Nielsen. This resulted in the publication of Folkehøjskolen's Melodibog in 1922, which the four edited.^[4]

Ring's other works included Svinedregen, an operatic adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales.^[5] He also edited the Arbejdermelodibogen, a book of folk songs written for workers and popular in Denmark's Social Democrat labour movement.^[6]

Ring died on 26 April 1946 in Skårup, Funen.^[1]

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