Otto Benzon (17 January 1856 – 16 May 1927) was a Danish writer and poet, remembered outside of his country as the lyricist of a dozen or so art songs by Edvard Grieg.
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Publications
- A Regular scandal (1886, drama)
- Sportsmænd (1891, drama)
- Anna Bryde (1894, drama)
- Surrogater (1896, drama)
- Moderate Løjer (1900, drama)
- Tilfældigheder (1905, drama)
- En Skandale (1906)
- Forældre (1907)
- Provisorisk (1907)
- Frie Hænder (1908)
- Foraar og Efteraar (1914, drama)
External links
- Texts of lyrics at Lieder.net
- Free scores by Otto Benzon at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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