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1897 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1897 in Music of Norway, Norwegian music. Events Deaths Births ; April * 17 – Harald Sæverud, organist, composer, and conductor (died 1992 in Norwegian music, 1992). See also * 1897 in Norway * Music of Norway References {{DEFAULTSORT:1897 In Norwegian Music 1897 in Norwegian music, Music of Norway 1897 in music, Norwegian 1897 in Norway, Music 1890s in Norwegian music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Norway
Much has been learned about early music in Norway from physical artifacts found during archaeological digs. These include instruments such as the lur. Viking and medieval sagas also describe musical activity, as do the accounts of priests and pilgrims from all over Europe coming to visit St Olaf's grave in Trondheim. In the later part of the 19th century, Norway experienced economic growth leading to greater industrialization and urbanization. More music was made in the cities, and opera performances and symphony concerts were considered to be of high standards. In this era both prominent composers (like Edvard Grieg and Johan Svendsen) and performers combined the European traditions with Norwegian tones. The import of music and musicians for dance and entertainment grew, and this continued in the 20th century, even more so when gramophone records and radio became common. In the last half of the 20th century, Norway, like many other countries in the world, underwent a roots revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Sæverud
Harald Sigurd Johan Sæverud (17 April 1897 – 27 March 1992) was a Norwegian composer. He is most known for his music to Henrik Ibsen's ''Peer Gynt'', '' Rondo Amoroso'', and the ''Ballad of Revolt'' ( no, Kjempeviseslåtten). Sæverud wrote nine symphonies and a large number of pieces for solo piano. He was a frequent guest conductor of his own works with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Background and early career Harald Sæverud was born in Bergen and received his basic music education at the local conservatory where his teacher was the Leipzig-educated composer Borghild Holmsen. During his conservatory years he began working on what would become his first symphony, outlined as two large symphonic fantasies. The first fantasy was completed in 1919 and was accepted for performance in Kristiania (later Oslo) in 1920. It revealed an extraordinary talent and gained him a scholarship for further studies at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik, where Friedrich Koch wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1992 in Norwegian music. Events April * 10 – The 19th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 10 – 12). May * 20 – The 20th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 20 – 31). June * 27 – The 23rd Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo (June 27 – 28). Unknown date * The band Storytellers was initiated. Albums released Unknown date B ; Jon Balke * ''Nonsentration'' (ECM Records) with Oslo 13 G ; Jan Garbarek * ''Ragas and Sagas'' (ECM Records) with Ustad Fateh Ali Khan and Musicians from Pakistan Deaths ; March * 27 – Harald Sæverud, composer (born 1897). * 28 – Elisabeth Granneman, singer, songwriter, children's writer and actress (born 1930). ; August * 3 – Finn Ludt (73), pianist and harpsichordist, best known as an organist (born 1918). Births ; January * 17 – Kristian B. Jacobsen, jazz bassist and composer. * 20 – Anders Eikås, rock drummer of Honningbarn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 In Norway
Events in the year 1897 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarchy of Norway, Monarch: Oscar II of Sweden, Oscar II *Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister: Francis Hagerup Events * The 1897 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1897 Parliamentary election takes place. Popular culture Sports Music Theathre Literature *The play ''A Doll House'' was written by Henrik Ibsen. Births January to March *2 January – Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1978) *8 January – Theodore Theodorsen, Norwegian-American aerodynamicist (died 1978) *11 February – Jacob Christie Kielland, architect (died 1972) *17 February – Torgeir Andreas Berge, politician (died 1973) *11 March – Knut Toven, politician (died 1980) *16 March – Bernhard Berthelsen, politician (died 1964) *22 March – Ivar Heming Skre, Norwegian resistance member April to June *17 April – Harald Sæverud, composer (died 1992) *21 April – Odd Lindbäck-Larsen, military officer and war historian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1897 in Music of Norway, Norwegian music. Events Deaths Births ; April * 17 – Harald Sæverud, organist, composer, and conductor (died 1992 in Norwegian music, 1992). See also * 1897 in Norway * Music of Norway References {{DEFAULTSORT:1897 In Norwegian Music 1897 in Norwegian music, Music of Norway 1897 in music, Norwegian 1897 in Norway, Music 1890s in Norwegian music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 In Music
Events in the year 1897 in music. Specific locations * 1897 in Norwegian music Events *January 13 – At a memorial concert in Paris for composer Emmanuel Chabrier (died 1894), the first act of his uncompleted work, ''Briséïs'', is performed for the first time. * March 27 – The première of Sergei Rachmaninoff's First Symphony is a complete disaster, leaving many wondering whether Alexander Glazunov, the conductor for the event, was drunk or just disliked the music so much that he did not care about a good performance. It would be three years before Rachmaninoff would compose a major piece of music again. * September 8 – October 8 – Gustav Mahler becomes director of the Vienna Court Opera, and is obliged to convert from Judaism to Roman Catholicism. *The Cakewalk matures into Ragtime music. * John Philip Sousa's band makes phonograph recordings of Cakewalks and early Ragtime. *Early publications by Scott Joplin. *André Messager becomes musical director of the Opéra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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