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1916 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1916 in Norwegian music. Events Deaths ; May * 11 – Christian Cappelen, organist and composer (born 1845). Births ; January * 12 – Arne Sletsjøe, bratsjist in the Filharmonisk Selskaps orkester (died 1999). * 22 – Arnljot Kjeldaas, composer and organist (died 1997). ; June * 27 ** Hallvard Johnsen, composer and flutist (died 2003). **Robert Normann, jazz guitarist (died 1998). ; November * 15 – Greta Gynt, singer, dancer and actress (died 2000). ; December * 19 – Ørnulf Gulbransen, flautist and music teacher (died 2004). See also * 1916 in Norway * Music of Norway References {{DEFAULTSORT:1916 In Norwegian Music Music of Norway Norwegian Music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it ... [...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] |
1998 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1998 in Music of Norway, Norwegian music. Events February * 16 – The 1st Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 16 – 18). April * 3 – The 25th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 3 – 5). May * 6 – The 9th MaiJazz started in Stavanger, Norway (May 6 – 10). * 20 – The 26th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 20 – 31). June * 6 – The Norwegian Wood (music festival), Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 6 – 7). July * 13 – The 38th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 13 – 18). August * 12 – The 12th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 12 – 16). * 26 – The last Kalvøyafestivalen was canceled at Kalvøya, Bærum, Kalvøya near by Oslo. Albums released October * 5 – ''Rites'' (ECM Records), by Jan Garbarek Unknown date B ; Jon Balke * ''Saturation'' (Jazzland Recordings) * ''Rotor'' (Curling Legs), with Cikada String Quartet ; Keti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1916 in Norwegian music. Events Deaths ; May * 11 – Christian Cappelen, organist and composer (born 1845). Births ; January * 12 – Arne Sletsjøe, bratsjist in the Filharmonisk Selskaps orkester (died 1999). * 22 – Arnljot Kjeldaas, composer and organist (died 1997). ; June * 27 ** Hallvard Johnsen, composer and flutist (died 2003). **Robert Normann, jazz guitarist (died 1998). ; November * 15 – Greta Gynt, singer, dancer and actress (died 2000). ; December * 19 – Ørnulf Gulbransen, flautist and music teacher (died 2004). See also * 1916 in Norway * Music of Norway References {{DEFAULTSORT:1916 In Norwegian Music Music of Norway Norwegian Music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 In Norway
Events in the year 1916 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII Events * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature * The Olav Duun novel ''Det gode samvite'' (''Good Conscience'') was published. Notable births *7 January – Gunnar Jakobsen, politician (died 1992) *15 January – Sigrid Utkilen, politician (died 2006) *24 January – Erik Heiberg, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1996) *14 February – Reidar Kvaal, military officer (died 2016) *15 February – Thorleif Kristensen, politician (died 1997) *16 February – Torgeir Andersen, politician (died 1991) *1 March – Arvid Hansen, resistance member, executed (died 1945) *17 March – Hans Hjelle, politician (died 2008) *20 March – Magnus Andersen, politician and minister (died 1994) *28 March – Charles Oluf Herlofson, naval officer (died 1984) *8 April – Victor Borg, physician, novelist, playwright and script writer (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2004 in Norwegian music. Events January * 1 – The pop/country singer Kurt Nilsen, whom won the first season of the Norwegian version of the reality television show ''Pop Idol'' in May 2003, wins the ''World Idol'' competition which was a one-off international version of ''Pop Idol'' featuring winners of the various national Idol shows. * 22 – The 7th Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 22 – 25). * 30 – The 23rd annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo (January 30 – 31). February * 5 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 5 – 21). March * 6 – The election of the participant for Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. * 12 – The annual By:Larm started in Oslo (March 12 – 15). April * 2 ** The 31st Vossajazz started at Voss (April 2 – 4). ** Magne Thormodsæter was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2004. * 3 – Svein Folkvord performs the commissioned w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ørnulf Gulbransen
Ørnulf Gulbransen (born 19 December 1916 in Kristiania (Oslo), Norway – deceased 20 February 2004 in Oslo) was a Norwegian Classical musician (flute), married 1945 to the violinist Elsa Lilian Gustavsen (b. 1921). Career Gulbransen had for more than 50 years a leading position in Norwegian music. He was known as an outstanding flautist and flute teacher both in Norway and internationally. He had an immenses influence as a soloist, chamber musician and professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music, and was a catalyst for the growth and progress on the Norwegian music scene over the last half century. Gulbransen debuted in 1938, as solo flutist in Filharmonisk Selskaps orkester (1941–71) and primarius in Den Norske Blåsekvintett (1955–72). He gave extensive education, including at Oslo Musikkonservatorium, Ingesund College of Music (Musikhögskolan Ingesund) and the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. He was assigned Professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2000 in Norwegian music. Events January * 28 – The 3rd Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 28–30). February * 2 – The annual by:Larm started in Trondheim, Norway (March 2– ). March * , 16 – The Oslo Kirkemusikkfestival started in Oslo, Norway (March 16–25). April * 14 – The 27th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 14–16). * 26 – Ole Blues started in Bergen (April 26 – May 1). May * 10 – The 11th MaiJazz started in Stavanger, Norway (May 10–14). * 24 – The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 24 – June 4). * 25 – The 28th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 3). June * 10 – The Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 10–12). * 17 – The 2nd Øyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo (June 17–18). July * 5 – The 37th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 5â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greta Gynt
Greta Gynt (born Margrethe Woxholt; 15 November 1916 – 2 April 2000) was a Norwegian dancer and actress. She is remembered for her starring roles in the British classic films '' The Dark Eyes of London'', ''Mr. Emmanuel'', ''Take My Life'', ''Dear Murderer'' and '' The Ringer''. She played lead roles in minor British films in the 1930s and early 40s, and by the late 40s she appeared in major films. The Rank Organisation tried to market her as the British Jean Harlow. She also attempted a career in the US, starring in MGM's ''Soldiers Three'' (1951) before returning to Britain. Her most famous films are the 1939 Bela Lugosi film '' The Dark Eyes of London'' as the tough heroine, heroic as an underground leader in '' Tomorrow We Live'' (1943), touching as Jewish Elsie Silver in ''Mr. Emmanuel'' (1944), forceful as loyal wife proving her husband's innocence in the thriller ''Take My Life'', a promiscuous murderess in ''Dear Murderer'', both in 1947, and as a nightclub singer singi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Helle
Knut Helle (19 December 1930 – 27 June 2015) was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Bergen from 1973 to 2000, he specialized in the late medieval history of Norway. He has contributed to several large works. Early life, education and marriage He was born in Larvik as the son of school inspector Hermann Olai Helle (1893–1973) and teacher Berta Marie Malm (1906–1991). He was the older brother of politician Ingvar Lars Helle. The family moved to Hetland when Knut Helle was seventeen years old. He took the examen artium in Stavanger in 1949, and a teacher's education in Kristiansand in 1952. He studied philology in Oslo and Bergen, and graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1957. His paper ''Omkring Bǫglungasǫgur'', on the Bagler sagas, was printed in 1959. In December 1957 he married Karen Blauuw, who would later become a professor. Helle's marriage to Blauuw was dissolved in 1985. In October 1987 Helle married museum director and professor of mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
is the largest Norwegian biographical encyclopedia. The first edition (NBL1) was issued between 1921 and 1983, including 19 volumes and 5,100 articles. It was published by Aschehoug with economic support from the state. bought the rights to NBL1 from Aschehoug in 1995, and after a pre-project in 1996–97 the work for a new edition began in 1998. The project had economic support from the Fritt Ord Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, and the second edition (NBL2) was launched in the years 1999–2005, including 10 volumes and around 5,700 articles. In 2006 the work for an electronic edition of NBL2 began, with support from the same institutions. In 2009 an Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ... edition, with free access, was released by together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Normann
Robert Uno Normann (27 June 1916 – 20 May 1998) was a Norwegian guitarist and considered a jazz guitar pioneer. Career Normann was an autodidact performer on the accordion and tenor saxophone, and eventually on the guitar as his main instrument. He was one of the swing era's most sought guitar soloists in Norway, and was also a pioneer of electric guitar. His first electric guitar was enabled in 1939 by constructing a pickup of copper wire, magnets and pitch, stolen from public phones, Normann told in an interview with Jon Larsen. ;Background Normann began his musical career as a wandering street and backyard musician at age 12. He was a professional musician in 1937. On Oslo jazz scene he performed in several swing jazz groups. He played with Freddy Valier in 1938, String Swing in 1939–42, Gunnar Due in 1939–41, and simultaneously led his own quartet. In this period he also played tenor saxophone and was with the Pete Brown Big Band from 1945 and various random jazz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Cappelen
Christian Cappelen (26 January 1845 – 11 May 1916) was a Norwegian organist and composer. Biography Cappelen was born in Drammen, Norway. He studied under Ludvig Mathias Lindeman and at the Leipzig Conservatoire. In 1887, after 20 years as organist in Drammen ( Strømsø and Bragernes), he became organist at VÃ¥r Frelsers kirke (Oslo Cathedral), a position he held until his death in 1916. He gained a prominent position of the Norwegian Church music. He was also teacher at the practical-theological seminary at the University of Oslo from 1890 until 1916. Cappelen was known as a highly skilled organ player and improviser, and he gave concerts all over Norway. As a composer he is within the romantic era, and was influenced by Mendelssohn and Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intendi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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