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1979 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1979 in Norwegian music. Events April * 6 – The 6th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 6 – 8). May * 23 ** The 27th Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 6). ** The 7th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 6). August * 26 – The 11th Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo. Albums released Unknown date A ; Bjørn Alterhaug * ''Moments'' (Arctic Records) E ; Jan Eggum * ''En Sang Fra Vest'' (CBS Records) * ''En Natt Forbi'' (CBS Records) K ; Egil Kapstad * ''Til Jorden'' (ECM) with poems by Rolf Jacobsen. ; Karin Krog * ''Cloud Line Blue'' (Bluebell Records), with John Surman N ; Lillebjørn Nilsen * ''Live At Sioux Falls South Dakota!'' (Skandisk Records), with Steinar Ofsdal * ''Oslo 3'' (Skandisk Records) R ; Inger Lise Rypdal * ''Inger Lise Rypdal'' (RCA Victor) ; Terje Rypdal * ''Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohn ... [...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] |
Inger Lise Rypdal
Inger Lise Rypdal (born 14 December 1949 in Lena, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and actress in many different genres: pop, rock, theater, film, and musical. She is the sister of singer Maj Britt Andersen and was married (1969–1985) to guitarist and composer Terje Rypdal. Biography Inger Lise Rypdal (originally Inger Lise Andersen) has been an artist since 1968. She has made 16 albums in Norway and some in Sweden, acted in several theatre performances, nine movies and attended the Norwegian heats of the Eurovision Song Contest, the Melodi Grand Prix 10 times: 1969 ( as ''Inger Lise Andersen'' with ''Eventyr''), 1972 (''Lillebror''), 1973 (with two songs: ''Alternativ'', with Ola Neegaard, Gro Anita Schønn & Stein Ingebrigtsen ''Å for et spill''), 1976 (with Jahn Teigen ''Voodoo''), 1979 (''Så lenge du er hos meg''), 1980 (''Svart fortid''), 1981 (''Tankar''), 1982 (''Lady Di''), 1983 (with Freddy Berg ''Elegi''), 1984 (''Vindar''). Together with Øystein Wiik she has done s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1904 in Music of Norway, Norwegian music. Events ; December * Adolf Østbye, revue artist, made the first gramophone record in Norway. Deaths ; September * 31 – Sigurd Lie, violinist, composer, and orchestra conductor (born 1871). Births ; September * 7 – Ernst Glaser, violinist, orchestra conductor, and music teacher (died 1979 in Norwegian music, 1979). ; September * 7 – Ragnar Steen, guitarist (died 1958 in Norwegian music, 1958). ; October * 26 – Torbjørn Knutsen (composer), Torbjørn Knutsen, composer and violinist (died 1987 in Norwegian music, 1987). See also * 1904 in Norway * Music of Norway References {{DEFAULTSORT:1904 In Norwegian Music 1904 in Norwegian music, Norwegian music 1904 in music, Norwegian 1904 in Norway, Music 1900s in Norwegian music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Glaser
Ernst Glaser (born 24 February 1904 in Hamburg, Germany - 3 April 1979 in Oslo, Norway) was a German / Norwegian violinist, orchestra conductor and music teacher, married to the pianist Kari Marie Aarvold Glaser. He was the father of the pianist Liv Glaser and the cellist Ernst Simon Glaser, both Norwegian classical musicians. Biography He was born in Hamburg but moved to Norway in 1928 to take up the post as concert master of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra after Max Rostal. The two had studied together under Carl Flesch, and when Rostal was offered a position as a professor in Berlin, he suggested Glaser as his successor. In Oslo, Glaser worked as an orchestra musician, a soloist and a teacher. He also had solo engagements in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Israel. He introduced himself to the Norwegian audience in autumn 1928 with a recital of Sibelius' violin concerto, and every year after that, he was soloist in the violin concerto. He gave first performanc ... [...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] |
1906 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1906 in Music of Norway, Norwegian music. Events Deaths Births ; February * 3 – Ludvig Nielsen, composer and organist (died 2001 in Norwegian music, 2001). ; July * 19 – Klaus Egge, composer and music critic (died 1979 in Norwegian music, 1979). See also * 1906 in Norway * Music of Norway References {{DEFAULTSORT:1906 In Norwegian Music 1906 in Norwegian music, Norwegian music 1906 in music, Norwegian 1906 in Norway, Music 1900s in Norwegian music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Egge
Klaus Egge (July 19, 1906 – March 7, 1979) was a Norwegian composer and music critic. Background Egge was born in Gransherad, Telemark, Norway. He was the son Rasmus Klausen Egge (1874-1962) and Rakel Abrahamsdatter Iversen (1877-1986). He graduated from the teacher school at Stord in 1927 and then started at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. He trained under with Arild Sandvold on the organ and with Gustav Lange (1861-1939) in harmony. In 1929 he graduated and in the following years he worked as a primary school teacher in Porsgrunn (1930–34). He continued his musical education with private lessons from Nils Larsen and composition lessons with Fartein Valen. On April 4, 1934, he debuted as a composer at the University of Oslo. In 1937–38, he studied with Walther Gmeindel (1890-1958) in Berlin. He taught at the Frogner, Berle and Vestheim Gymnasium until 1945. Career Egge's musical development can be separated into three periods. In the first period, folk m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunnskapsforlaget
Kunnskapsforlaget () is a Norwegian publishing company based in Oslo. Kunnskapsforlaget was established in 1975, as a partnership between H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard) and Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The purpose was to co-operate on publishing encyclopaedias and dictionaries. The first volume of Store norske leksikon (SNL) was published in 1978. A total of four editions was published (the last one in 2004), before the online version was transferred to Institusjonen Fritt Ord og Sparebankstiftelsen DnB in 2011. Kunnskapsforlaget is the largest dictionary publisher in Norway. They publish both printed books, and digital dictionaries that are available through the online service Ordnett (launched in 2004). Their main languages are English and Norwegian, but they also have dictionaries in 21 other languages. In September 2018, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag became the single owner of the company. As of 2018, the publisher has eight full-time employees. The CEO is Thomas Nygaard Thomas m ... [...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] |
1905 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1905 in Music of Norway, Norwegian music. Events Deaths Births ; February * 22 – Elling Enger, composer and organist (died 1979 in Norwegian music, 1979). ; October * 24 – Kristian Hauger, pianist, orchestra leader and composer of popular music (died 1977 in Norwegian music, 1977). See also * 1905 in Norway * Music of Norway References {{DEFAULTSORT:1905 In Norwegian Music 1905 in Norwegian music, Music of Norway 1905 in music, Norwegian 1905 in Norway, Music 1900s in Norwegian music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elling Enger
Elling Enger (22 February 1905 - 28 January 1979) was a Norwegian composer, organist, and choir conductor. Biography Enger was born in Skotfoss Skotfoss is a village in Skien municipality, Norway, located where lake Norsjø feeds into the Skien Watershed. The village has a population of 1,700 people. Skotfoss was a part of Solum municipality until the municipalities of Solum and Skien we ..., Norway, and got his musical educated at the Conservatory of Music in Oslo. He worked as organist in Tromsø (1930–36), and later as organist and choir conductor in Oslo. He has written the song "Bli med, bli med til livet!" ("Join, join in to life!"), as well as cantatas, orchestra pieces, motets, organ works, and the like. References External links Biographyat Store Norske Leksikon {{DEFAULTSORT:Enger, Elling Norwegian classical organists Male classical organists Norwegian male classical composers 20th-century Norwegian composers 20th-century classical composers Norwegi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radka Toneff
Ellen Radka Toneff (25 June 1952 – 21 October 1982) was a Norwegian jazz singer, daughter of the Bulgarian folk singer, pilot and radio technician Toni Toneff, she was born in Oslo and grew up in Lambertseter and Kolbotn. She is still considered one of Norway's greatest jazz singers. Career Toneff holds a very special position in the Norwegian jazz history. With her moderate, but intense expression and her discerning musicianship, she made a deep impression on many people. Her highly personal and original qualities, where she combined influences from her father's musical heritage in Bulgaria with a range of influences from, among others, jazz and rock, led her to become a beacon for singers both in Norway and internationally. She studied music at Oslo Musikkonservatorium (1971–75), combined with playing in the jazz rock band "Unis". She also had her own Radka Toneff Quintet (1975–80), with changing lineup. including musicians like Arild Andersen, Jon Balke, Jon Eberson a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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