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1982 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1982 in Norwegian music. Events April * 2 – The 9th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 2 – 4). May * 26 – 10th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26 – June 9). June * 27 – The 13th Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo. Albums released Unknown date A ; Arild Andersen * ''Lifelines'' (ECM Records) G ; Jan Garbarek * ''Paths, Prints'' (ECM Records), with Bill Frisell, Eberhard Weber, and Jon Christensen * ''Trip to Prillarguri'' (Soul Note Records), with George Russell Sextet ; Haakon Graf * ''Hideaway'' (Strawberry Records) with Jon Christensen and Sveinung Hovensjø K ; Karin Krog * ''Two Of A Kind'' (Four Leaf Records) with Bengt Hallberg ; Bjørn Kruse / Olav Berg / Nils Henrik Asheim / Kjell Samkopf * ''Contemporary Music From Norway'' (Four Leaf Records) with The Norwegian Contemporary Music Ensemble N ; Lillebjørn Nilsen * ''Original Nilsen'' (Studio B Records) ... [...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] |
Haakon Graf
Haakon Graf (born 21 March 1955) is a Norwegian jazz musician, composer, arranger and producer. Biography Graf was born in Oslo, Norway. He is the older brother of the bass guitarist of LAVA, Rolf Graf (1960–2013), and the jazz singer Randi Elisabeth Graf (born 1966). Career Graf resides in Los Angeles, US, where he is working as a keyboard player, songwriter, and producer. He has been involved in numerous projects during the years, composing much of the music in addition to playing keyboards on the albums ''New Born Day'' (1973), ''Ranshart'' (1974) and ''Let Your Light Shine'' (1976) within the band Ruphus. They received great acclaim in Norway and in several European countries, including Germany. He also played in the band 'Moose Loose' including with Jon Eberson. Later they opened the band Blow Out together. He also initiated the band Hawk on Flight with Matz Nilsson, Niels Nordin, and Ulf Wakenius. Graf has played with Pål Thowsen on several of his albums and received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trond Frønes And Even Helte Hermansen At Nattjazz 2016
Trond is a Norwegian male given name. The base of the name, Tron'r (Þróndr or Þrándr), is Old Norse and means "to grow and thrive" (þroásk)17785 peoplein Norway have Trond as their first name, making it the 23rd most used name (2008). The name is connected to one of the largest subgroups of Norwegians, the Trønders of Trøndelag, but also in connection with people from Trondheim. The name Trond may refer to: People *Trond Abrahamsen (born 1960), Norwegian ice hockey player * Trond Amundsen (born 1957), Norwegian biologist * Trond Amundsen (born 1971), Norwegian football coach * Trond Andersen (born 1975), Norwegian footballer *Trond Andresen (born 1947), Norwegian engineer and political activist * Trond Fausa Aurvåg (born 1972), Norwegian actor *Trond Barthel (born 1970), Norwegian pole vaulter * Trond Berg (born 1934), Norwegian cell physiologist *Trond Bergh (born 1946), Norwegian historian * Trond Bersu (born 1984), Norwegian drummer and producer *Trond Erik Bertelse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Dobrogosz
Steve Dobrogosz (born 26 January 1956 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) is an American composer, songwriter and pianist. Dobrogosz is the son of Walter Dobrogosz and Donna Bartone and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and attended Jesse O. Sanderson High School. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and afterwards moved to Stockholm, Sweden in 1978, where he began recording and performing. Dobrogosz continues to reside in Stockholm. Dobrogosz's over 1500 compositions span several genres, including jazz, pop, and classical. He has written a number of popular choral compositions, including ''Mass'' (1992) which has been performed in over 40 countries. He has collaborated with singers such as Radka Toneff, Jeanette Lindström, Berit Andersson and more recently with [...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] |
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] |
Lillebjørn Nilsen
Bjørn "Lillebjørn" Falk Nilsen (born 21 December 1950) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician. He was born in Oslo, and is considered by some to be the leading "voice of Oslo", thanks to numerous classic songs about the city from the 1970s and onwards. He also makes up the Norwegian supergroup Gitarkameratene with Jan Eggum, Halvdan Sivertsen and Øystein Sunde. In 1987 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award. Nilsen has collaborated with his friend and idol Pete Seeger on numerous occasions. He adapted Pete Seeger's song '' My Rainbow Race'' into Norwegian as ''Barn av regnbuen'' ("Children of the Rainbow"). Anders Behring Breivik said that he hated that song, and saw it as a symbol of "cultural Marxism" and multiculturalism. In response, on 26 April 2012, over 40,000 Norwegians sang it publicly outside his trial. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Norwegian Contemporary Music Ensemble
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell Samkopf
Kjell Samkopf (born 6 April 1952, in Bærum, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (drums) and composer, married 1993 to the dancer Mona Walderhaug (born 21 December 1956). Biography Samkopf is a central figure on the Norwegian contemporary music scene, with a varied career as a composer, musician and educator and had an extensive background from various music genres. He was for many years associated with the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he attended the diploma program in composition in 1973 without any formal musical education. Here he worked as a musical teacher from 1979 and later as professor and head of the percussion department. From the mid 1970s he was an active performer as drummer and he stepped in as timpanist in Trondheim Symphony Orchestra (1974–75). He was for many years associated with Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester and worked as regular drummer in the Orchestra of Den Norske Opera for some years. He worked within "Ny Musikks Ensemble" and later in contemporary mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Henrik Asheim
Nils Henrik Asheim (born 20 January 1960 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian composer and organist, living in Stavanger. (in Norwegian) Background Asheim is educated at Norges Musikkhøgskole and the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. His production comprises chamber music, orchestral works, sacred music, musical theater and digital music, and his Lillehammer −94 fanfare is released on record by "Gardemusikken". Asheim is awarded Spellemannprisen twice, in 2005 in the class Contemporary music, for ''19 March 2004, Oslo Cathedral'' and 2010 in the class Contemporary composer of the year, for ''Mazurka – remaking Chopin''. He was also nominated in 2003 in Open class for ''Kom regn'' together with Anne-Lise Berntsen. He was awarded Edvard-prisen for "Chase" in 2002 in the class Contemporary music and in 2011 he was awarded Lindemanprisen. Career Asheim’s compositional style is characterized by a modernist attitude. His musical output features a clear, audible structure an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olav Berg
Olaf or Olav (, , or British ; Old Norse: ''Áleifr'', ''Ólafr'', ''Óleifr'', ''Anleifr'') is a Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as ''*Anu-laibaz'', from ''anu'' "ancestor, grand-father" and ''laibaz'' "heirloom, descendant". Old English forms are attested as ''Ǣlāf'', ''Anlāf''. The corresponding Old Novgorod dialect form is ''Uleb''. A later English form of the name is ''Olave''. In the Norwegian language, ''Olav'' and ''Olaf'' are equally common, but Olav is traditionally used when referring to Norwegian royalty. The Swedish form is ''Olov'' or ''Olof'', and the Danish form is ''Oluf''. It was borrowed into Old Irish and Scots with the spellings ''Amlaíb'' and ''Amhlaoibh'', giving rise to modern version ''Aulay''. The name is Latinized as ''Olaus''. Notable people North Germanic ;Denmark *Olaf I of Denmark, king 1086–1095 *Olaf II of Denmark, also Olaf IV of Norway *Oluf Haraldsen (died c. 1143), Danish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjørn Kruse
Bjørn Howard Kruse (born 14 August 1946) is a Norwegian painter and composer. He is also professor of composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. Personal life Kruse is the son of Colonel Erling O. Kruse (born 1922, died 2016) and Eunice Cooklin (born 1925, died 2014), and spent his childhood in England and the USA. In 1974 he married Professor Gro Shetelig (born 1948) and they had three girls, singers and actors Benedikte (born 1979), Anine (born 1977) and Jannike Kruse (born 1975). Marriage dissolved 2008. Married Karette Stensæth 2012. Kruse has a broad background as a musician, (clarinet and saxophone), producer and music arranger. Academic career Ever since his student days he has given lectures at Norwegian Academy of Music, in jazz theory, arranging as the author of ''Bruksmusikkarrangering'' (1978) but foremost in composition, and music and arts ethics. Bjørn Kruse is a lecturer within his academic area, often based on his book ''Den Tenkende Kunstner'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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