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1969 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1969 in Norwegian music. Events May * The 17th Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway. June * 19 – The 6th Kongsberg Jazz Festival started in Kongsberg, Norway (June 27 – July 1). July * The 9th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway. Albums released Unknown date G ; Jan Garbarek * ''Esoteric Circle'' (ECM Records), with Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen K ; Karin Krog * ''Open Space'' (MPS Records), the Down Beat Poll Winners in Europe V ; Jan Erik Vold * ''Briskeby Blues'' (Philips Records), with Jan Garbarek Quartet Deaths ; January * 24 – Pauline Hall, writer, music critic, and composer (born 1890). ; April * 11 – Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, twentieth-century composer (born 1894). ; August * 9 – Reidar Bøe, singer and composer (born 1921). ; December * 11 – Jens Gunderssen, pianist and music teacher (born 1912). * 24 – Mary Barratt Due, pianist and music teach ... [...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] |
Pauline Hall (composer)
Pauline Margrete Hall (2 August 1890 – 24 January 1969) was a Norwegian composer and music critic. She was the founding chairwoman of Ny Musikk (1938–1961) and served as president of the International Society for Contemporary Music (1952–1953). Background Pauline Hall was born at Hamar in Hedmark, Norway. She was the daughter of Isak Muus Hall (1849–1914) and Magdalena Catharina Agersborg (1854–1934). Her father was a pharmacist who operated several pharmacies in Hamar, at Kabelvåg in Lofoten and in Tromsø. From 1908 she studied piano with composer and pianist Johan Backer Lunde (1874–1958) in Kristiania (now Oslo). From 1910 to 1912 she studied the theory and composition of classical composers with music educator Catharinus Elling. She also had a study stay in Paris from 1912 to 1914. Career Hall's debut as a composer came in 1917 with a full-length concert evening in Oslo featuring solely her works. Hall was initially known as a composer of romances, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berit Cardas
Berit may refer to: People * Berit Andnor (born 1954), Swedish Social Democratic politician * Berit Brandth (born 1947), Norwegian sociologist and gender researcher * Berit Brogaard (born 1970), Danish and American philosopher * Berit Carow (born 1981), German rower * Berit Christoffersen (born 1973), Danish rower * Berit Digre (born 1967), Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist * Berit Marie Eira (born 1968), Norwegian Sami reindeer owner and politician * Berit Granquist (1909–2001), Swedish fencer * Berit Högman (born 1958), Swedish social democratic politician * Berit Jóhannesson (born 1946), Swedish Left Party politician * Berit Lindholm (born 1934), Swedish soprano * Berit Svendsen (born 1963), Norwegian engineer and business executive * Berit Wallenberg (1902–1995), Swedish archaeologist, art historian, photographer and philanthropist Other uses * Berit Menuchah, a practical kabbalistic work written in the 14th century * Cyclone Berit Cyclone Berit (also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1888 in Norwegian music. Events Deaths ; June * 22 – Edmund Neupert, pianist and composer (born 1842). Births ; November * 8 – David Monrad Johansen, composer (died 1974). See also * 1888 in Norway * Music of Norway References {{DEFAULTSORT:1888 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 is an aspect ... 1880s in Norwegian music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Barratt Due
Mary Louise Barratt Due (9 April 1888 in Bergen, Norway – 24 December 1969 in Oslo, Norway) was known as one of the most influential Norwegian pianists in the 20th century. She was the daughter of the preacher Thomas Ball Barratt, and the mother to the musicians Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due and Esther Barratt-Due. In 1916 she married the violinist Henrik Adam Due, and together they founded the Barratt Due Institute of Music in 1927. Biography Barratt Due was born in Bergen, but the family moved the following year to Kristiania, where her father was a minister in the Methodist Church. Growing up in Grünerløkka was happy, in a home harmonious and full of music. Both parents played and sang, and her father's daily morning devotions attended all the family in the song. Barratt Due received piano lessons at an early age. 10 years old, she got an exemption from the age limit and attended the Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo Musikkonservatorium, despite the fact that the age limit wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1912 in Music of Norway, Norwegian music. Events Deaths ; December * 28 – Ola Mosafinn, hardingfele fiddler and composer (born 1828). Births ; January * 1 – Svein Øvergaard, jazz saxophonist and percussionist (died 1986 in Norwegian music, 1986). ; May * 19 – Jens Gunderssen, singer, songwriter, actor, stage producer, and theatre director (died 1969 in Norwegian music, 1969). ; June * 6 – Robert Levin (Norwegian pianist), Robert Levin, classical pianist and composer (died 1996 in Norwegian music, 1996). ; November * 26 – Gunnar Sønstevold, composer and pianist (died 1991 in Norwegian music, 1991). ; December * 12 – Thorbjørn Egner, actress, children's writer, songwriter, playwright and illustrator (died 1990 in Norwegian music, 1990). See also * 1912 in Norway * Music of Norway References {{DEFAULTSORT:1912 In Norwegian Music 1912 in Norwegian music, Norwegian music 1912 in m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Gunderssen
Jens Gunderssen (19 May 1912 – 11 December 1969) was a Norwegian singer, songwriter, actor, stage producer and theatre director. Early and personal life Gunderssen was born in Drammen, as son of Karl Gunderssen and Ågot Uhl. His father was a prominent local politician, and mayor in Drammen from 1937 to 1950. He married the actress Gunvor Hall in 1942. Career Gunderssen studied law, and finished his cand.jur. degree in 1937 at the University of Oslo. While being a student he played amateur theatre. The leader of Det Nye Teater saw him playing, and offered him a role. Gunderssen made his professional stage debut in April 1939 at Det Nye Teater, where he worked until 1950. After the Second World War, he took part in organizational work. He was chairman of the Norwegian Actors' Equity Association from 1946 to 1950. He was chairman for ''Norsk Skuespillerråd'' from 1947 to 1949, and board member of ''Nordisk Teaterutvalg'' from 1947 to 1950. He was a member of ''Statens Filmrå ... [...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] |
1921 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1921 in Norwegian music. Events Deaths ; June * 7 – Knut Dahle, hardingfele fiddler (born 1834). ; July * 29 – Christian Haslerud, composer and choral conductor (born 1812). Births ; May * 7 – Reidar Bøe, singer and composer (died 1969). ; April * 20 – Søren Gangfløt, organist and composer (died 1997). ; October * 18 – Willy Andresen, jazz pianist and orchestra leader (died 2016). ; December * 7 – Arne Dørumsgaard, composer, poet, translator and music collector (died 2006). * 19 – Peder Alhaug, tenor (born 2003). See also * 1921 in Norway * Music of Norway References {{DEFAULTSORT:1921 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reidar Bøe
Reidar Bøe (7 May 1921 – 9 August 1969) was a Norwegian singer and composer. He was born in Bergen, and is known for his collaboration with Kurt Foss. He made his stage debut at Den nationale scene in 1939, and also participated in radio shows. Bøe and Foss made their record debut in 1947 with the song "Grønlandsvisa". The song " Blåveispiken", with lyrics by Arne Paasche Aasen, recorded in 1950 by Bøe and accompanied by Foss, sold more than 100,000 copies, and was frequently played in the radio show ''Ønskekonserten ''Ønskekonserten'' ( en, Listeners' choice) is a radio program produced by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). It has been broadcast weekly since January 1950. The signature tune is '' Entry March of the Boyars'', composed by Johan Halv ...'' (listeners' choice). References 1921 births 1969 deaths Musicians from Bergen 20th-century Norwegian male singers 20th-century Norwegian singers Norwegian male composers {{Norway-singer- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1894 in Norwegian music. Events * Pianist Erika Nissen (1845-1903) is granted an artist's scholarship by the Norwegian state. Deaths ; June * 1 – Sophie Dedekam, composer and diarist (born 1820). Births ; April * 13 – Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, twentieth-century composer (died 1969). See also * 1894 in Norway * Music of Norway References {{DEFAULTSORT:1894 In Norwegian Music Norwegian music 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 is an aspect ... 1890s in Norwegian music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludvig Irgens-Jensen
Paul Ludvig Irgens-Jensen (13 April 1894 – 11 April 1969) was a Norwegian twentieth-century composer. Irgens-Jensen studied piano with Nils Larsen while a philology student at the University of Oslo. He began composing in 1920, and the radical nature of his work attracted some interest. Irgens-Jensen's oratorio '' Heimferd'' (for solo choir and orchestra) won first prize in a national competition, and is considered a national monument of sorts for Norway. The song ''Altar'' is one of his most familiar works. During the Second World War, Irgens-Jensen composed several songs and orchestral works to patriotic texts; due to the restrictions imposed by the Nazis, these works had to be distributed anonymously and illegally. Irgens-Jensen is often characterized as a neo-Classical composer. Works *''Violin Sonata in B-flat'' (1923) *''Tema con variazioni'' (1925) *''Piano Quintet'' (1927) *''Passacaglia'' (1927) *''Heimferd'' (1930) *''Der Gott und die Bajadere'' (1932) *''Partita Sinf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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