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1907 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1907 in Music of Norway, Norwegian music. Events Deaths ; September * 4 – Edvard Grieg (64), composer and pianist. * 5 – Adolf Østbye (39), revue artist, barber, and the first Norwegian recording artist. ; December * 1 – Agathe Backer Grøndahl (59), pianist and composer. Births See also * 1907 in Norway * Music of Norway References {{DEFAULTSORT:1907 In Norwegian Music 1907 in Norwegian music, Music of Norway 1907 in music, Norwegian 1907 in Norway, Music 1900s 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] |
Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the foremost Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to fame, as well as helping to develop a national identity, much as Jean Sibelius did in Finland and Bedřich Smetana in Bohemia. Grieg is the most celebrated person from the city of Bergen, with numerous statues which depict his image, and many cultural entities named after him: the city's largest concert building (Grieg Hall), its most advanced music school (Grieg Academy) and its professional choir (Edvard Grieg Kor). The Edvard Grieg Museum at Grieg's former home Troldhaugen is dedicated to his legacy. Background Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway (then part of Sweden–Norway). His parents were Alexander Grieg (1806–1875), a merchant and the B ... [...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] |
Adolf Østbye
Adolf Østbye (February 1868 – September 5, 1907) was a revue artist and barber who became the first Norwegian recording artist. The earliest playable Norwegian phonograph cylinder dates from 1889. During the years 1889–1904, Østbye made a series of cylinders, announced "Østbye Record". Several of these are made with cooperation with the Norwegian Pathé manager, William Farre. Image:Ekko_label.jpg, A rare 1906/07 Ekko record from Østbye. The first recording in Norway In December 1904, Østbye was the first to make a gramophone record. The record was "Parodi paa Terje Vigen". (Actually, Edvard Grieg 1843–1907, was the first Norwegian to make gramophone records, he did nine records in Paris during the spring 1903.) The Norwegian recording sessions were held at the Grand Hotel, Kristiania. Østbye recorded several cylinders and gramophone records. He mainly recorded for Pathé and The Gramophone Company (HMV) – whose masters were released as Victor records in the US, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathe Backer Grøndahl
Agathe Ursula Backer Grøndahl (1 December 1847 – 4 June 1907) was a Norwegian pianist and composer. Her son Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl (1885–1959) was also a pianist and composer, who promoted his mother's compositions in his concerts. Biography Agathe Ursula Backer was born in Holmestrand in 1847, in a wealthy and art-loving home, as the second youngest of four sisters, all gifted in drawing and music. In 1857 she moved with her family to Christiania, where she studied with Otto Winther-Hjelm, Halfdan Kjerulf and Ludvig Mathias Lindeman. Between 1865 and 1867 she became a pupil of Theodor Kullak and studied composition under Richard Wuerst at the ''Akademie der Tonkunst'' in Berlin, where she lived together with her sister Harriet Backer. She won fame there with her interpretation of Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto. After her arrival to Norway in 1868, she debuted with Edvard Grieg, then 26 years old, as conductor of the Philharmonic Society. A recommendation from Ole Bul ... [...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] |
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] |
1907 In Norway
Events in the year 1907 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII *Prime Minister – Christian Michelsen Events * 14 June – Norway adopts female suffrage in parliamentary elections. * Norsk Hydro, having been founded in 1905, opens up its first plant at Notodden. * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. * The construction of the Bergen Line is completed. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature * The first Olav Duun novel ''Løglege skruvar og anna folk (Sogor)'' (''Oddballs and Other People (Stories)'') was published. Notable births *5 January – Sunniva Hakestad Møller, politician (died 1995) *9 January – Haakon Hansen, boxer (died 1985) *14 January – Christian S. Oftedal, politician (died 1955) *16 January – Arne Skaare, politician (died 1981) *4 February – Eva Lund Haugen, author and editor in America (died 1996) *5 February – Birgith Dalland, politician *24 February – Karl Valdemar Westerlund, politician (died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1907 in Music of Norway, Norwegian music. Events Deaths ; September * 4 – Edvard Grieg (64), composer and pianist. * 5 – Adolf Østbye (39), revue artist, barber, and the first Norwegian recording artist. ; December * 1 – Agathe Backer Grøndahl (59), pianist and composer. Births See also * 1907 in Norway * Music of Norway References {{DEFAULTSORT:1907 In Norwegian Music 1907 in Norwegian music, Music of Norway 1907 in music, Norwegian 1907 in Norway, Music 1900s in Norwegian music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1907. Specific locations * 1907 in Norwegian music Events * January 27 – Executives of the Metropolitan Opera removes Richard Strauss's '' Salome'' from the repertoire following protests that the opera was indecent. * February 3 – Josef Suk's first performance of Symphony č.2 C moll (Asrael) in the National Theatre in Prague, Karel Kovarovic conducting. *February 7 – Jules Massenet's ''Therese'' is produced in Monte Carlo., * February 20 – ''The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya'' by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov premieres at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg. *February 21 – Frederick Delius' opera Romeo and Julia auf dem Dorf has its premiere at the Komische Oper Berlin. *February 22 - Maurice Ravel's ''Introduction and Allegro'' for harp, string quartet, flute and clarinet premieres at the Cercle Masical in Paris. *March 1 - Claude Debussy's '' La Mer'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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