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Geirr
Geirr is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Geirr Lystrup (born 1949), Norwegian singer, poet, playwright, and children's writer *Geirr Tveitt Geirr Tveitt (born Nils Tveit; 19 October 1908 – 1 February 1981) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. Tveitt was a central figure of the national movement in Norwegian cultural life during the 1930s. Life Early years Tveitt was born in ... (1908–1981), Norwegian composer and pianist See also * Geir {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geirr Tveitt
Geirr Tveitt (born Nils Tveit; 19 October 1908 – 1 February 1981) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. Tveitt was a central figure of the national movement in Norwegian cultural life during the 1930s. Life Early years Tveitt was born in Bergen, where his father briefly worked as a teacher. His parents were Håkonson Lars Tveit (1878–1951) and Johanna Nilsdotter Heradstveit (1882–1966). His family were of farmer stock, and still retained ''Tveit'', their ancestral land in Kvam – a secluded village on the scenic Hardangerfjord. The Tveit family would relocate to Drammen in the winter to work, but return to Hardanger in the summer to farm. Thus Tveitt enjoyed both a countryside existence and city life. Tveitt had originally been christened Nils, but following his increasing interest in Norwegian heritage, he thought the name 'not Norwegian enough' and changed it to Geir. He later added an extra ''r'' to his first name and an extra ''t'' to Tveit to indicate more clea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geirr Lystrup
Geirr Lystrup (born 22 March 1949) is a Norwegian singer, poet, playwright and children's writer. He was born in Vinje. His debut album was ''Ti på taket og Måltrostblues'' from 1972. His album ''Songen om kjærligheta'' from 1981 (a cooperation with Det Norske Kammerkor) was awarded Spellemannprisen. He was awarded ''Prøysenprisen'' in 1987. He has played with the music group Godtfolk, and their first album ''Egg og Champagne'' from 1988 was awarded Spellemannprisen. Among his plays is ''Brakar og Joanna'', staged at Riksteatret Riksteatret (English: National Traveling Theater) is a Norwegian touring theatre. It was established by law in 1948. Its first performance was in Kirkenes in 1949, with Sigurd Christiansen's play ''En reise i natten''. The theatre plays on about 2 ... at its 50th anniversary in 1999. References 1949 births Living people People from Vinje Norwegian male singers Norwegian male poets Norwegian children's writers 20th-century Norwegian drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |