Finn Arnestad (23 September 1915 — 30 January 1994) was a

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contemporary composer and musician.

Early life and career

Following his 1915 birth in

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, Arnestad completed his musical education in various European countries. From the 1950s to 1960s, Arnestad created compositions for the orchestra. Between 1971 and 1981, Arnstead was an executive for the

Norwegian Society of Composers The Norwegian Society of Composers ( no, Norsk Komponistforening) was founded in 1917. The Society's main objectives are to promote its members' music and secure their rights. As of today the Society counts 185 members who meet regularly for discu ...

Production

Selected works

* ''Konsert for klaver og orkester'' (1976) * ''Arabesk'' (1975) * ''Toccata'' (1972) * ''Musikk for tre treblåsere'' (1971), * ''Sonate for trombone og piano'' (1971) * ''Væsletjennet'' for flute solo and strings (1970) * ''Ritagliata'' (1967), Ouverture (1970) * ''Klaversonate'' (1967) * ''Smeden og Bageren'' (J. H. Wessel, baritone and orchestra, 1966) * ''Cavatina Cambiata'' (premiered 1965) * ''Dopplersonans'' (1964) * ''Kvintett for fløyte og strykekvartett'' (1963) * ''Suite i gamle danserytmer (kammerorkester med fløyte og obo'' 1963) * ''Aria appassionata'' (1962) * ''Sekstett for fløyte, klarinett, fagott, klaver, bratsj, cello'' (1959) * ''Konsert for fiolin og orkester'' (1956, premiered 1960) * ''Suite nr. 2'' (premiered 1964) * ''2 konsert-suiter fra et symfonisk mysteriespill: Suite nr. 1'' (1953) * ''Missa Brevis'' for kor og orkester (uroppført 1951), I. N. R. I. (1954) * ''Conversation'' for klaver og orkester (1949, uroppført 1950) * ''Constellation'' (premiered 1948) * ''Strykekvartett'' (premiered 1947) * ''Meditation'' for orchestra (1947)

Discography

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, ''Norges Musikkhistorie - Bind 5'' (2001) *

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra The Oslo Philharmonic (Oslo-Filharmonien) is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra traces its roots to the Philharmonic Society founded in 1847 and the Christiania Musical Association co-founded by Edvard Grieg in 187 ...

, ''Orchestral Interference / Finn Arnestad'' (1996) * Geir Henning Braaten, ''Norwegian Pianorama'' (1984)

References

External links

List of works supplied by the National Library of Norway
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arnestad, Finn 1915 births 20th-century classical composers Norwegian contemporary classical composers Norwegian male classical composers 1994 deaths 20th-century Norwegian male musicians