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Karl August Andersen (29 September 1903 in Oslo - 15 August 1970 in Oslo) was a Norwegian
Karl August Andersen (29 September 1903 in Oslo - 15 August 1970 in Oslo) was a Norwegian cellist
The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 ...
from Vaterland
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*Vaterland, Norway, a neighborhood in Oslo
*The ocean liner SS ''Vaterland'', later known as SS ''Leviathan''
*''Liechtensteiner Vaterland'', largest daily newspaper in Liechtenstein
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, in his time the leading Norwegian cellist and solo cellist in Oslo Philharmonic
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 18 ...
for many decades.
Biography
At the age of 17 Andersen debuted in the Universitetets Aula (1920). He appeared regularly with the broadcasting organization Norwegian Broadcasting's studios, often in duet with violinistErnst Glaser
Ernst Glaser (born 24 February 1904 in Hamburg, Germany - 3 April 1979 in Oslo, Norway) was a German / Norwegian violinist, orchestra conductor and music teacher, married to the pianist Kari Marie Aarvold Glaser. He was the father of the pianist ...
and the Filharmonisk Selskaps string quartet, where he bore the nickname «Kalle cello». He also mace quite a few compositions in neoklassisk style, like his trio for cello, clarinet and flute (played by Alf Andersen (1928-1962) and Richard Kjelstrup), his contribution in the competition to the opening of Oslo rådhus
Oslo City Hall ( no, Oslo rådhus) is a municipal building in Oslo, the capital of Norway. It houses the city council, the city's administration and various other municipal organisations. The building as it stands today was constructed between ...
, and ''Harlequin'' in twelve-tone technique
The twelve-tone technique—also known as dodecaphony, twelve-tone serialism, and (in British usage) twelve-note composition—is a method of musical composition first devised by Austrian composer Josef Matthias Hauer, who published his "law o ...
for piano (1957). In 1952 he received the first prize from the Norwegian Society of Composers annual award.
As music theory teacher, he taught Ørnulf Gulbransen, Leif Solberg
Leif Solberg (18 November 1914 – 25 January 2016) was a Norwegian classical composer and organist.
He was born in Lena, Norway. After studying at the Norwegian Academy of Music he spent his professional career as the organist in Lillehammer
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, Kai Angel Næsteby, Kåre Fuglesang, Arne Novang and Stephan Barratt-Due, among others. The Philharmonic cello group was in the 1940s, '50s and '60s comprising six musicians, Andersen and Arne Melsom on the 1st desk, Sverre Krøvel and Hans Balchen on the 2nd desk, Arne Novang and Levi Hindar on the 3rd desk. Andersen was a frimurer and musical consultant for Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest ...
from 1962.
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