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Late Romantic Norwegian

HALVORSEN, Johan

Born in Drammen, March 15, 1864
Died in Oslo, Dec 4, 1935

  • In addition to composing, Halvorsen was a violin virtuoso, taught violin at the Helsinki Music Institute, and was one of Norway’s most prominent conductors.
  • Halvorsen was friends with Edvard Grieg, who was a generation older.
  • Style: Halvorsen was influenced by Norwegian composers like Grieg, but his orchestration shows the influence of French Romantic composers.1

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Sources

  1. Øyvin Dybsand, “Halvorsen, Johan,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 17, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000012262.

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