Johan Halvorsen

Born: 15 March 1864, Drammen (Norway)
Died: 4 December 1935, Oslo (Norway)

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[details ←] George Frideric Handel, Johan Halvorsen: Passacaglia - Duo for Violin and Viola , violin and viola,
[details ←] Entry of the Boyars [Bojarenes Inntogsmarsj] (extra condensed score) ,concert band,
[details ←] Entry of the Boyars [Bojarenes Inntogsmarsj] (set with condensed score) ,concert band,
[details ←] Slatter (Norwegian Peasant Dances) Piano, violin,
[details ←] Sarabande con Variazioni (score & parts) Piano,
[details ←] Slatter (Norwegian Peasant Dances) Violin,
[details ←] Entrance Of The Boyars Clarinet,
[details ←] Bojarenes Inntogsmarsj Entry of the Boyars - full score Percussion,
[details ←] Brudefoelget Drager Forbi, Op. 19/2 [transcription] Norwegian Bridal Procession - full score Percussion,
[details ←] Entry March Of The Boyars, Op. 17 ’Bojarenes Inntogsmarsj’ ,concert band,
[details ←] Two Songs [arrangement] - full score orchestra,
[details ←] Two Songs [arrangement] - set of parts orchestra,
[details ←] Bojarenes Inntogsmarsj (Entry of the Boyars) - conductor’s score Percussion,
[details ←] Bojarenes Inntogsmarsj (Entry of the Boyars) - set of parts Percussion,
[details ←] Bojarenes Inntogsmarsj Entry of the Boyars - set of parts Percussion,
[details ←] Brudefoelget Drager Forbi, Op. 19/2 [transcription] Norwegian Bridal Procession - set of parts Percussion,
[details ←] Entry March of the Boyars, Op. 17 ’Bojarenes Inntogsmarsj’ ,concert band,

Music

Stage music for 30 pieces: "Vasantasena", "Gurre", "Tordenskiold", "Kongen", "MacBeth", Maria Stuart", "Reisen til Julestjernen"
3 symphonies
Norwegian Rhapsodie
Suite ancienne
Bojarenes inntogsmarsj
Cantatas and song to texts by Sivle, Hamsun, Bjørnson, Krag and Garborg.
Chamber music

Biography

Played the violin from he was about 7 years old. Studied music in Stockholm. Concert master in the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra "Harmonien" in 1884. Met Edvard Grieg, and became a close friend of his. They co-operated closely on Grieg’s opus 72 "Norwegian Peasant Dances". Further studies in Leipzig with Adolf Brodsky. Concert Master in the Aberdeen Musical Society. Professor at the Music Concervatory in Helsinki. Further studies in St. Petersburg, Berlin and Liège. 1893-1899 Concert Master in "Harmonien" in Bergen, where he first started to compose. 1899-1929 Conductor of the theatre orchestra in Oslo.

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