Jón Leifs

composer poster ad
Download mobile best ringtones from Waply.

Composer news → rss

Charles Ives award for James Matheson posted 10 Jan 2012
Kravis Prize for New Music to Dutilleux posted 9 Jan 2012
Grétry work rediscovered posted 6 Jan 2012
Legacy gift of over $14 million from Ann Southam posted 26 Oct 2011
Submit news

Upcoming concerts →

Sun 5 Feb: The Westchester Camerata Chamber Orchestra Westchester Community College 75 Grasslands Road Valhalla, New York 10595
Sun 5 Feb: 2 NOCTURNES and NOSTALGIA In den Wouwfluit, Omgang 10, Wouw, Nederland
Sun 12 Feb: IN DEEP SILENCE II Kasteel Cortewalle, Beveren, België
Tue 14 Feb: MEDEA for music theatre Stadsschouwburg, Leidseplein 26, Amsterdam, Nederland
Thu 16 Feb: MEDEA for music theatre NTGent, Sint Baafsplein 17, Gent, België
Submit concert

Today → (4 Feb) rss

Birthdays:
Giacomo Facco
Johann Ludwig Bach
Ann Southam
Dying days:
Caspar Othmayer
Gioseffe Zarlino
Vicente Espinel
Josef Mysliveček
Johann George Tromlitz
Events:
(1958) Bohuslav Martinů: Premiere of Estampes, in Louisville, USA.
(1990) Ennio Morricone: Premiere of Cantata per l'Europa, in Rome, Italy,

Tomorrow → rss

Latest changes → rss

Alexis Weissenberg (11 Jan)
James Matheson (10 Jan)
David Avshalomov (15 Dec)
Michael Horwood (7 Dec)
George (Jacob) Gershwin (1 Dec)
Miklós Rózsa (9 Nov)
Walter Leigh (4 Nov)
Alan Hovhaness (3 Nov)
(Joncker) Jacob van Eyck (29 Oct)
Gina Biver (19 Oct)

Best visited →

Wolfgang Amadeus [Amadé] Mozart [1020]
Antonio Vivaldi [1004]
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [773]
Ludwig van Beethoven [504]
Johann Sebastian Bach [490]
Johann Nepomuk Hummel [474]
Johannes Brahms [462]
Antonio Salieri [462]
Gustav Mahler [460]
Georges Bizet [448]
Classical Sheet Music and MP3 accompaniment: download instantly at Virtual Sheet Music®
Picture of Jón Leifs.
(sent by Flosi Thorgeirsson)

Sheet music for Leifs

[No items found.]

Find sheet music:

(At least 4 characters; more than 1 word allowed.)
Listen to music samples on this site
Submit sound/image file
Download classical music on iTunes.
Sheet Music Plus Featured Sale

Cds for Leifs

In association with Amazon.com

Classical Music : Search

Leifs: Geysir & Other orchestra works
Classical Music : Leifs: Geysir & Other orchestra works
from: Bis


Amazon.com's Price: $22.46
as of 02/03/2012 01:40 EST
Jón Leifs: Edda, Part 1- The Creation of the World [Hybrid SACD]
Classical Music : Jón Leifs: Edda, Part 1- The Creation of the World [Hybrid SACD]
from: Bis


Amazon.com's Price: $21.96
as of 02/03/2012 01:40 EST
An Anthology of Icelandic Choir Music
Classical Music : An Anthology of Icelandic Choir Music
from: Bis


Amazon.com's Price: $22.46
as of 02/03/2012 01:40 EST
Icelandic Choral Music
Classical Music : Icelandic Choral Music
by: Thorgerdur Ingolfsdottir


Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4; Violin Concertos; Orchestral Songs
Classical Music : Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4; Violin Concertos; Orchestral Songs
from: EMI Classics


List Price: $26.98
Amazon.com's Price: $20.80
You Save: $6.18 (23%)
as of 02/03/2012 01:40 EST
Nordic Festival
Classical Music : Nordic Festival
by: Salonen, Swedish Radio Orch



page 1 of  3
 1  2  3 
 

Get a $5.00 Music Credit and download a free album for your iPod® or any MP3 player!
See also:
♩ Modern composers
Born: 1 May 1899 — Solheimar Farm — Iceland
Died: 30 July 1968
Login to upload your own images for this composer.
Reactions
[Be the first to write a reaction.]

Music

Leifs composed 70 works, including Saga Symphony, Elegy, Geysir, Icelandic Dances, Three Images.

Life

Jón Leifs left Iceland to study in Germany when he was 17 years old, and returned to Iceland during World War II. He founded the Union of Icelandic Artists, the Society of Icelandic Composers, and the STEF Performing Rights Society. He was also instrumental in the renaissance of Icelandic music starting in the 1950s. The movie about his life, “Tears of Stone”, is on tour at various arts festivals. His music is unique, following no other mode, based on Icelandic folk songs and the Sagas. The “father of Icelandic music”.

Sources — links

Concerts

Submit concert announcements for Jón Leifs

Events

Submit an event (date and year) for Jón Leifs
Contributions by: whitney |
© 1995–2012 Jos Smeets — Quixote; Last update: 2007-07-30 03:49:54.