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Johan Halvorsen
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Johan August Halvorsen was a Norwegian conductor, composer, concertmaster, and violinist. Born in Drammen in 1864, he studied under Gudbrand Bøhn. He was a male musician who spoke and wrote in Norwegian. His musical output includes symphonies and works classified within the classical, Post-Romantic, and 20th Century Classical genres.
Halvorsen died in Oslo in 1935 and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund. He had one child, Stein Grieg Halvorsen. Throughout his career, he performed on the violin and contributed to the musical landscape of Norway.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Norway
- Active from
- 1864
- Active to
- 1935
Discography
- Norwegian Rhapsody no. 1 & 2 / Norwegian Festival Overture op. 16 / Entry of the Boyars / Bergensiana, (Rococco Variations) / Andante Religioso / Wedding March / Passacaglia1988
- Symphony no. 2 (Fatum) in D minor / Symphony no. 3 in C major1990
- Orchestral Works, Volume 12010
- Orchestral Works, Volume 22010
- Halvorsen: Sarabande / Passacaglia / Concert Caprice on Norwegian Melodies / Bruni: Six duos concertants2011
- Orchestral Works, Volume 32011
- Orchestral Works, Volume 42011
- Orchestral Works2014
- Hardanger Fiddle in Art Music2016
- Violin Concertos2017
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 31,806
- Total plays
- 135,549
Tags
Johan Halvorsen (1864–1935) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and musician. As well as theatre music, he conducted performances of over 30 operas and composed the incidental music for more than 30 plays. Following his retirement from the theatre he finally had time to concentrate on the composition of his three great symphonies and two well-known Norwegian rhapsodies. Halvorsen's compositions were a development of the national romantic tradition <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Johan+Halvors
Key facts
- Born
- 15 March 1864, Drammen , Buskerud, Norway
- Died
- 4 December 1935 (age 71), Oslo , Norway
- Genres
- Classical
- Occupations
- Conductor , pedagogue , violinist
- Instrument
- Violin
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Drammen
- Place of death
- Oslo
- Occupation
- concertmaster
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Native language
- Norwegian
- Student of
- Gudbrand Bøhn
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Johan Halvorsen.jpg
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- Commons category
- Johan Halvorsen
- date of birth
- 1864-03-15
- date of death
- 1935-12-04
- place of burial
- Vår Frelsers gravlund
- Commons Creator page
- Johan Halvorsen
- name in native language
- Johan Halvorsen
- birth name
- Johan August Halvorsen
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Johan Halvorsen, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Johan Halvorsen (15 March 1864 – 4 December 1935) was a Norwegian composer, conductor, and violinist.
Life
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