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Johan Halvorsen

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Johan Halvorsen

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Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist (1864–1935)

Person · Open Library

Born
1864
Died
1935
Works
5

Top works

  • Passacaglia für Violine und Bratsche
  • Norwegische Bauerntänze (Slåtter) für die Geige solo, wie dieselben auf der norwegischen Bauernfiedel gespielt werden

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
31,806
Total plays
135,549

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Classicalnorwegian20th Century ClassicalPost-Romanticcomposer

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

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Academic profile · OpenAlex

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Works
137
Cited by
3,888

Research areas

MedicineProstate cancerInternal medicineBiologyCancer

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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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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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Johan Halvorsen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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