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Geirr Tveitt

Geirr Tveitt

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Birth
Monday, October 19, 1908
Bergen
Norway
Groups
Norway
Modern composers
Pianists
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Death
Sunday, February 1, 1981
Norheimsund
Norway
Age: 
72

Composition list

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Opera and lyrical music

Dragaredokko • (1940) • Operas
Jeppe pa Berget • (1966) • Operas
Roald Amundsen • Operas
Stevleik • Operas
Vest-Sud-Aust-Nord • Operas
Birgingu: ballet • (1939) • Ballets
Husguden: ballet • (1956) • Ballets
Reves de Baldur (Les): Sop.-Tenor-Bass-Narrator-orchestra • (1935) • Ballets

Instrumental music

Danse du Dieu Soleil: piano • Other dances
Menuet "A Nadia Boulanger": piano • (1967) • Old dances
Melodies Populaires du Hardanger: piano • Op.150 • (1952) • Folk songs
Cloches de Mariage: piano • (1963) • Pièces à titre
Reves de Baldur (Les): piano • (1938) • Pièces à titre
Tull til Tullemor: piano • (1944) • Pièces à titre
Invention à 4 Voix: piano • Op. 4/ 3 • Pièces académiques
Inventions à 2 Voix: piano • Op. 1 • Pièces académiques
Inventions à 2 Voix: piano • Op. 2 • (1930) • Pièces académiques
Inventions à 3 Voix: piano • Op. 3 • Pièces académiques
Inventions à 4 Voix: piano • Op. 7 • Pièces académiques
Sonata 29: piano • Op.129 • “Sonates”
Sonata: violin • “Sonates”
Sonata: cello • “Sonates”

Symphonic music

Marche d'Honneur de Christian Frederick: concert band • (1917) • Marches et Fanfares
Ondin (L'): poème symphonique • Symphonic poems
- Suite 1 • Op.151/ 1 • (1954) • Suites
Melodies Populaires de Hardanger - Suite 2 "Ch. de la montagne" • Op.151/ 2 • (1955) • Suites
Melodies Populaires de Hardanger - Suite 3 -: orchestra • Op.151/ 3 • (1956) • Suites
Melodies Populaires de Hardanger - Suite 4 "Nuptiale" • Op.151/ 4 • (1958) • Suites
Melodies Populaires de Hardanger - Suite 5 "Monde des trolls" • Op.151/ 5 • (1963) • Suites
Suites: orchestra • Suites
Hymne à la Liberte: concert band • (1962) • Songs
Sinfonia "Des souffleurs de verre": concert band • (1974) • Symphony
Sinfonietta "Des souffleurs de verre": concert band • Op.203 • (1962) • Symphony
Symphony 1 • (1958) • Symphony
Symphonie du Dieu Soleil • Op. 81 • (1958) • Symphony

Vocal music

Telemark • (1974) • Cantates : 2 voix et plus avec orchestre
Choirs • Choral pieces isolated
Mélodies • Mélodies isolées
Tortue (La): Mezzo-orchestra • Mélodies isolées : voix-orchestre

Chamber music

d'un Journal de Voyage: string quartet • (1967) • Chamber music strings
Quartet 1: strings • (1935) • Chamber music strings
Quartet 2: strings • Chamber music strings
Quartet 3: strings • Chamber music strings
Quartet 4: strings • Chamber music strings
Sextet 1: strings • Chamber music strings
Sextet 2: strings • Chamber music strings
Sextet 3: strings • (1934) • Chamber music strings
Septet • (1967) • Chamber music various instruments
Veille de la Saint-Jean • (1967) • Chamber music various instruments
Dieu Domestique (Le) • Op.184 • (1956) • Chamber music various instruments

Concertante music

Variations sur une Chanson Populaire de Hardanger: 2 pianos-orch • Autres pièces concertantes pour 2 piano
Concerto 1: harp-orchestra • Harp concertos
Concerto 2: harp-orchestra • Op.170 • Harp concertos
Concerto 1: piano-orchestra • Op. 5 • (1930) • Piano concertos
Concerto 2: piano-orchestra • (1933) • Piano concertos
Concerto 3: piano-orchestra • (1947) • Piano concertos
Concerto 4 "Aurores boréales": piano-orchestra • (1947) • Piano concertos
Concerto 5: piano-orchestra • Op.156 • (1954) • Piano concertos
Concerto 6: piano-orchestra • (1967) • Piano concertos
Concerto: string quartet-orchestra • Concertos pour Plusieurs cordes
Concerto: saxophone-orchestra • Saxophone concertos
Concerto 1: violin Hardanger-orchestra • Op.163 • (1956) • Violin concertos
Concerto 2 "3 Fjords": violin Hardanger-orchestra • Op.252 • (1965) • Violin concertos
Concerto: violin-orchestra • (1939) • Violin concertos

Compositions sorted on opus (if available)

Op. 8

Prillar: orchestra • (1931)

Op. 1

Inventions à 2 Voix: piano • Pièces académiques

Op. 2

Inventions à 2 Voix: piano • (1930) • Pièces académiques

Op. 3

Inventions à 3 Voix: piano • Pièces académiques

Op. 4/ 3

Invention à 4 Voix: piano • Pièces académiques

Op. 5

Concerto 1: piano-orchestra • (1930) • Piano concertos

Op. 7

Inventions à 4 Voix: piano • Pièces académiques

Op. 81

Symphonie du Dieu Soleil • (1958) • Symphony

Op.129

Sonata 29: piano • “Sonates”

Op.150

Melodies Populaires du Hardanger: piano • (1952) • Folk songs

Op.151/ 1

- Suite 1 • (1954) • Suites

Op.151/ 2

Melodies Populaires de Hardanger - Suite 2 "Ch. de la montagne" • (1955) • Suites

Op.151/ 3

Melodies Populaires de Hardanger - Suite 3 -: orchestra • (1956) • Suites

Op.151/ 4

Melodies Populaires de Hardanger - Suite 4 "Nuptiale" • (1958) • Suites

Op.151/ 5

Melodies Populaires de Hardanger - Suite 5 "Monde des trolls" • (1963) • Suites

Op.156

Concerto 5: piano-orchestra • (1954) • Piano concertos

Op.163

Concerto 1: violin Hardanger-orchestra • (1956) • Violin concertos

Op.170

Concerto 2: harp-orchestra • Harp concertos

Op.184

Dieu Domestique (Le) • (1956) • Chamber music various instruments

Op.187

Nykken: orchestra • (1956)

Op.203

Sinfonietta "Des souffleurs de verre": concert band • (1962) • Symphony

Op.204

Vieux Moulin sur le Ruisseau (Le): concert band • (1962)

Op.252

Concerto 2 "3 Fjords": violin Hardanger-orchestra • (1965) • Violin concertos

Sheet music for Geirr Tveitt

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A Hundred Airs From Hardanger, Suite 1 — Geirr Tveitt

Orchestra — Score Only —
Composed by Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981). Music Sales America. Score Only. Composed 2012. 160 pages. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #WH27909. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (HL.14034378).
Price: $60.00

Sinfonia di Sofficatori Nr. 3 — Geirr Tveitt

Concert Band — Score Only — Concert Piece
Composed by Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981). Nordic Symphonic Band. Concert Piece. Score Only. Norsk Noteservice #NNS26132296S. Published by Norsk Noteservice (BT.NNS26132296S).
Price: $33.00

Grieg: Ballade; Tveitt: Hundrad Hardingtonar — Nils Henrik Asheim

— — Classical
By Nils Henrik Asheim. By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) and Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981). Classical. Naxos #LWC1151. Published by Naxos (NX.LWC1151).
Price: $16.00

A Hundred Airs From Hardanger, Suite 2 — Per Dreier

Orchestra — Score Only —
By Per Dreier. By Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981). Music Sales America. Score Only. Composed 2012. 100 pages. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #WH29729. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (HL.14015639).
Price: $60.00

Folketoner — Anne Karin

— — Classical
By Anne Karin, Norwegian Girls Choir, Sundal-Ask, and The. By Tone Krohn, Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981), and Knut Nystedt (1915-). Classical, Choral. Classical. 2L #2L-144-SACD. Published by 2L (NX.2L-144-SACD).
Price: $24.00

Piano Sonata No. 29 Op. 39 — Baekkelund

— listening CD —
By Baekkelund, Osa, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, and Andersen. By Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981). Listening CD. Published by Aurora (NX.NCDB4945).
Price: $18.00

Sinfonia Di Soffiatori; Sinfon — Engeset; Royal Norwegian Navy Band

— listening CD —
By Engeset; Royal Norwegian Navy Band. By Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981). Naxos Wind Band Classics. Listening CD. Published by Naxos (NX.8572095).
Price: $11.00

12 2-Part Inventions; Piano So — Geir Botnen

— listening CD —
By Geir Botnen. By Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981). Listening CD. Published by Simax Classics (NX.PSC1121).
Price: $18.00

Hardanger Fiddle Concertos Nos — Arve Moen Bergset

— listening CD —
By Arve Moen Bergset, Ole Kristian Ruud, and Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. By Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981). Listening CD. Published by BIS Records (NX.BIS-CD-1207).
Price: $21.00

Piano Concerto No. 5; Variatio — Nils Mortensen

— listening CD —
By Nils Mortensen, Ole Kristian Ruud, and Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. By Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981). Listening CD. Published by BIS Records (NX.BIS-CD-1252).
Price: $21.00

Find scores for Geirr Tveitt at Sheet Music Plus.
Music: 
  • Operas
  • Baldurs draumar (ballet)
  • Six piano concertos
  • 3 symphonies
  • 100 Folketonar frao Hardanger (arrangement of folk music)
Biography: 

Made extended use of Norwegian folk music in his compositions. Studied music at
the concervatory in Leipzig, Germany and in Paris. Moved to Norheimsund in
Hardanger, Norway in 1942 and started working on collecting and arranging
Norwegian folk music. After the war he toured Europe as concert pianist. For
his songs he used text by Arnulf Øverland, Knut Hamsun and Herman Wildenwey.
Most famous work: 100 Folketonar frao Hardanger and the song "Vi skal ikkje
sova burt sumarnatta".

His house burned down along with most of his musical manuscripts in
1970, therefore,
most of his music has been lost and friends and musicologists are trying to
reconstruct some of his works.
2 CDs exist of his music on the Naxos label; Piano Concertos 1 and 5 on
Naxos 8.555077 and
A Hundred Hardanger Tunes - Suites 1 and 4 on Naxos 8.555078. Both CDs have
Bjarte Engeset and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra playing the works.

(Contributed by Ralph Barrocas - U.S.A. - <RBarrocas@aol.com>)

Links: 
http://home.online.no/~trold/Tveitt.htm
Submitted by Jean-Paul Giraudet on 2001-10-17 19:00.
Last modified: 
2014-06-05 16:26

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