Arne Nordheim (20 June 1931 – 5 June 2010) was a Norwegian composer. Nordheim received numerous awards for his compositions, and from 1982 lived in the Norwegian government 's honorary residence, Grotten , next to the Royal Palace in Oslo . He was elected an honorary member of the International Society for Contemporary Music in 1997. On 18 August 2006, Arne Nordheim received a doctor honoris causa degree at the Norwegian Academy of Music . He died at the age of 78 and was given a state funeral .
18-701: At the then Oslo Conservatory of Music (now the Norwegian Academy of Music ), where Nordheim studied from 1948 to 1952, he started out as a theory and organ student, but changed to composition, studying with Karl August Andersen (1903–1970), Bjarne Brustad , and Conrad Baden . Then in 1955 he studied with Vagn Holmboe in Copenhagen , and studied musique concrète in Paris . Later he studied electronic music in Bilthoven (1959), and paid many visits to
36-540: A loop, such that the piece will not repeat itself for 102 years. A 21-minute long concert version was released the year after, with the name Lux et Tenebrae . Draumkvedet is a monumental stage work for orchestra, (acting) chamber choir, soloists and dancers, and was performed 40 times in 1994 with the Broadcasting Corporation Radio Orchestra and Grex Vocalis . A recording featuring these performing forces conducted by Ingar Bergby
54-658: The Nordic Council Music Prize for his Eco for soprano, two choirs and orchestra. The work marks the start of a new development phase, in which Nordheim proved that he could create electrophonic-sounding timbres from conventional instruments. In 1970 he and sound engineer Eugeniusz Rudnik made the piece Poly-Poly for the Scandinavian pavilion at Expo '70 in Osaka. This sound installation consisted of six tapes of different lengths which are played in
72-472: The 1840s. The protagonist, Olav Åsteson, falls asleep on Christmas Eve and sleeps until the twelfth day of Christmas . Then he wakes, and rides to church to recount his dreams to the congregation, about his journey through the afterlife. The events are in part similar to other medieval ballads like the Lyke Wake Dirge : a moor of thorns, a tall bridge, and a black fire . After these, the protagonist
90-583: The 19th century. In 1883 Ludvig Mathias Lindeman (father) and Peter Brynie Lindeman (son) started the so-called "School for Organists" in Kristiania (former name for Oslo ). It developed to become the first and biggest conservatory of music in Norway, and made an important foundation for the Norwegian Academy of Music. The Lindeman conservatory was discontinued in 1973. To honour the memory of
108-664: The Lindeman family, the biggest concert hall at the Academy is named the Lindeman Hall , which has a capacity of more than 400 people. Draumkvedet " Draumkvedet " ("The Dream Poem"; NMB 54, TSB B 31) is a Norwegian visionary poem, probably dated from the late medieval age . It is one of the best known medieval ballads in Norway. The first written versions are from Lårdal and Kviteseid in Telemark in
126-474: The Norwegian flautist Alf Andersen , who died that year at a very young age, the work incorporated Salvatore Quasimodo 's poem Ed è sùbito sera . Originally conceived for orchestra and chorus, Nordheim realised that his wish to have the whole performance space 'singing' was better achieved with the use of electronic means. The result is a remarkable, almost imperceptible, blending of the orchestral sounds with
144-631: The Studio Eksperymentalne of Polish Radio (1967–1972), where many of his early electronic works were realised (including Pace , Solitaire , and Lux et tenebrae (Poly-Poly) ). In 2005, many lost and forgotten tapes of electronic compositions for radio drama for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) were rediscovered, reminding us that Nordheim also developed his electronic musical language in his home country. His Essay for string quartet
162-558: The choral sounds of the tape, where the final line ' ed è sùbito sera ' ('and suddenly it is evening') is the only part of the text that can be heard. His later compositions include The Tempest (1979), Klokkesong (1984), Magma (1988), the Violin Concerto (1996) and Fonos for trombone and orchestra (2004). Arne Norheim was inspired by the neumes and the sound of the medieval bells in Kaupanger stave church in composing
180-588: The composer, and established the Arne Nordheim Composer's Prize which is bestowed on an annual basis to a composer of Norwegian residence. In later years, Nordheim suffered from dementia, and expired early on Saturday 5 June 2010, following a prolonged bout of illness. The state funeral was held at the Oslo Cathedral on the 16th of June. 3457 Arnenordheim , a minor planet circling the Sun in
198-408: The foundation for research within various fields of music. It educates musicians within folk music genres, church music , classical music and, quite notably in later years, a string of successful performers within the jazz realm. The Academy is also Oslo's biggest concert organizer, presenting approximately 300 concerts a year. As is the case with all schools in the Norwegian educational system,
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#1732798184180216-481: The main asteroid belt between the planets Mars and Jupiter was named for the composer after its discovery in 1985. Norwegian Academy of Music 59°55′56.15″N 10°42′50.01″E / 59.9322639°N 10.7138917°E / 59.9322639; 10.7138917 The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: Norges musikkhøgskole , NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo , Norway, in
234-450: The neighbourhood of Majorstuen , Frogner . It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the country's highest level of music education. As a specialized university ( vitenskapelig høgskole ), it offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Throughout the years the Academy has educated many of Norway's most renowned musicians. The Norwegian Academy of Music educates performers, composers and pedagogues , and attempts to lay
252-432: The school is free of charge. Students can only be accepted by auditioning and/or other verifiable qualifications. The Norwegian Academy of Music was established in 1973. The current Academy is a result of a merger with the former Østlandets musikkonservatorium in 1996, which was a successor to the music school at Veitvet founded by Olav Selvaag . The request for a governmental institution for music education goes back to
270-501: The work Klokkesong , which was first performed in the church. In The Tempest , a ballet based on Shakespeare 's play, electronics and orchestral sounds are again mixed, while the focus is more strongly on vocal music (e.g. the 'double voice' of Caliban), while Nordheim's continued use of historical elements is shown by the incorporation of Leonardo da Vinci 's musical rebus, which solved reads Amore sol la mi fa remirare, la sol mi fa sollecita . 1968 saw Arne Nordheim being bestowed with
288-536: Was first performed in Stockholm in 1954, but Nordheim always considered his String Quartet of 1956 as his Opus 1. His musical output is focused around themes of 'solitude, death, love, and landscape'; these themes are already evident in his song cycle Aftonland ( Evening Land , 1959), a setting of poems by the Swedish poet Pär Lagerkvist , which brought him national recognition. The 1961 Canzona per orchestra
306-416: Was his international breakthrough. Inspired by Giovanni Gabrieli 's canzone , the work showcases Nordheim's historical leanings, as well as his occupation with space as a parameter of music. Nordheim's spatial concerns, coupled with his focus on death and human suffering, are brought together in what is arguably his most famous work, Epitaffio per orchestra e nastro magnetico (1963). Written in memory of
324-580: Was made in 2001, and released in 2006 as a two-CD set on the Simax label (Simax PSC 1169). Based on a medieval Norwegian poem ( Draumkvedet , The Dream Song), the work was composed in honor of the millennium of the city of Trondheim in 1997. To commemorate Nordheim's 70th birthday in 2001, a celebratory concert was held, featuring the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra . The Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs would also celebrate
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