Geirr Tveitt

Geirr Tveitt (October 19, 1908–February 1, 1981) was a Norwegian composer and pianist.

Life

Tveitt was born in Bergen, where his father worked as a teacher. He studied in Leipzig, under Grabner, Weinreich and Wenniger, and in Paris under Villa-Lobos, and returned to live in Oslo and Norheimsund. Tveitt was a dedicated collector of the folk music along the Hardanger Fjord in western Norway, much of which he arranged/adapted for piano as well as orchestra. After World War II, Tveitt toured Europe as a concert pianist.

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Bergen - Leipzig - Grabner - Weinreich - Wenniger - Paris - Villa-Lobos - Oslo - Norheimsund - Hardanger Fjord - World War II

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Disaster was not a stranger to Tveitt. His hand-built studio overlooking the Hardanger was destroyed by snow in 1960. His house burned to the ground in 1970, incinerating most of his notes and scores, but perhaps a fifth still remains. He died in Norheimsund, 72 years old.

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1960 - 1970

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