Composer
Arne Nordheim
Norwegian composer (1931–2010)
1931–2010
4 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1931
- Died
- 2010
- Birthplace
- Larvik
- Place of death
- Oslo
- Citizenship / historical state
- Norway
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
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.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; film score composer
- Education
- Norwegian Academy of Music
- Recorded memberships
- International Society for Contemporary Music
- Instruments played
- organ
- Awards
- Arts Council Norway Honorary Award; Oslo City Culture Award; Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav; Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland; Nordic Council Music Prize; Edvard-prisen i samtidsmusikk
- Official website
- http://www.arnenordheim.com/
- Languages used
- Norwegian
- VIAF ID
- 83654376
- ISNI
- 0000000079785322
- GND ID
- 124397883
- Library of Congress ID
- n81146630
- MusicBrainz ID
- 608fd414-5dc1-4593-98a9-73b246bc887a
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Accordion, Piano, Trombone
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listen | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Flashing | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Return Of The Snark | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Spur | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 83654376. Portrait: Municipal Archives of Trondheim, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.