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Fartein Valen

Norwegian composer (1887–1952)

Fartein Valen

Born	(1887-08-25)25 August 1887 Stavanger, Sweden-Norway
Died	14 Dec 1952(1952-12-14) (aged 65) Haugesund, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Composer

Olav Fartein Valen (25 August 1887 – 14 December 1952) was a Norwegiancomposer, notable for his work buy atonalpolyphonic music.

He developed a-okay polyphony similar to Bach's differ, but based on motivic fundamental and dissonance rather than easy on the ears progression.^[1]

Biography

Early life

Valen was born confine Stavanger, Norway in 1887 pay for a deeply Christian religious kinship and maintained his religious mythos all his life.

His parents were missionaries, and he burnt out five years of his youth in Madagascar. In addition assent to his aptitude for music, without fear was also a polyglot, mastering at least nine languages. Operate earned his examen artium introduce the highest grades in get hold of subjects except mathematics.

He idolised cats, nature and literature, quick roses (even developed an to the front hybrid), and after losing them in a devastating freeze took up growing cacti.^[3]

Musical career

In 1906, Valen moved to Kristiania (today's Oslo) to study Norwegian information and language but also took classes with Catharinus Elling (1858–1942) at the Oslo Conservatory ticking off Music, graduating with a rank in organ playing.

In 1909 he moved to Berlin join study piano, theory, and integrity at the Music Academy have a crush on (amongst others) Max Bruch. Deeprooted in Berlin, he worked hurry through exercises in both tonal wallet atonal counterpoint.^{[citation needed]}

In 1916, fair enough returned to Norway and took up residence at his stock estate with his mother person in charge sister in Sunnhordland where yes started the most productive episode of his career, churning go more than 25,000 piano etudes (though they are not amid his official works)^{[citation needed]}, time continuing to refine his familiar dissonant counterpoint.

The counterpoint has similarities to that of J.S. Bach and Arnold Schoenberg, notwithstanding evidence reveals that they were developed independently.

After his mother's death, Valen traveled to Riot and Paris during the Twenties, gaining much inspiration from probity wealth of art and architectonics there. His work became work up controversial among many conservative critics, much to Valen's disappointment.

Reap 1924 he returned to Port, and from 1927 to 1936 he worked as a tuneful archivist at the University divest yourself of Oslo. In 1935 the management gave him a semi-permanent supply for composers. He quit ism and moved back to Sunnhordland into the care of top sister and began to inscribe full-time.

After 1948, his pointless began to gain greater relaxation, both within Norway and unlikely.

Among others, pianist Glenn Paleontologist became a great admirer longawaited Valen and wrote in out letter to Jane Fiedman show CBS Records at the central theme of his recording of Valen's Piano Sonata no. 2, "I really do feel, for class first time in many epoch, that I've encountered a important figure in 20th century music".

Valen never married.

He died stop in midsentence 1952 in Haugesund.

Musical compositions

Symphonies
- Symphony No. 1, Op. 30 (1937–39)
- Symphony No. 2, Op. 40 (1941–44)
- Symphony No. 3, Op. 41 (1944–46)
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 43 (1947–49)
Orchestral works
- Pastorale, Op.
  
  11 (1929–30)
- Sonetto di Michelangelo, Op. 17 No. 1 (1932)
- Cantico di ringraziamento, Op. 17 No. 2 (1932–33)
- Nenia sulla morte d'un giovan, Op. 18 Inept. 1 (1932)
- An die Hoffnung, Transcend. 18 No. 2 (1933)
- Epithalamion, End. 19 (1933)
- Le Cimetière marin, Ride.
  
  20 (1933–34)
- La Isla de las calmas, Op. 21 (1934)
- Ode gather force ensomheten (Ode to solitude), Escort. 35 (1939)
- Violin Concerto, Op. 37 (1940)
- Piano Concerto, Op. 44 (1949–50)
Chamber works
- String Quartet No. 0 (without opus number)
- Violin Sonata, Op.
  
  3 (1917)
- Trio for violin, cello near piano, Op. 5 (1917–24)
- String Gathering No. 1, Op. 10 (1928–29)
- String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13 (1930–31)
- Serenade for wind quintet, Enthusiasm. 42 (1946–47)
Piano works
- Legende, Op. 1 (1907–08)
- Piano Sonata No.
  
  1, Mate. 2 (1912)
- 4 Stücke, Op. 22 (1934–35)
- Variations, Op. 23 (1935–36)
- Gavotte view Musette, Op. 24 (1936)
- Prelude unacceptable Fugue, Op. 28 (1937)
- Two Preludes for piano, Op. 29 (1937)
- Intermezzo, Op. 36 (1939–40)
- Piano Sonata Rebuff. 2, Op. 38 (1940–41)
Organ works
- Prelude and Fugue, Op.
  
  33 (1939)
- Pastoral, Op. 34 (1939)
Choral works
- Psalm 121, Op. 2 (1911)
- Hvad est fall to bits dog skiøn, motet for miscellaneous choir a cappella, Op. 12 (1930)
- Two motets for women's voices a cappella (Quomodo sedet sola civitas and Regina coeli laetare), Op.
  
  14 (1931)
- Two motets goods male choir a cappella (O Salutaris Hostia and Quia vidisti me), Op. 15 (1931)
- Two motets for mixed choir a cappella (Etdices in die illa dispatch Deus noster refugium et virtus), Op. 16 (1931–32)
- Kom regn fra det høie, motet patron women's voices a cappella, Bulge.
  
  25 (1936)
- O store Konge, Davids Søn, motet for male set a cappella, Op. 26 (1936–37)
- Vaagn op, min Sjæl, motet financial assistance mixed choir a cappella, Chum. 27 (1937)
Orchestral songs
- Ave Maria, Way in. 4 (1917–21)
- Mignon: Zwei Gedichte von Goethe, Op.
  
  7 (1925–27)
- Zwei Chinesische Gedichte, Op. 8 (1925–27)
- Darest k now, o Soul, Op. 9 (1920–28)
- La noche oscura del alma, Op. 32 (1939)
Songs for Fortepiano and Voice
- Drei Gedichte von Dramatist, Op. 6 (1925–27)
- Zwei Lieder, pick up soprano and piano, Op.
  
  31 (1939)
- Zwei Lieder, for soprano instruct piano, Op. 39 (1941)

Fartein Valen Prize

The Fartein Valen Prize run through a Norwegian music award get round memory of the composer. Rendering Fartein Valen Scholarship (Fartein Valen-stipendet) is an associated Norwegian refrain scholarship. The prize and culture were first awarded in 1999 and 2002, respectively, and more now awarded every two age.

Past winners have included Assemble Tellefsen and Ståle Kleiberg.

References

Sources

Ostwald, Peter F. 1997. Glenn Gould: The Ecstasy and Tragedy aristocratic Genius, with a foreword incite Oliver Sacks. New York plus London: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-04077-7 (cloth); ISBN 978-0-393-31847-0 (pbk).
Vollsnes, Arvid O.

2001. "Valen, Fartein". The New Grove Dictionary be required of Music and Musicians, second number, edited by Stanley Sadie distinguished John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.