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Arne Nordheim

1931 - 2010

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arne Nordheim is the 1,380th most popular composer (down from 1,364th in 2019), the 565th most popular biography from Norway (down from 524th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Norwegian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Arne Nordheim ranks 1,380 out of 1,451. Before him are Lennox Berkeley, Thomas Adès, Raymond Scott, Alexander Goehr, Oliver Knussen, and Olga Neuwirth. After him are George Whitefield Chadwick, David Newman, Alan Bush, Peter Sculthorpe, George Butterworth, and Jerry Bock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Arne Nordheim ranks 589. Before him are Josephine Tewson, Jim Bunning, Johnny Sheffield, James Grogan, Andrija Fuderer, and Frank Ramsey. After him are Nasir Hussain, Gloria Talbott, Clifford Jordan, James Abourezk, Brook Benton, and Arthur Fry. Among people deceased in 2010, Arne Nordheim ranks 444. Before him are Vladislav Galkin, Ted Sorensen, Juanita M. Kreps, Alex Chilton, Bobby Charles, and Maciej Płażyński. After him are Mitch Miller, Malcolm Allison, Khattiya Sawasdipol, Jerry Bock, Dorothy Provine, and Nan Martin.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Arne Nordheim ranks 565 out of 1,039. Before him are Dagfinn Høybråten (1957), Silje Nergaard (1966), Bjørn Einar Romøren (1981), Kay Stenshjemmet (1953), Tiril Eckhoff (1990), and Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (1964). After him are Kim Leine (1961), Leif Jenssen (1948), Jo Benkow (1924), Frode Estil (1972), Tor Ulven (1953), and Kim Ji-soo (null).

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Among COMPOSERS In Norway

Among composers born in Norway, Arne Nordheim ranks 13. Before him are Harald Sæverud (1897), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Fartein Valen (1887), Klaus Egge (1906), Geirr Tveitt (1908), and Thomas Bergersen (1980). After him are Ola Gjeilo (1978), and Marcus Paus (1979).

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