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Geirr Tveitt

1908 - 1981

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Geirr Tveitt (born Nils Tveit; 19 October 1908 – 1 February 1981) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. Tveitt was a central figure of the national movement in Norwegian cultural life during the 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geirr Tveitt is the 1,302nd most popular composer (down from 1,273rd in 2019), the 447th most popular biography from Norway (down from 406th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Norwegian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Geirr Tveitt ranks 1,302 out of 1,451. Before him are Hamilton Harty, Paul Creston, Junichi Masuda, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Zagir Ismagilov, and Isaac Schwartz. After him are John Kander, Gavin Bryars, Mychael Danna, Horatio Parker, Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, and Elza Ibrahimova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Geirr Tveitt ranks 377. Before him are Robert Pearce, Aleksandr Zarkhi, Félix Welkenhuysen, Necil Kazım Akses, Celia Johnson, and Boris Piotrovsky. After him are Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, Francisco Aguirre, Víctor Peralta, Pablo Pacheco, Kurt Neumann, and Constant Joacim. Among people deceased in 1981, Geirr Tveitt ranks 244. Before him are Dan Coe, Roy Henkel, Carleton S. Coon, Hanns Kilian, Betty McKinnon, and Oumarou Ganda. After him are Eric Williams, Kazimierz Kordylewski, Big Walter Horton, Dragutin Najdanović, Ioachim Moldoveanu, and Harry Warren.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Geirr Tveitt ranks 447 out of 1,039. Before him are Sverre Hansen (1913), Øistein Schirmer (1879), Anne-Karine Strøm (1951), Jens Bratlie (1856), Lars Christensen (1884), and André Bjerke (1918). After him are Kristian Prestrud (1881), Sigurd Ibsen (1859), Christopher Hornsrud (1859), Steve Sem-Sandberg (1958), Johan Vaaler (1866), and Thor Hushovd (1978).

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Among COMPOSERS In Norway

Among composers born in Norway, Geirr Tveitt ranks 11. Before him are Christian Sinding (1856), Knut Nystedt (1915), Harald Sæverud (1897), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Fartein Valen (1887), and Klaus Egge (1906). After him are Thomas Bergersen (1980), Arne Nordheim (1931), Ola Gjeilo (1978), and Marcus Paus (1979).

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