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Fredrikke Waaler

Fredrikke Waaler

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Fredrikke Amalie Holtemann Rynning Waaler[1] (7 May 1865 – 2 February 1952) was a Norwegian composer, violinist, and proponent for women's rights.

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Waaler was born in Eidsvoll to Paul Emil Rynning and Anne Margrethe Holtermann. She married physician Peder Ferdinand Waaler had three sons, Georg, Rolf and Erik Waaler.[2] She studied violin with F. Ursin and G. Boehn, and theory with Ludvig Mathias Lindeman and Johannes Haarklou.[1]

Waaler played first violin in the Oslo Musikforening orchestra in 1885. She founded and led the first orchestra in Hamar in 1893, while also conducting a choir there.

Among her contributions was a tribute song to the city of Hamar.[3] Her compositions, all for voice, include:[1]

  • Blomstersange (voice and piano)
  • Hamarsanger, opus 7 (mixed chorus)
  • songs

References

  1. [1]
    Cohen, Aaron I. International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.
  2. [2]
    Michelsen, Kari. "Fredrikke Waaler". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  3. [3]
    Vestad, Geir (9 January 2015). "I år kan vi feire Skramstad". Hamar Arbeiderblad.


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