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Sigurd Lie

Sigurd Lie

Norwegian composer and conductor

Sigurd Lie (May 23, 1871 – September 30, 1904) was a Norwegian composer and conductor.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Lie was born in Drammen. He grew up in Kristiansand, studied in Leipzig in the early 1890s, and then moved to Oslo to work as a conductor.[1] He died of tuberculosis in Oslo in 1904.[2]

Lie is known for romances,[3] and his best-known work is the romance Sne (Snow) with lyrics by Helge Rode. He also wrote other well-regarded Norwegian romances, including Hav (The Sea) and Det er vaar (It Is Spring), both with lyrics by Idar Handagard. He also set poems by Vilhelm Krag to music.[4]

Works

  • Konsertstykke (Concert Pieces), for violin and orchestra
  • Norsk dans nr. 2 (Norwegian Dance no. 2)
  • Wartburg, for bass-baritone and orchestra
  • Symfoni i a-moll (Symphony in A minor), 1903
  • Sne (Snow)

Selected recordings

  • Songs Lawo 2023

References

  1. [1]
    Stubhaug, Arild. 2006. Sophus Lie. Une pensée audacieuse. Translation of Det var mine tanker djerhvet. Matematikeren Sophus Lie (2000). Berlin: Springer, p. 493.
  2. [2]
    Qvamme, Börre. 1949. Norwegian Music and Composers. London: Bond, p. 46.
  3. [3]
    Lange, Kristian. 1971. Researching the Song: A Lexicon. Oslo: Tanum, p. 48.
  4. [4]
    Emmons, Shirlee, & Wilbur Watkins Lewis. 2006. Researching the Song: A Lexicon. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 264.

Further reading

  • Grinde, Nils. 1981. Norsk musikkhistorie : hovedlinjer i norsk musikkliv gjennom 1000 år. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, pp. 254ff. ISBN 82-00-05639-2.
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