Alfred Janson

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Alfred Martin Janson (born March 3 or March 10, 1937 in Oslo ; † May 19, 2019 ) was a Norwegian composer , pianist and accordionist .

Live and act

Janson, who played accordion in restaurants in Oslo at the age of twelve, was trained as a pianist by his mother. He studied music theory and composition with Bjørn Fongaard and Finn Mortensen and took part in the Darmstadt summer courses . He made his debut as a pianist in 1962.

Janson's music cannot be determined stylistically. He said of himself that he was interested in everything except Wagner and Viennese operettas. As a performing musician, he worked mainly as a jazz pianist and also wrote many arrangements for jazz bands. Attributable during his early avant-garde compositions can be found in his later works influences of late Romanticism, jazz and Norwegian s folklore . He can also be heard on albums with Ketil Bjørnstad ( Odyssey ), Odd Børretzen and the Willem Breuker Kollektief ( With Strings Attached ).

Awards

Works

  • Patrice Lumumba for piano, bass and drums, 1961
  • November 62 for piano, 1962
  • Vuggesang for soprano and 48 strings, 1963
  • Canon for chamber orchestra and tape, 1965
  • Konstruksjon og hymn for orchestra, 1966
  • Theme for choir, speaker, piano, electric organ and two percussionists, 1967
  • Nocturne for choir, two cellos, harp and two percussionists, 1967
  • Mot Solen , ballet, 1969
  • Valse Triste for voice, jazz quartet and tape, 1970
  • Alberte (music for the television series), 1972
  • Et Fjelleventyr , Opera, 1973
  • Three Poems by Ebba Lindqvist , 1975-80
  • Forspill for violin and orchestra, 1976
  • Vi som är födda vid havet for choir, 1977
  • Hymn to Joseph , 1977
  • String Quartet , 1978
  • Wings for mixed choir and jazz ensemble, 1983
  • Errotikk and Pollitikk , Suite for mixed choir and organ with rhythm box, 1983
  • Mellomspill for orchestra, 1985
  • Nasjonalsang for solo trumpet, solo trombone, orchestra and tape, 1988
  • Tarantella for flute, melodica, alto saxophone, percussion, violin and cello, 1989–90
  • Diafoni , 1990
  • Fragment for cello and orchestra, 1991
  • Senza pedales . 1992
  • Sarabande for two choirs, two horns, two percussionists, organ, two violins and two cellos, 1995

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personal data
SURNAME Janson, Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Janson, Alfred Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian composer, pianist and accordionist
DATE OF BIRTH March 3, 1937 or March 10, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Oslo
DATE OF DEATH 19th May 2019