Sigvald Tveit

Sigvald Tveit (born March 14, 1945 in Nissedal ; † January 8, 2019 ) was a Norwegian composer and musicologist who had worked at the University of Oslo since 1973 . He was best known for his hymnological research and his contributions to children's programs on Norwegian television, such as Portveien and the Norwegian edition of Sesame Street . He worked with Eyvind Skeie , Edvard Hoem , Tor Edvin Dahl , Tor Åge Bringsværd and Erik Hillestad , among others .

With over 2200 works registered with TONO (as of 2008), he was Norway's most productive composer.

Discographic notes

Sigvald Tveit Norwegian Jazz Fair (with the Lothar Krist Hannover Bigband and Wencke Myhre )
Sigvald Tveit Missa brevis: for mixed choir a cappella

↑ - Sigvald Tveit var først og foreign and folk formidler. In: from left to right. Vårt Land, January 9, 2019, accessed January 10, 2019 (Norwegian).

personal data
SURNAME	Tveit, Sigvald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Norwegian composer and musicologist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 14, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nissedal
DATE OF DEATH	January 8, 2019