About Fredrikke Waaler
Lived 1865 – 1952 (aged 86). Fredrikke Waaler was a Norwegian politician, musician and women's rights activist.
Fredrikke Amalie Holtemann Rynning Waaler (7 May 1865 – 2 February 1952) was a Norwegian composer, violinist, and proponent for women's rights.
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. She studied violin with F. Ursin and G. Boehn, and theory with Ludvig Mathias Lindeman and Johannes Haarklou. Her compositions, all for voice, include:
Blomstersange (voice and piano) Hamarsanger, opus 7 (mixed chorus) Spinnersken (voice and piano; text by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson) songs
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Who was Fredrikke Waaler?
Norwegian musician
When was Fredrikke Waaler born?
Fredrikke Waaler was born on 7 May 1865 in Eidsvoll Municipality.
When did Fredrikke Waaler die?
Fredrikke Waaler died on 2 February 1952.
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Fredrikke Waaler was a politician, musician and women's rights activist.
What nationality was Fredrikke Waaler?
Fredrikke Waaler was Norwegian.
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