About Sigvald Tveit
Lived 1945 – 2019 (aged 73). Sigvald Tveit was a Norwegian composer and musicologist.
Sigvald Tveit (14 March 1945 – 8 January 2019) was a Norwegian composer and musicologist.
Biography Born in Nissedal Municipality, Tveit studied at the University of Oslo and the Norwegian Academy of Music, and was appointed at the University of Oslo from 1972. From 1984 he was associate professor. His compositions include music for the television series Sesam Stasjon and Portveien 2, and other shows. His musical plays include Visst skal våren komme (1983), Det gode landet (1986), Livstreet (1994), and Pilgrimen (1997).
He died in Oslo on 8 January 2019.
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Who was Sigvald Tveit?
Norwegian composer (1945-2019)
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Sigvald Tveit was born on 14 March 1945 in Nissedal.
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Sigvald Tveit died on 8 January 2019 in Oslo.
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Sigvald Tveit was a composer and musicologist.
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