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Bjørn Kruse
12+ albums
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Bjørn Kruse is a composer and Professor of Composition at The Norwegian State Academy of Music. He was born on 14 August 1946, in London, and grew up in England, USA and Norway. He studied at UCLA, California, USA and The Norwegian State Academy of Music, receiving his Diploma in Composition in 1977. Bjørn has worked professionally as a musician, arranger, composer and producer since 1972 within most areas of music. His compositions are performed all through Europe and the USA. The television opera, "A Game of Chess", won the Fernsehopern Preis der Stadt Salzburg in 1983, and several other works have since won recognition. The following works were voted "Work of the Year" by NOPA (one of the two Composers´Unions): "Jubilate" (1984) "Adam" (1987) and "Saxophone Concerto (1992). Among other prizes may be mentioned the Culture Prize of Bærum Kommune (1985) and the Culture Prize of the City of Oslo (1990). Bjørn Kruse was Festival Composer at the Festspillene i Nord-Norge, Harstad, 1994. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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442Who Will Belive My Verse In Time To Come (Sonnet No. 17)
113O, From What Power
94Renn over meg som Regn
85Akrostikon - Concerto for Organ, Percussion, and String Orchestra
76Bom-bombardino for Euphonium and Percussion: Part 11
47Kruse: Renn over meg som regn (1993)
48The Secret of Gyda
49Syntax
410Bom-bombardino for Euphonium and Percussion: Part 1
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