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Olav Anton Thommessen
12+ albums
composercontemporary classical
about
Olav Anton Thommessen (born 16 May 1946) is a Norwegian composer. He trained in the United States earning degrees from Westminster Choir College and Indiana University. He is currently professor of composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he has taught since 1972. He won the Nordic Council Music Prize in 1990 for his composition "Gjennom Prisme" for cello, organ and orchestra. Thommessen's compositions include numerous symphonic works, chamber music pieces, and vocal music works. He has written several operas. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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albums
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PARASIxTh: 1. Prelude
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Veslemøy synsk (Garborg/Thommessen/Grieg)
Thommessen: Bull's Eye / Please Accept My Ears / Cantabile
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A Glass Bead Game
Thommessen: Gratias Agimus / Through A Prism / Woven in Stems (Nordic Council Music Prize 1990)
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Secret Memories
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Olav Anton Thommessen: The Hermaphrodite
Grieg, Thommessen & Sibelius: String Quartets
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Gjennom Prisme
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Corelli Machine
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A tribute to the NORTHERN WINDS
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Thommessen: A Glass Bead Game