COMPOSER

Harald Sæverud

1897 - 1992

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Harald Sigurd Johan Sæverud (17 April 1897 – 27 March 1992) was a Norwegian composer. He is most known for his music to Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt, Rondo Amoroso, and the Ballad of Revolt (Norwegian: Kjempeviseslåtten). Sæverud wrote nine symphonies and a large number of pieces for solo piano. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harald Sæverud has received more than 47,599 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Harald Sæverud is the 932nd most popular composer (up from 1,002nd in 2019), the 220th most popular biography from Norway (up from 229th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Norwegian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Harald Sæverud ranks 932 out of 1,451. Before him are Xavier Montsalvatge, Ralph Benatzky, Carl Schuricht, Vissarion Shebalin, Ivan Larionov, and Othmar Schoeck. After him are Erkki Aaltonen, Leopold Hofmann, Jacopo da Bologna, Peter Benoit, Juventino Rosas, and Egberto Gismonti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Harald Sæverud ranks 181. Before him are Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia, Dorothy Arzner, Paavo Talvela, Kazimierz Nowak, Bud Abbott, and Zhou Fohai. After him are Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, Karel Lamač, Hansa Jivraj Mehta, Ilya Ilf, Gene Tunney, and Isabelino Gradín. Among people deceased in 1992, Harald Sæverud ranks 138. Before him are Machiko Hasegawa, Wilfried Dietrich, Karl Deutsch, Chris McCandless, Marsha P. Johnson, and Jack Arnold. After him are Sylvain Arend, Piotr Jaroszewicz, Arthur Cronquist, Richard Yates, Mihailo Lalić, and Viktor Grishin.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Harald Sæverud ranks 220 out of 1,039. Before him are Peter Tordenskjold (1690), Hulda Garborg (1862), Sissel Kyrkjebø (1969), Jørn Andersen (1963), Eva Joly (1943), and Arne Brustad (1912). After him are Roald Aas (1928), Thoralf Skolem (1887), Helge Ingstad (1899), Kirsti Sparboe (1946), Johan Herman Wessel (1742), and Colin Archer (1832).

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Among COMPOSERS In Norway

Among composers born in Norway, Harald Sæverud ranks 6. Before him are Edvard Grieg (1843), Johan Halvorsen (1864), Johan Svendsen (1840), Christian Sinding (1856), and Rikard Nordraak (1842). After him are Knut Nystedt (1915), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Fartein Valen (1887), Geirr Tveitt (1908), Klaus Egge (1906), and Arne Nordheim (1931).

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