Jórunn Viðar

Jórunn Viðar 7 December 1918 – 27 February 2017 Was An Icelandic Pianist And Composer. Jórunn Viðar Was Born And Grew Up In Reykjavík Iceland. In 1937 She Graduated From Reykjavík Grammar School And The Same Year Travelled To Germany To Study For Two Years At The Music Academy In Berlin. She Returned To Iceland And Married Lárus Fjeldsted 1918–1985 . In 1946 The Family Spent Some Time In New York City Where She Studied Composition At The Juilliard School Of Music After They Moved Back To Iceland Jórunn Worked As A Pianist And Accompanist. She Was Awarded The Riddarakross For Accomplishments In Music. Jórunn Viðar Has Written A Number Of Compositions Based On Icelandic Folk Songs. She Also Composed Music For The Film Síðasti Bærinn Í Dalnum The Last Farm In The Valley . Selected Works Include Gestaboð Um Nótt Text Einar Bragi Sigurðsson Glugginn Text Halldór Kiljan Laxness Hvítur Hestur Í Tunglskini Text Aðalsteinn Kristmundsson Im Kahn Text Cäsar Flaischlen Júnímorgunn Text Tómas Guðmundsson Kall Sat Undir Kletti Text Halldóra B. Björnsson Mamma Ætlar Að Sofna Text Davið Stefansson Sönglað Á Göngu Text Valgarður Egilsson Þjóðvísa Text Tómas Guðmundsson Únglíngurinn Í Skóginum Text Halldór Kiljan Laxness Varpaljóð Á Hörpu Text Jakobína Sigurðardóttir Við Kínafljót Text Þorgeir Sveinbjarnarson Vökuró Text Jakobína Sigurðardóttir Covered By Björk On Her Album Medulla Vorljóð Á Ýli Text Jakobína Sigurðardóttir Það Á Að Gefa Börnum Brauð Text Unknown Vort Líf Text Aðalsteinn Kristmundsson Some Of Her Compositions Have Been Recorded And Issued On CD Including Vidar - Orchestral Works 2003 Smekkleysa ASIN B0000D9Y6S
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