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by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
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From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
I composed this little calypso tune in 1985 for the Norwegian latin rock group, Pan-Tam, which I was a member. I played timbales, bongos and vibraphone, composed, and wrote arrangements. I never in my… Read More »
by Bjorn Sverre Kristensen
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Movement one:
This movement is loosely shaped as a sonata with echoes back to the classical… Read More »
by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
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From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
The Halling dance was originally a male dance where young men could show off to the girls and brag of their dancing abilities and their fitness. Now a days it is danced by… Read More »
by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
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From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
“Solung” is Norwegian dialect and means “young sun”, i.e. “morning”. So this is music for early mornings to greet the sunrise. Composed as a hommage to the Norwegian composer and Hardanger fiddler, Eivind… Read More »
by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
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From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
A tune in the traditional Norwegian “gangar” style, a dance in “walking tempo”. I originally composed this tune on the Hardanger fiddle as a birthday gift to my friend visual artist Olav Starheim,… Read More »
by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
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From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
A “springar” is a traditional Norwegian folk dance. The springar which means “in trotting tempo” you dance as a couple. The thought of dancing a springar outside in the snowy wind may be… Read More »
by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
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Skating with your Sweetheart Beneath the Silvery Moon
[“På skøyter med kjæresten i måneskinnet”]
From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
A romantic waltz for a favourite winter pastime.
Download and Read a Sample of: Pa skoyter med kjaeresten i maneskinnet
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by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
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From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
A brisk polka depicting a merry ski run up hill, down dale, and through the forest of pine and spruce burdened by snow.
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by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
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From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
This tune I originally composed years ago for a theatre piece, but it was never used, so it lay stowed away in my archive until one evening in late August of 2019 when… Read More »
by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
SKU: 704390-600PDF
From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
From participating several times at the Sauti za Busara festival in Stone Town, Zanzibar, I have become acquainted with Taraab performers and the wonderful world of Arabic music. This piece is a tribute… Read More »
by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
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From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
This piece I originally composed on the five stringed Finnish kantele. I often use kantele in musical composition as a source for experimenting with tone range and scales. Some traditional Finnish folk tunes… Read More »
by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
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From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
A tune depicting how a winter day with its quiet falling snow can evoke a feeling of peace and calmness.
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by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
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From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
The Habanera is a slow, sensual dance originating from Havana, Cuba. In this Habanera, I have tried to capture the spirit of the dance, and of the dancers.
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by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
SKU: 704390-310PDF
From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
A tune in the Dorian mode recalling the melodies of the shepherds, how they may have echoed in the valleys of North Eastern Norway.
Download and Read a Sample of: Gjetertrall
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by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
SKU: 704390-075PDF
From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
A bridal march in the traditional Norwegian folk music style which I composed for my good friends Anne Kristin and Harald who got married in August 2020. Originally composed for the Hardanger fiddle, and… Read More »
by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
SKU: 704390-050PDF
From the Global Harp Collection by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen:
This little tune is a tribute to the Norwegian winter and the notion of going for a sleigh ride in the snowy hills. A merry mazurka dance rhythm with triplets for the… Read More »
by BJØRN SVERRE KRISTENSEN
SKU: 704390-275PDF
Four Japanese Gardens is an attempt to capture the different, but nevertheless quite similar spirits of the four classical Japanese garden types. A classical Japanese garden is based on the Shinto principle of showing ones love for nature, and on… Read More »
by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen
SKU: 704390-300PDF
Global Harp consists of fifteen short pieces based on different folk music styles from around the globe. Here are Norwegian Bridal march, Halling, Springar, Gangar, Caribbean Calypso and Habanera, Finnish Kantele… Read More »
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Newly composed work by Bjørn Sverre Kristensen for solo harp.
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