Bjørn Fongaard

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Bjørn Fongaard (1919 Oslo–1980 Oslo) was a Norwegian composer, guitarist, and teacher. In addition to being concerned with microtonal and electronic music, he was perhaps the first to use the prepared guitar. "Fongaard's output is considerable...Due to the partly experimental notation, these works have not become widely known."[1]

Life

He studied at the Oslo Conservatory of Music with teachers including Per Steenberg, Sigurd Islandsmoen, Bjarne Brustad, and Karl Andersen.[1] He started off by constructing a quarter tone guitar with adaption of the fretboard, but very early left this in favor of a diverse set of prepared guitar techniques. His first pieces in this genre came in the mid 60's. A new sampler CD out recently (2011) is titled Elektrofoni: Works For Micro Intervallic Guitar 1965-1978.[2]

List of works

  • Galaxy op. 46
  • Homo Sapiens op. 80
  • Genesis
  • Sinfonia Microtonalis op. 79
  • Orchestra Antiphonalis
  • Symphony of Space
  • Universum
  • Mare Tranquilitatis
  • 23 Concertos for Piano and Orchestra 0p. 118
  • 12 Concertos for Solo Instrument and Orchestra op. 120
  • 21 String Quartets op. 123
  • 57 Sonatas for One Instrument op. 125
  • 41 Concertos for Solo Instrument and Tape op. 131

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bjørn Fongaard - Biography", mic.no.
  2. ↑ , Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter.

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