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The composers in this list are those notable ones having Icelandic nationality, or whose main residence is Iceland. Icelandic names differ from most current Western family name systems by being patronymic (occasionally matronymic) in that they reflect the immediate father (or mother) of the child and not the historic family lineage.
Anna Sigríður Þorvaldsdóttir [anna sɪɣriðʏr θɔrvaldsdoutɪr] (Anna Thorvaldsdottir) (born 11 July 1977) is an Icelandic composer. She has been called "one of Iceland's most celebrated composers", [1] and was the 2012 winner of the Nordic Council Music Prize.
Icelandic women composers (1 C, 4 P) C. Icelandic classical composers (2 C, 8 P) F. Icelandic film score composers (8 P) S. Icelandic songwriters (5 C, 16 P)
The music of Iceland includes folk and pop traditions, as well as an active classical and contemporary music scene. Well-known artists from Iceland include medieval music group Voces Thules, alternative pop band The Sugarcubes, singers Björk, Laufey, Daði Freyr, Hafdís Huld and Emiliana Torrini, post-rock band Sigur Rós and Múm, post-metal band Sólstafir, indie folk/indie pop band Of ...
Sigvaldi Kaldalóns. Sigvaldi Kaldalóns (Stefánsson) (13 January 1881 – 28 July 1946) [1] was an Icelandic composer and doctor. [2] Unlike the avant-garde composers of his day, he wrote in a traditional romantic style and composed many of Iceland's most famous and widely performed songs, many of which are now wrongly assumed to be folk songs. [3]
Pages in category "Icelandic classical composers" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Toronto Film Festival has named Oscar-winning Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir (Women Talking) and award-winning Welsh Egyptian filmmaker Sally El Hosaini (The Swimmers) as honorees of ...
Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir [a] (born 4 September 1982) is an Icelandic musician and composer. A classically trained cellist, she has played and recorded with the bands Pan Sonic, Throbbing Gristle, Múm, and Stórsveit Nix Noltes, and has toured with Animal Collective and Sunn O))).