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Vikivaki saw a decline at the beginning of the 20th century, although efforts are being made to keep it alive. While the prevalence of instrumental music before the 20th century is widely debated, folk instruments include the langspil and fiðla (Icelandic fiddle).
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 ...
Gunnar Gunnarsson was considered for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1918, 1921, 1922, 1955, 1960, and 1961 with 1955 the year he had the most nominations. [1] In 1955, a shared Nobel Prize in Literature between Gunnarsson and the chosen winner Halldor Laxness was considered by the Swedish Academy 's Nobel committee .
Sveinbjörn was born in Seltjarnarnes.He was studying divinity when he met a young violinist and composer, Johan Svendsen.At the time, Svendsen had just finished his studies in Leipzig and encouraged Sveinbjörn to go and study music, either in Leipzig or Copenhagen.
Atli Heimir Sveinsson (21 September 1938 – 20 April 2019) [1] was an Icelandic composer. Atli Heimir was born in Reykjavík , Iceland and started piano lessons at the age of 10. He studied piano with Rögnvaldur Sigurjónsson at the Reykjavík College of Music and took his diploma in 1957.
Jóhannes úr Kötlum (born Jóhannes Bjarni Jónasson; November 4, 1899 – April 27, 1972) was an Icelandic author/poet and a member of parliament.He is one of the most loved Icelandic poets – not least for his verse for children and how beautifully his words flow in the Icelandic language making them ideal for songs.
An enormous crater could be just the thing to attract crowds, according to Snorri Valsson Iceland’s spokesperson for tourism who led the first tour of Grindavík for the world’s media during a ...
Magnússon was born on 5 February 1929 Eskifjörður, Iceland.He started piano lessons in 1939, at the age of ten. He studied in Reykjavík, Zurich and Rome. [1] In the first three years he studied with Icelandic pianist Rögnvaldur Sigurjónsson who had himself recently returned from studying in Paris.