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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] His particular skill was in capturing the spirit of poems in his melodies,[4] making him Iceland's foremost lyric composer.[5] Since the end of 2016, his works has entered the public domain in Iceland.

Life

He was born in Garðastræti, Vaktarabær in the Grjóta neighbourhood of Reykjavik,[6] the son of Stefán Egilsson, a mason, and Sesselju Sigvaldadóttir, a midwife.[7] He attended Lærðu School, matriculating in 1902 and then gained a diploma in medicine in 1908 from the medical school in Reykjavik.[7] He then travelled to Denmark, where he graduated in Copenhagen.[7] On 16 September 1909 he married Karen Margrethe Thomsen (née Mengel), a Danish nurse.[8]

Works

Kaldalóns wrote about 350 songs. Among his best-known compositions are:

• Ísland ögrum skorið (Iceland Deeply Carved) to a poem by Eggert Ólafsson[9] (performance available on YouTube)
• Á Sprengisandi (Ride Hard Across the Sands) to a poem by Grímur Thomsen[9] (performance available on YouTube)
• Suðurnesjamenn (performance available on YouTube)
• Svanasöngur á heiði (performance available on YouTube)
• Heimir (performance available on YouTube)
• Erla, góða Erla
• Ave María
• Draumur hjarðsveinsins
• Þú eina hjartans yndið mitt og Ég lít í anda liðna tíð

References

На других языках

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[de] Sigvaldi Kaldalóns

Sigvaldi Kaldalóns (* 13. Januar 1881 in Reykjavík als Sigvaldi Stefánsson; † 28. Juli 1946 ebenda) war ein isländischer Komponist und Arzt.

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- [en] Sigvaldi Kaldalóns

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[ru] Сигвальди Калдалонс

Сигвальди Калдалонс (Стефанссон) (исл. Sigvaldi Kaldalóns (Stefánsson); 13 января 1881, Рейкьявик, Исландия — 28 июля 1946, Рейкьявик)[1] — исландский композитор и врач.[2]

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