Edvard Hagerup Bull (composer)
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Edvard Hagerup Bull is a notable Norwegian composer.
He was born in Bergen
, Norway
. He grew up in the community of Jar
outside Oslo
in a musical and politically active family, the son of Sverre Hagerup Bull
and his wife Aldis Jebsen. His paternal grandfather was politician and judge Edvard Hagerup Bull. In September 1955 he married Anna Kvarme.
Bull studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music
(Musikkonservatoriet) in Oslo
and at the Conservatoire de Paris
where he won the 1952 Prix de Composition Musicale. He was awarded the musical composition prize from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. He had additional training with the Austrian-born musicologist, Josef Rufer
. Other teachers include Jean Rivier
and Olivier Messiaen
. His teacher Darius Milhaud
described him as "a musician with a solid technique and a truly very enthralling, vigorous and highly imaginative personality".
Edvard Hagerup Bull became a notable composer. He has written two operas and thirty orchestral works and chamber music.
He was born in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. He grew up in the community of Jar
Jar, Norway
Jar is a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Its population is 4,868.It is served by the Jar rail station on the Kolsås Line.-References:...
outside Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
in a musical and politically active family, the son of Sverre Hagerup Bull
Sverre Hagerup Bull
Sverre Hagerup Bull was a Norwegian banker, composer and writer.He was born in Kristiania as a son of politician Edvard Hagerup Bull. He was a nephew of architect Schak Bull, and a grandnephew of painter Knud Bull, violinist Ole Bull and architect Georg Andreas Bull.He wrote several operettes...
and his wife Aldis Jebsen. His paternal grandfather was politician and judge Edvard Hagerup Bull. In September 1955 he married Anna Kvarme.
Bull studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music
Norwegian Academy of Music
The Norwegian Academy of Music is a music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the country's highest level of music education. As a university college, it offers both undergraduate and postgraduate...
(Musikkonservatoriet) in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
and at the Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
where he won the 1952 Prix de Composition Musicale. He was awarded the musical composition prize from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. He had additional training with the Austrian-born musicologist, Josef Rufer
Josef Rufer
Josef Rufer was an Austrian-born musicologist. He is regarded as a significant figure mainly on account of his association with and writings on Arnold Schoenberg....
. Other teachers include Jean Rivier
Jean Rivier
Jean Rivier was a French composer of classical music.He composed over two hundred works, including music for orchestra, chamber groups, chorus, piano, and solo instruments....
and Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen was a French composer, organist and ornithologist, one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex ; harmonically and melodically it is based on modes of limited transposition, which he abstracted from his early compositions and improvisations...
. His teacher Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud was a French composer and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as The Group of Six—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions are influenced by jazz and make use of polytonality...
described him as "a musician with a solid technique and a truly very enthralling, vigorous and highly imaginative personality".
Edvard Hagerup Bull became a notable composer. He has written two operas and thirty orchestral works and chamber music.
Selected works
- Den standhaftige tindsoldat, 1948–49
- Den standhaftige tinnsoldat, 1948–49
- Sinfonia di Teatro 1950
- Escapades, orkestersuite, 1952
- Marionettes sérieuses, 1960
- Epilogue for strykere, 1961
- Münchhausen, 1961
- Accents for klaver, 1968
- Fløytekonsert, 1969
- Fyrtøiet, 1973–74
- Den grimme ælling, 1972–77
- Variantes multi-métriques for klaver, 1975
- Chant d'Hommage à Jean Rivier for orkester, 1976
- Prélude con Fuoco for klaver, 1978
- Den Grimme Ælling (Opera) 1972–77
- Fyrtøyet (Opera) 1973–74