Musik.is: Icelandic musicology

January 29, 2010

P e r s o n a l i t i e s

Arni Bjornsson, composer (1905-1995)
Asi í Bæ (1905-1995)
Bjarni Thorsteinsson (1861-1938), musicologist, composer and a priest at Siglufjordu
Helgi Helgason (1848-1922) [English]
Ingolfur Gudbrandsson (1923-2009)[Jan. 8, 2010]
Jon Leifs (1899-1968)
- Jon Leifs (Wikipedia)
Magnus Blondal Johannsson (1925-2005)
- Aria – Homage to MBJ
Oddgeir Kristjansson (1911-1966)
Olafur Hallsson (1885-1974) – Icelandic songwriter in Canada
Sigvaldi Kaldalons (1881-1946)
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson [English] (1847-1927)
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson [English] (1847-1927)
Thorvaldur Steingrimsson (1918-2009)[Jan. 29, 2010]

H i s t o r y

Arnesinga Choir in Reykjavik - A short history
Concerrts in Iceland, 1925
Fóstbræður mans choir - A short history
History of the Icelandic Composert Union
History of the Icelandic Philharmonia Choral Society
The History of Music in Iceland – Lecture presented in Canada March 26, 2004 by Dr. Bjarki Sveinbjörnsson (mp3-file)
History of the organ at Christ The King Cathedral in Reykjavík [English]
History og the organ at Reykjavik Cathedra
Icelandic 78 rpm records
Icelandic Folk Music Museum at Siglufjordur
- Folk Music Festival at Siglufjordur
Led Zeppelin in Iceland 1970 – Video and an interview with Robert Plant
Music in Iceland for 1000 years (timeline in Icelandic)
Tonakvartettinn from Husavik
Video - some historic

E v e r y t h i n g e l s e

Icelandic Music (Wikipedia) [English]
Icelandic National Anthem [English]
The Icelandic Pop Music Museum
Idunn – Society for Traditional Icelandic Rimur-Chants and Intonation
Ismus - The Icelandic Music Heritage Database. Consists of 3 databases:
- Manuscripts and Print – Music manuscripts in Icelandic archives
- Sound Archive – Oldest sound recordings done in Iceland
- Folkloric Sound Archive – Around 2000 hours of sound recorded folkloric material
Kvædaskapur: Icelandic Epic Song eftir Hrein Steingrímsson [English]
Music of Iceland (Wikipedia) [English]
Music in Iceland in the 20th Century: With emphasis on the beginning and development of electronic music 1960-90
The Organ at Akureyri Church
Psalms of the Passion by Hallgrímur Pétursson
- Singing of the Psalms of the Passion (Smári Ólason)
Rafsalmar – The Icelandic Book of Psalms
Religion and music in old Icelandic manuscripts
Sequentia - ensemble for medieval music; constructed recently a theatre production of the Icelandic Edda poetry [English]
SG-Rechords (1964-1984) – the history of the label
The Smárakvartett of Akureyri - A short history [English]
Summerconcerts in Akureyri Church - A short history
Summer concert festival at Skálholt Cathedral 1975-99 - A short history
Thodur Einarson performing Icelandic hymns (November 11, 1939) [English]
Thousand years of music in Iceland
Vikingenes musikk på Island
Voices - Recordings of folksongs from the archives of The Árni Magnússon Institute in Iceland
- Voices (Bad Taste Records) [English]
Þorlákstíðir and other manuscripts that associate with Skálholt
Various music related texts are also to be found here, some in English.

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