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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