Jón Laxdal (composer) explained
Jón Laxdal (13 October 1865 – 7 July 1928[1] [2]) was an Icelandic composer. The book, New Music in Iceland, by the Swedish music historian, Göran Bergendahl (1938 – ?), in which it portrays[3] the pioneering introduction of Icelandic music history, depicts Jón Laxdal as a minor composing figure on page 26 in contrast to Magnús Einarsson (1848 – 1934). He was noticeable as the co-founder of the Reykjavík Orchestra (Hljómsveit Reykjavíkur) with Sigfús Einarsson.[4] Laxdal's well-known works include two song cycles, Helga in fagra and Gunnar at Hlíðarendi.[5]
He is not to be confused with the Icelandic-Swiss actor, Jón Laxdal (1933 – 2005).
Legacy
The fourth and last song of the 2008 work, Four Songs, by Snorri Sigfús Birgisson, is a variation of a song composed by Laxdal.[6]
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Notes and References
- Book: Andrésson, Baldur . Tónlistarsaga Reykjavíkur: með inngangi um sögu sönglífs í landinu frá því land byggðist . Music History of Reykjavík: with an introduction about the history of music in the country from the time the country was founded . Icelandic.
- News: . 2006-09-26 . Guðrún Laxdal . mbl.is.
- Book: Christensen, Jean . 2002 . New Music of the Nordic Countries . . 295 . 978-1576470190.
- Elliott . Rachelle Anne . 2021 . Ég tala ekki íslensku: Exploring the performance of Icelandic mixed-voice choral music for non-Icelandic speaking conductors and singers . 122 . University of Sydney.
- Book: Ingólfsson, Árni Heimir . 2019-09-27 . Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland . . . 41 . 978-0253044082.
- Web site: Four Songs . . Iceland Music Information Centre . The first three movements are based on Icelandic folk songs but the last movement is a variation on a work composed by Jón Laxdal (1865-1928)..
