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Ljóssins knörr Piano, Vocal - Digital Sheet Music

"Ljóssins knörr" (Knarr of Light) is a patriotic description of Iceland and its natural features, which is being watched over by a mythical "knarr", a type of Viking ship. The poem was written around the time of Iceland's emancipation from Denmark and probably took some inspiration from this.Guðfinna Jónsdóttir (1899–1946) from Hömrum was an organist and poet who lived a quiet and isolated life in Northern Iceland. She wrote beautiful poems about her life, filled with with tragedies, death and unrequited love. In her own time her work wasn't well known outside of her hometown, and today she is more or less forgotten.In collaboration with the singer Helga Ragnarsdóttir, the composer Knut Rygnestad has set several of her poems to music for voice and piano, with the aim of making them better known in Iceland and throughout the world. The project received funding from the Norwegian Arts Council and Hljóðritasjóður Rannís, and an album of nine recorded songs, "Ótal stjarna hröp", was released in 2023.

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Instrument:
Voice Piano, Vocal
Genres:
Folk Contemporary
Publishers:
Knut Olav Rygnestad
Series:
ArrangeMe
Format:
Score
Item types:
Digital
Level:
Advanced
Usages:
School and Community
Number of Pages:
5

Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1250155

By Knut Rygnestad; Helga Ragnars. Composed by Knut Rygnestad; Guðfinna Jónsdóttir. Classical,Contemporary,Folk. Score. 5 pages. Knut Olav Rygnestad #844493. Published by Knut Olav Rygnestad (A0.1250155).

"Ljóssins knörr" (Knarr of Light) is a patriotic description of Iceland and its natural features, which is being watched over by a mythical "knarr", a type of Viking ship. The poem was written around the time of Iceland's emancipation from Denmark and probably took some inspiration from this.

Guðfinna Jónsdóttir (1899–1946) from Hömrum was an organist and poet who lived a quiet and isolated life in Northern Iceland. She wrote beautiful poems about her life, filled with with tragedies, death and unrequited love. In her own time her work wasn't well known outside of her hometown, and today she is more or less forgotten.

In collaboration with the singer Helga Ragnarsdóttir, the composer Knut Rygnestad has set several of her poems to music for voice and piano, with the aim of making them better known in Iceland and throughout the world. The project received funding from the Norwegian Arts Council and Hljóðritasjóður Rannís, and an album of nine recorded songs, "Ótal stjarna hröp", was released in 2023.

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ArrangeMe:
Knut Olav Rygnestad
Series:
ArrangeMe
Instrument:
Vocal Voice Piano and Keyboard Piano Piano, Vocal
Publisher:
Knut Olav Rygnestad