https://www.pronouncekiwi.com/Eyvind%20Alnæs
-born Fredrikstad, April 1872 - died Oslo, Christmas Eve, 1932)
-after attending musical institutions in Norway, he studied at Leipzig Conservatory (1892–4) under Reinecke (composition) and Ruthard (piano) - attendance at this hotseat of Brahms' circle can be heard in his music
-to quote the
New Grove:
... he began composing in a distinctly late-Romantic style with complex harmonic ornamentation; some of the later works, however, show a tendency towards an Impressionist handling of chords and freer experimentation with dissonance. Though Norwegian folk music is rarely a direct influence, its presence informs his melodic lines in his more ballad-like settings, which are almost always of Scandinavian poets. His orchestral music is bolder, the later music in particular: the Second Symphony still has audible roots in Norwegian Romanticism, but it is invigorated with a rhythmic vitality and sense of orchestral colour reminiscent of Janáček.scant works listOrch: Symphony in c, 1897
Symphony in D, 1923
Symfoniske variasjoner, 1909
Piano Concerto, 1914
8 songs with orchestra, 1904, 1913–20, 1916
ChamberSuite for 2 violins & piano, Op.36
Symfonisk marsj, for two pianos
many piano pieces
Norsk pianoskole, 1931
Vocal: many choral pieces, choral folksong arrs., c100 songs
