Arild Edvin Sandvold (June 2, 1895 – August 12, 1984) was a

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organist, composer, and choir conductor. Sandvold spent most of his career as the cathedral organist and

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and as an organ teacher at the

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, now the Norwegian Academy of Music, for more than 50 years. Sandvold was the director of the St. Cecilia Society choir ( no, Cæciliaforeningen) from 1928 to 1957. Sandvold studied for several years in Oslo under Hilmar Grønner and

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, among others, before he traveled to Leipzig, where he studied organ playing under

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. In Leipzig Sandvold, heard

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's organ music and this had a major influence on him. This influence is most clearly reflected in his major organ work ''Introduction and Passacaglia in B Minor''.

Awards and recognitions

In 1949, Sandvold was named a knight 1st class of Norway's

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. In 1953 he was named a knight 1st class of the

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.Mozartaften. 1953. ''Verdens Gang'' (March 26): 3. In 1964 he was appointed a member of the

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, and in 1965 he was made a commander of the Order of St. Olav. Sandvold was a Freemason and for many years was a cantor in the

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Selected works

Selected compositions by Sandvold include: *Opus 4: ''Introduksjon og passacaglia h-moll'' (Introduction and Passacaglia in B Minor) *Opus 5: ''Seks improvisasjoner over norske folketoner'' (Six Improvisations on Norwegian Folk Melodies): **Herre Gud, ditt dyre navn og ære (Lord God, Thy Precious Name and Glory) **Eg veit i himmerik ei borg (I Know a Castle in Heaven) **Gud, la oss i din kunnskap fremmes (God, Let Us Be Sustained by Thy Wisdom) **Høyr kor kyrkjeklokka lokkar (Hear How the Church Bells Beckon) **Overmåde fullt av nåde (Imbued with Grace Abundant) **Hos Gud er idel glede (In God Is Sheer Joy) *Opus 9: ''Orgelsonate f-moll'' (Organ Sonata in F Minor): **Largo maestoso – Allegro – Fuge (Largo maestoso – Allegro – Fugue) **Adagio Dess-dur (Adagio in D-Flat Major, originally an intermezzo in the sonata)

References

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