Christian Hartmann (3 June 1910 – 29 May 1985) was a Norwegian composer, born in
Asker
Asker (), also called Asker proper (''Askerbygda'' or ''gamle Asker'' in Norwegian), is a district and former Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus, Norway, located approximately 20km southwest of Oslo. From 2020 it is part of the ...
.
Hartmann composed melodies to a number of songs, including
Prøysen's "
Musevisa", "Romjulsdrøm" and "Æille har et syskjenbån på Gjøvik", and
Skjæraasen's "Høstvise" and "Åtte øyne i hverandre". His cooperation with
Thorbjørn Egner
Thorbjørn Egner (12 December 1912 – 24 December 1990) was a Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator known principally for his books, plays and musicals for children. He is principally associated with his narratives for children includ ...
resulted in music to songs from ''
Karius and Bactus'', ''Doktor Dyregod'' and ''Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen ''.
Film music includes compositions for
Finn Bø
Finn Bø (4 July 1893 – 24 April 1962) was a Norwegian songwriter, revue writer, playwright, journalist, instructor and theatre critic.
Career
Bø is particularly remembered for his song "Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått," which became ext ...
and
Titus Vibe-Müller
Titus Vibe-Müller (17 October 1912 – 19 May 1986) was a Norwegian film director.
Biography
Vibe-Müller was born in Kristiania
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municip ...
's 1946 film ''
To liv'' and
Per Høst's 1957 film ''
Same-Jakki''.
Hartmann was the brother of the journalist and screenwriter
Alf Hartmann
Alf Simon Fougner Hartmann (September 25, 1915 – March 21, 2004) was a Norwegian journalist and screenwriter.
Hartmann was from Hvalstad near Asker, and he received his '' candidatus philologiæ'' degree in 1941. Aside from working for ''Morg ...
.
References
1910 births
1985 deaths
Musicians from Asker
Norwegian composers
Norwegian male composers
20th-century Norwegian composers
20th-century Norwegian male musicians
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