Sigvald Tveit (14 March 1945 – 8 January 2019) was a Norwegian composer and musicologist.
Biography
Born in
Nissedal, Tveit studied at the
University of Oslo and the
Norwegian Academy of Music, and was appointed at the University of Oslo from 1972. From 1984 he was
associate professor
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. His compositions include music for the television series ''
Sesam Stasjon'' and ''
Portveien 2
''Portveien 2'' was a children's TV-show produced by NRK, which premiered on 19 March 1985. It has had many reruns, and has become a part of Norwegian TV history. The show produced 140 episodes. The outdoor footage for the series was filmed in a ...
'', and other shows. His musical plays include ''Visst skal våren komme'' (1983), ''Det gode landet'' (1986), ''Livstreet'' (1994), and ''Pilgrimen'' (1997).
He died in
Oslo on 8 January 2019.
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1945 births
2019 deaths
Norwegian composers
Norwegian musicologists
University of Oslo alumni
Norwegian Academy of Music alumni
Academic staff of the University of Oslo
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