Fest - Polonaise
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SKU: BT.NNS9790706690896
Composed by Johan Svendsen. Arranged by Kjell Olav Martinsen. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2017. Norsk Noteservice #NNS9790706690896. Published by Norsk Noteservice (BT.NNS9790706690896).Johan Svendsen (1840 - 1911) was the first great Norwegian symphonic composer, as well as one of the leading conductors of his time. Next to Edv. Grieg, he was the most prominent figure in Norwegian music life at the end of the 1800's. Although he came from humble beginnings in Chistiania (now Oslo), he was to become a cosmopolitan who felt at home all over Europa. Svendsen spent most of his adult life abroad, living in Copenhagen for 25 years as maestro for the Royal Theatre Orchestra. Nonetheless he retained contact with Norway troughout these years and was a frequent and popular guest in his native country. He wrote his Festival Polonaise for a ball in 1873. This polonaise ina big ABA style.