Per Reidarson
Illustration — Norwegian composer, music critic and violinist Per Reidarson Per Reidarson (27 May 1879 – 21 January 1954) was a Norwegian composer and music critic. In the early twentieth century he was an acknowledged composer. For his body of work he was granted kunstnerlønn, a guaranteed minimum income for artists, by the Norwegian state in 1938.
Per Reidarson
Gunnar Sjøwall / Oslo Museum · Oslo Museum: accession number OB.F06351c · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- 1879 · Grimstad.
- Died
- 1954 · Bergen.
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- journalist · musician · conductor · composer · music critic
- Honours
- King's Medal of Merit in Gold
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Illustration — Norwegian composer, music critic and violinist Per Reidarson Per Reidarson (27 May 1879 – 21 January 1954) was a Norwegian composer and music critic. In the early twentieth century he was an acknowledged composer. For his body of work he was granted kunstnerlønn, a guaranteed minimum income for artists, by the Norwegian state in 1938.
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Born at Grimstad in 1879, died in Bergen in 1954.
Positions recorded include board member of the Norwegian Broadcasting Council and president of the Norwegian Broadcasting Council. Distinctions recorded are King's Medal of Merit in Gold.
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- 3.Aftenposten 1 juni 1910
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