Ludvig Irgens Jensen

Paul Ludvig Irgens-Jensen (April 13, 1894 – April 11, 1969) was a Norwegian twentieth-century composer.

Irgens-Jensen studied piano with Nils Larsen while a philology student at the University of Oslo. He began composing in 1920, and the radical nature of his work attracted some interest. Irgens-Jensen's oratorio "Heimferd" (for solo choir and orchestra) won first prize in a national competition, and is considered a national monument of sorts for Norway. The song "Altar" is one of his most familiar works.

During the Second World War, Irgens-Jensen composed several songs and orchestral works to patriotic texts; due to the restrictions imposed by the Nazis, these works had to be distributed anonymously and illegally. Irgens-Jensen is often characterized as a neo-Classical composer.

Works

* "Passacaglia" (1927)
* "Der Gott und die Bajadere" (1932)
* "Pastorale Religioso"
* "Canto D'omaggio"
* "Japanischer Fruehling" (1957)

References

* [http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2002101118593312098420 Music Information Centre Norway]