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Book Launch – Garborg’s “Haugtussa – The Clairvoyant Mountain Maid” – Dr. Wm. Halverson
Norway House 913 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MNDr. William Halverson, a world authority on the music of Edvard Grieg and foremost English language translator of Norwegian music literature and song texts of the works of Grieg presents a book launch of his translation of Arne Garborg's "Haugtussa," one of the most significant pieces of literature written in the Nynorsk Norwegian language, translated […]
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The Temptations of Veslemøy: Lunch
Norway House 913 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN"The Temptations of Veslemøy" is the fruit of compositional efforts of Norwegian composer Kjell Habbestad, the "gjendiktning" translation work of William Halverson, and a long-standing friendship between the two men . Veslemøy is the heroine of Arne Garborg's Nynorsk verse novel, "Haugtussa" She was made famous by Edvard Grieg's setting of 8 of the 70 […]
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