Gunnar Sønstevold

Gunnar Sønstevold (26 November 1912 – 18 October 1991) was a Norwegian composer. He was born in Elverum, and married composer Maj Sønstevold in 1941. He composed orchestral works, vocal music, chamber music, and music to a number of plays, ballets and films. He headed the Music Department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation/Television from 1966 to 1974. He was awarded Filmkritikerprisen in 1955, for the film Det brenner i natt!. He received the Arts Council Norway music prize in 1972, and Radioteatret's honorary prize in 1987.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Gunnar Sønstevold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Vollsnes, Arvid O. "Gunnar Sønstevold". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 August 2011.


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