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Anna Thorvaldsdottir auch Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir (* 11. Juli 1977 in Reykjavík), ist eine isländische Komponistin und Gewinnerin des Musikpreises des Nordischen Rates 2012.

Life

Anna Thorvaldsdottir studied composition at the University of California, San Diego, gaining her MA and PhD. Her music is frequently performed in Europe and in the United States, and is often influenced by landscapes and nature. Anna Thorvaldsdottir is currently Composer-in-Residence with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Her large orchestral work Aiōn, co-commissioned by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, was given its world premiere on May 24, 2019, at the Point Music Festival in the Gothenburg Concert Hall, Gothenburg, by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anna-Maria Helsing.

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra has premiered and recorded four of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s orchestra pieces, conducted by Ilan Volkov, Christian Lindberg, Rumon Gamba, Daníel Bjarnason, and Bernharður Wilkinson. The Icelandic CAPUT Ensemble has also premiered and recorded major works by her, conducted by Snorri Sigfus Birgisson. Other ensembles that she has worked with include BIT20 Ensemble, Musiques Nouvelles, and the International Contemporary Ensemble. Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s orchestra work AERIALITY was commissioned by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and premiered in November 2011, conducted by Ilan Volkov.

Anna Thorvaldsdottir was awarded the 2012 Nordic Council Music Prize for her orchestral work Dreaming, one of the pieces on her album Rhízōma which was released on 25 October 2011 on the American label Innova Recordings.

Source Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_S._Þorvaldsdóttir

Discography

Sheet music

Score for choire

Heyr bu oss himnum afor 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano

for 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano

Heyr Þú Oss Himnumfor 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
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for 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score, Downloaddownload

Heyr mig mín sálfor 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir;
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

for 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir;
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

þann heilaga krossfor 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

for 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

Shades Of Silencefor 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Cellocello, Cembaloharpsichord, Violaviola, Violineviolin
Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score

for 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Cellocello, Cembaloharpsichord, Violaviola, Violineviolin
Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score

Heyr Þú Oss Himnum Áfor 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

Heyr ?¥Ú Oss Himnum Á (Anna Thorvaldsdottir)

for 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

Ad Genua (To the knees)for 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Streicherstrings
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

for 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Streicherstrings
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

Score for chamber music

Sequences (2016)for Bassflötebass flute, Bassklarinettebass clarinet, Fagottbassoon, Saxophonsaxophone

for Bassflötebass flute, Bassklarinettebass clarinet, Fagottbassoon, Saxophonsaxophone

Reminiscence Pianofor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Solafor Violaviola

for Violaviola

Rainfor Flöteflute, Gitarreguitar

for Flöteflute, Gitarreguitar

Trajectoriesfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Aurafor Percussionpercussion

for Percussionpercussion

Transitions (version for Viola)for Violaviola

for Violaviola

- AURA -for Percussionpercussion

for Percussionpercussion

[one]for Klavierpiano, Percussionpercussion

for Klavierpiano, Percussionpercussion

Spectrafor Cellocello, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Impressionsfor Cembaloharpsichord

for Cembaloharpsichord

Hvolffor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

For It Will Never Returnfor Harfeharp
Edition: Klavierauszugpiano reduction

for Harfeharp
Edition: Klavierauszugpiano reduction

Enigmafor Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Shades Of Silencefor Cellocello, Klavierpiano, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Klavierpiano, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Sequences (Score/Parts)for Bassflötebass flute, Bassklarinettebass clarinet, Fagottbassoon, Saxophonsaxophone

Sequences [Thorvaldsdottir, Anna]

for Bassflötebass flute, Bassklarinettebass clarinet, Fagottbassoon, Saxophonsaxophone

Reflectionsfor Cellocello, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Reflections (Anna Thorvaldsdottir)

for Cellocello, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Fingerprintsfor Cembaloharpsichord

for Cembaloharpsichord

Hiddenfor Klavierpiano, Percussionpercussion

for Klavierpiano, Percussionpercussion

Scapefor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Transitionsfor Cellocello

Transitions (Anna Thorvaldsdottir)

for Cellocello