Jórunn Viðar
Jórunn Viðar was an Icelandic pianist and composer.Biography
Jórunn Viðar was born and grew up in Reykjavík, Iceland. In 1937 she graduated from Reykjavík Grammar School, and the same year travelled to Germany to study for two years at the Music Academy in Berlin. She returned to Iceland and married Lárus Fjeldsted. In 1946 the family spent some time in New York City where she studied composition at the Juilliard School of Music; after they moved back to Iceland, Jórunn worked as a pianist and accompanist. She was awarded the Order of the Falcon, Knight's Cross class, for accomplishments in music.Works
Jórunn Viðar has written a number of compositions based on Icelandic folk songs. She also composed music for the film Síðasti bærinn í dalnum. Selected works include:
- Gestaboð um nótt
- Glugginn
- Hvítur hestur í tunglskini
- Im Kahn
- Júnímorgunn
- Kall sat undir kletti
- Mamma ætlar að sofna
- Sönglað á göngu
- Þjóðvísa
- Únglíngurinn í skóginum
- Varpaljóð á Hörpu
- Við Kínafljót
- Vökuró
- Vorljóð á Ýli
- Það á að gefa börnum brauð
- Vort líf
Some of her compositions have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
- Vidar - Orchestral Works Smekkleysa, ASIN: B0000D9Y6S
- Tapestry of Dreams Smekkleysa, ASIN: B0000AQVMO
