Alfred Janson
Alfred Martin Janson ( born March 3, 1937 in Oslo) is a Norwegian composer, pianist and accordionist.
Life and work
Janson, who has already occurred twelve years old as an accordionist in restaurants of Oslo, was trained as a pianist from his mother. He studied music theory and composition with Björn Fongaard and Finn Mortensen and attended the Darmstadt Summer Courses. As a pianist, he made his debut in 1962.
Jansons music can not be locked stylistically. He said of himself, he was interested in everything except Wagner and Viennese operettas. As a performing musician he works mainly as a jazz pianist and wrote many arrangements for jazz bands. During his early avant-garde compositions are to you, can be found in his later works of the late Romantic influences, jazz and Norwegian folklore.
Awards
Works
- Patrice Lumumba for piano, bass and drums, 1961
- November 62 for piano, 1962
- Vuggesang for soprano and strings 48, 1963
- Canon for chamber orchestra and tape, 1965
- Konstruksjon above hymn for orchestra, 1966
- Theme for choir, speakers, piano, electric organ and two percussionists, 1967
- Nocturne for chorus, two cellos, harp and two percussionists, 1967
- Mot Solen, Ballet, 1969
- Valse Triste for voice, jazz quartet and tape, 1970
- Alberte (music for the TV series ), 1972
- Et Fjelleventyr, opera, 1973
- Three Poems by Ebba Lindqvist, 1975-80
- Forspill for Violin and Orchestra, 1976
- Vi som är födda vid havet for choir, 1977
- Hymne til Josef, 1977
- String Quartet, 1978
- Wings for mixed choir and Jazz Ensemble, 1983
- Errotikk and Pollitikk, Suite for mixed choir and organ with Rhythm Box, 1983
- Mellomspill for orchestra, 1985
- Nasjonalsang for Solo Trumpet, Solo trombone, orchestra and tape, 1988
- Tarantella for flute, melodica, alto saxophone, drums, violin and cello, 1989-90
- Diafoni, 1990
- Fragment for Cello and Orchestra, 1991
- Senza pedales. 1992
- Sarabande for two choirs, two horns, two percussionists, organ, two violins and two cellos, 1995