Fartein Valen

Fartein Valen
Born(1887-08-25)25 August 1887
Stavanger, Norway
Died14 December 1952(1952-12-14) (aged 65)
Haugesund, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationComposer

Olav Fartein Valen (25 August 1887 – 14 December 1952) was a Norwegian composer, notable for his work in atonal polyphonic music. He developed a polyphony similar to Bach's counterpoint, but based on motivic working and dissonance rather than harmonic progression.[1]

  1. ^ Maegaard, Jan; Vollsnes, Arvid O. (1987). Fartein Valen. Translated by Amlie, Axel. England: Norway in Music. pp. 11–16.