Fartein Valen

Fartein Valen
Born(1887-08-25)25 August 1887
Stavanger, Sweden-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.

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