Person · Male
Fartein Valen
composer
- From
- Stavanger, Norway
- Active
- 1887–1952
- Releases
- 8
- classical
About
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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Tags
- composer
- norwegian composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f7fcbd0a-4bc6-4479-b57a-a3e292dd472f
- ISNI
- 0000000110608691
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.