Rasmussen, Sunleif (1961)

Sunleif Rasmussen (2013). Creative Commons License

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GENERAL INFO

Description: Sunleif Rasmussen is the most important composer from the Faroe Islands.  In his music, he combines the jazz base with his country’s traditional folk, and electroacoustic and spectral music. Furthermore, he has produced works in which combine electronic and acoustic instruments. He won the Nordic Council Music Prize in 2002, and the Faroese Cultural Prize in 2010. With the complicity of his music, Rasmussen aims to reflect nature. Currently, he is jazz pianist and music teacher in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands’s capital.
Sex: Male Occupation: Composer, conductor, pianist, teacher. 
Place of Birth / Death: Sandur, Faroe Islands.
Country Tags: Faroe Islands.
Periods: 20th Century, 21st Century Genres: Symphonic music, Orchestral music, Choral music, Chamber music, Vocal music, Instrumental music, Concert.
Styles: Contemporary music. Avant-Garde Music. Electroacoustic music. Spectral music. Jazz. Folk. School / Group: Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Instruments: Piano. Relatives: –
Patrons: – Master: Ib Nørholm, Ivar Frounberg

 

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