Alnaes, Eyvind
Alnaes, Eyvind
Alnaes, Eyvind, Norwegian organist and composer; b. Fredriksstad, April 29, 1872; d. Oslo, Dec. 24, 1932. He studied with Holter in Christiania (1889–92) and Reinecke in Leipzig (1892–95), and then was a church organist in Norway. His works included Variations symphoniques for Orch. (1898), 2 syms. (1898, 1923), Marche symphonique for 2 Pianos, choruses, and songs.
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