Gunnar Sønstevold

Gunnar Sønstevold (1912-1991) was a Norwegian composer. Sønstevold was a pioneer in early electronic music in Norway.

He was thefirst composer in Norway to compose and to get a performance of electro-acoustic music in public, with his music for the theatre production The Tempest at The Norwegian Theatre in 1959.

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(Objekt ID 20074)
Object type Person
Born Navember 26, 1912 (dead October 18, 1991)
Functions Composer
Nationality Norwegian
Gender Male
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Source:

Bäckström, Per og Bodil Børset (ed): Norsk Avantgarde (literally: Norwegian avant-garde). Novus Forlag. Oslo, 2011