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Geirr Tveitt
1981Feb, 1

Geirr Tveitt

Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1908)
Geirr Tveitt, born Nils Tveit (19 October 1908 – 1 February 1981) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. Tveitt was a central figure of the national movement in Norwegian cultural life during the 1930s.

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