Composer Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
Author Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Year composed2012
Categories Voice + 1 instrument - Art song, Folk music Arr.
InstrumentationPiano, Baritone
Duration1:50 minutes
Öslaði gnoðin, beljaði boðinn
Violent Waves
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This song was originally arranged for Piano Solo (23 Icelandic Folk Songs for Piano) and then transcribed in 2012 for Mikhael Aaron Óskarsson and dedicated to him on his birthday. He premiered the piece at a school concert in the Song Academy of Sigurdur Demetz in Iceland the same year. The text describes violent winds and waves at sea.