Passacaglia
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The passacaglia is a musical form that originated in early seventeenth-century Spain and is still used today by composers. It is usually of a serious character and is typically based on a bass-ostinat
First page of a manuscript of the Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582, by Johann Sebastian Bach
C. F. Martin Spanish style guitar, Martin Style 3 17 C.F. Martin Guitar Factory 2012 08 06 011
Johan Halvorsen
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Johan Halvorsen was a Norwegian composer, conductor, and violinist.
Passacaglia
…Harpsichord Suite in G minor (HWV 432) is a passacaglia which has become well known as a duo for violin and viola, arranged by the Norwegian violinist Johan Halvorsen. Other examples of passacaille include Les plaisirs ont choisi from Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera Armide (1686) and Dido's Lament, When I am Laid in Earth…
Johan Halvorsen part
1898 Music festival in Bergen by Agnes Nyblin. Left to right: Christian Cappelen, Catharinus Elling, Ole Olsen, Gerhard Rosenkrone Schelderup, Iver Holter, Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Edvard Grieg, Christian Sinding, Johan Svendsen and Halvorsen
Card Party in Leipzig c. 1887 showing Nina and Edvard Grieg, Johan Halvorsen, Frederick Delius, and Christian Sinding