Johannes Hanssen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian musician
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Place of Birth: Ullensaker, Akershus, Norway
About Johannes Hanssen
- Johannes Hanssen (2 December 1874 in Ullensaker – 25 November 1967 in Oslo) was a Norwegian bandmaster, composer and teacher.
- He was bandmaster of the Oslo Military Band from 1926 to 1934 and again from 1945 to 1946.
- Hanssen received the King's Order of Merit in Gold and King Haakon VII's Jubilee Medal.
- His most famous composition is his Valdresmarsjen (Valdres March, 1904), a march celebrating the beautiful Valdres region in Norway that lies between Oslo and Bergen.
- The main theme is the signature fanfare for the Valdres Battalion, which is based on an ancient melody formerly played on the medieval lur, an uncoiled wooden wind instrument.
- The melody of the trio section derives from a fiddle tune traditional in Hardanger and a pentatonic folk tune, above a typical Norwegian drone bass line.
- It was first performed in 1904 by the band of the second regiment of Norway, with the composer playing the baritone horn himself.
- Numerous settings for brass band exist in addition to various arrangements for concert band and orchestra.
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