Arne Nordheim: Difference between revisions

'''Arne Nordheim''' (20 June 1931 &ndash; 5 June 2010) was a [[Norwegian people|Norwegian]] composer. Nordheim received numerous awards for his compositions, and from 1982 lived in the [[Politics of Norway|Norwegian government]]'s honorary residence, [[Grotten]], next to the Royal Palace in [[Oslo]].<ref name="Newsinenglish">{{cite web | url=http://www.newsinenglish.no/2010/06/06/composer-nordheim-dead-at-78/ | title=Composer Nordheim dead at 78 | publisher=News in English.no | accessdate=2014-06-16}}</ref> He was elected an honorary member of the [[International Society for Contemporary Music]] in 1997. On 18 August 2006, Arne Nordheim received a [[Honorary degree|doctor honoris causa]] degree at the [[Norwegian Academy of Music]]. He died at the age of 78 and was given a [[state funeral]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.grappa.no/en/artist/arne-nordheim/|title= Bio from record label Grappa |website= grappa.no |date= |accessdate=2017-02-07}}</ref>