Sigurd Lie

Portrait of Sigurd Lie

Sigurd Lie (May 23, 1871 – September 30, 1904) was a Norwegian composer and conductor.

Lie was born in Drammen. He grew up in Kristiansand, studied in Leipzig in the early 1890s, and then moved to Oslo to work as a conductor.^[1] He died of tuberculosis in Oslo in 1904.^[2]

Lies is known for romances,^[3] and his best-known work is the romance Sne (Snow) with lyrics by Helge Rode. He also wrote other well-regarded Norwegian romances, including Hav (The Sea) and Det er vaar (It Is Spring), both with lyrics by Idar Handagard. He also set poems by Vilhelm Krag to music.^[4]

Works

• Konsertstykke (Concert Pieces), for violin and orchestra
• Norsk dans nr. 2 (Norwegian Dance no. 2)
• Wartburg, for bass-baritone and orchestra
• Symfoni i a-moll (Symphony in A minor), 1903
• Sne (Snow)

References

1. Stubhaug, Arild. 2006. Sophus Lie. Une pensée audacieuse. Translation of Det var mine tanker djerhvet. Matematikeren Sophus Lie (2000). Berlin: Springer, p. 493.
2. Qvamme, Börre. 1949. Norwegian Music and Composers. London: Bond, p. 46.
3. Lange, Kristian. 1971. Researching the Song: A Lexicon. Oslo: Tanum, p. 48.
4. Emmons, Shirlee, & Wilbur Watkins Lewis. 2006. Researching the Song: A Lexicon. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 264.

Further reading

• Grinde, Nils. 1981. Norsk musikkhistorie : hovedlinjer i norsk musikkliv gjennom 1000 år. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, pp. 254ff. ISBN 82-00-05639-2.