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Oddgeir Kristjánsson. Those Pure Tones. By Kristín Ástgeirsdóttir.
What is the story behind a young boy who grows up in the Vestmannaeyjar Islands, one of many children of poor parents, stands out from the crowd, becomes a composer and becomes one of the most popular songwriters in the country? Here is a portrait of the life of Oddgeir Kristjánsson (1911–1966), one of the nation's most admired songwriters, and his fellow countrymen.
Oddgeir lived during the extreme times of the 20th century, with its accompanying epidemics, crises and world wars. Despite the difficult times, the people of the Islands did not forget to have fun, when jazz was playing, verses were flying and songs were being written. Oddgeir was a great visionary and fought for a just society, even though music was always his passion. He worked as a music teacher, conducted trumpet bands and composed music for the National Festival in the Islands. This way, the countrymen got to know a number of his more popular songs, such as Bjartar vonir vakna, Ágústnótt, Heima and last but not least Ég veit þú kemur, which is one of the brightest pearls of Icelandic popular music of all time.
What is the story behind a young boy who grows up in the Vestmannaeyjar Islands, one of many children of poor parents, stands out from the crowd, becomes a composer and becomes one of the most popular songwriters in the country? Here is a portrait of the life of Oddgeir Kristjánsson (1911–1966), one of the nation's most admired songwriters, and his fellow countrymen.
Oddgeir lived during the extreme times of the 20th century, with its accompanying epidemics, crises and world wars. Despite the difficult times, the people of the Islands did not forget to have fun, when jazz was playing, verses were flying and songs were being written. Oddgeir was a great visionary and fought for a just society, even though music was always his passion. He worked as a music teacher, conducted trumpet bands and composed music for the National Festival in the Islands. This way, the countrymen got to know a number of his more popular songs, such as Bjartar vonir vakna, Ágústnótt, Heima and last but not least Ég veit þú kemur, which is one of the brightest pearls of Icelandic popular music of all time.