Asbjørn Schaathun


Asbjørn Schaathun is a Norwegian contemporary composer.

Career

Schaathun studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music and Royal College of Music in London and IRCAM in Paris.
Schaathun founded the Norwegian Academy of Music's Contemporary Music Ensemble and the Oslo Sinfonietta.

Prizes and awards

Production

Selected works

Ohne Titel – London 1985 Nations for piano and orchestra Concerto Grosso Lament II for chamber ensemble Wie die Zeit die Materie verändert for orchestra Musical Graffiti II, "virtuoso drawings for amplified piano, large ensemble and tape with cosmic sounds" Physis for piano and live-electronics Action, Interpolations and Analyses, concerto for bass clarinet and large ensemble Double Portrait for violin and large ensemble "s" – Miniatüre pour ensemble A Tabular System... for horn, oboe, harp and percussion

Discography