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'''Rikard Nordraak''' ([[June 12]], [[1842]]–[[March 20]], [[1866]]) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] composer, born in Christiania (now [[Oslo]]). He set music to his cousin [[Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson]]'s ''[[Ja, vi elsker dette landet]]'', which was adopted to Norwegian [[national anthem]] in [[1864]]. He was a friend of [[Edvard Grieg]]. Nordraak died in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], only 23 years old. |
'''Rikard Nordraak''' ([[June 12]], [[1842]]–[[March 20]], [[1866]]) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] composer, born in Christiania (now [[Oslo]]). He set music to his cousin [[Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson]]'s ''[[Ja, vi elsker dette landet]]'', which was adopted to Norwegian [[national anthem]] in [[1864]]. He was a friend of [[Edvard Grieg]]. Nordraak died in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], only 23 years old. |
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Part of his life-story was dramatised in the musical [[Song of Norway]]. |
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Rikard Nordraak (June 12, 1842–March 20, 1866) was a Norwegian composer, born in Christiania (now Oslo). He set music to his cousin Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's Ja, vi elsker dette landet, which was adopted to Norwegian national anthem in 1864. He was a friend of Edvard Grieg. Nordraak died in Berlin, Germany, only 23 years old.
Part of his life-story was dramatised in the musical Song of Norway.
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