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Iceland's Greatest Classical Composer:
JÓN LEIFS (1899-1968)
Jón Leifs was born on May 1st, 1899 in Sólheimar,
Svínavatnssókn,Húnavatnasssýsla, Iceland.
He studied and composed in Germany from 1916 until 1944,
returning to Iceland for the remainder of his life.
Jón Leifs composed about 70 works and published dozens
of papers.
His musical genre is uncategorizable, since he consciously
rejected influences from other composers or schools.
The basis of his music was the Icelandic folk song,
a source from which he found rehabilitative power.
The Icelandic "part singing at the fifth" was the source
of his harmonic language, as well as the accentuated
meters.
His music reflects Iceland and its ancient history and,
when Jón Leifs was composing,
Iceland's struggle for independence from the foreign
domination which had oppressed its people since the 13th
century
Jón Leifs' Music
"Elegy" Op. 53, written as a tribute to his
mother who had died in 1960,
"There are moments of both clear
brightness and dim shadows.
Soft string passages stretch out and draw
together, lift themselves up
and then bow down in humility to the
highest power.
From the beginning the conclusion is clear:
EACH PERSON IS ALONE, ALL ALONE,
WITH HIS GOD"
"Geysir" Op. 51 is inspired by the
incredible forces
of nature which give rise to the
power of the Icelandic geysirs.
Jón Leifs was aware also of the
vulnerability of human beings
when confronted by such powerful
forces.
This is a reality with which all
Icelanders live daily.
"Three Images" Op. 44, probably has been
performed more often than
his other works. First comes "The Beauty of the
Sky," beginning with deep tones
of the countrabass and the high tones of the
piccolo.
Other instruments join in, gradually, and the piece
ends with a magnificent heroic chord that spans six
and a half octaves.
The second image, "Zigzag", is an energetic
scherzo, but it connates cold laughter more than a
warm laugh.
Finally, "Rocky Cliffs" represents the huge cliffs
which riseabove the settlements and the wild
landscape alike, preserving the ravages of the
history of the land and its people.
"Symphony Number 1, Saga Symphony"
(literally, "Saga Heroes") contains 5 movments,
each devoted to an Icelandic saga hero: Njál's
Saga, wherein the story is told of Skarphéðinn,
son of Njáll, a warrior who unhesitantingly
meets his death and achieves great glory;
Laxæla Saga, wherein the story of Guðrún
Ósvifrsdóttir is told, the most admired woman
in the Icelandic sagas, ending her turbulent life
in prayer;an episode in Njál's Saga about the
coward Björn and the daredevil Kári
Sölmundarson;
Gretti's Saga, which chronicles the life of
Grettir Àgsmundarson,

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Jon Leifs

  • 1. Iceland's Greatest Classical Composer: JÓN LEIFS (1899-1968)
  • 2. Jón Leifs was born on May 1st, 1899 in Sólheimar, Svínavatnssókn,Húnavatnasssýsla, Iceland. He studied and composed in Germany from 1916 until 1944, returning to Iceland for the remainder of his life.
  • 3. Jón Leifs composed about 70 works and published dozens of papers. His musical genre is uncategorizable, since he consciously rejected influences from other composers or schools. The basis of his music was the Icelandic folk song, a source from which he found rehabilitative power. The Icelandic "part singing at the fifth" was the source of his harmonic language, as well as the accentuated meters. His music reflects Iceland and its ancient history and, when Jón Leifs was composing, Iceland's struggle for independence from the foreign domination which had oppressed its people since the 13th century
  • 4. Jón Leifs' Music "Elegy" Op. 53, written as a tribute to his mother who had died in 1960, "There are moments of both clear brightness and dim shadows. Soft string passages stretch out and draw together, lift themselves up and then bow down in humility to the highest power. From the beginning the conclusion is clear: EACH PERSON IS ALONE, ALL ALONE, WITH HIS GOD"
  • 5. "Geysir" Op. 51 is inspired by the incredible forces of nature which give rise to the power of the Icelandic geysirs. Jón Leifs was aware also of the vulnerability of human beings when confronted by such powerful forces. This is a reality with which all Icelanders live daily.
  • 6. "Three Images" Op. 44, probably has been performed more often than his other works. First comes "The Beauty of the Sky," beginning with deep tones of the countrabass and the high tones of the piccolo. Other instruments join in, gradually, and the piece ends with a magnificent heroic chord that spans six and a half octaves. The second image, "Zigzag", is an energetic scherzo, but it connates cold laughter more than a warm laugh. Finally, "Rocky Cliffs" represents the huge cliffs which riseabove the settlements and the wild landscape alike, preserving the ravages of the history of the land and its people.
  • 7. "Symphony Number 1, Saga Symphony" (literally, "Saga Heroes") contains 5 movments, each devoted to an Icelandic saga hero: Njál's Saga, wherein the story is told of Skarphéðinn, son of Njáll, a warrior who unhesitantingly meets his death and achieves great glory; Laxæla Saga, wherein the story of Guðrún Ósvifrsdóttir is told, the most admired woman in the Icelandic sagas, ending her turbulent life in prayer;an episode in Njál's Saga about the coward Björn and the daredevil Kári Sölmundarson; Gretti's Saga, which chronicles the life of Grettir Àgsmundarson,