Composer Gísli Jóhann Grétarsson
Author Ólafía Jóhannsdóttir
Year composed2016
Text sampleOg hann lét lífsins ljós skína inn í dauðþreytta meðvitund mína, sagði við mig eins og hann einn getur sagt: "Ég mun alls ekki sleppa þér, og eigi heldur yfirgefa þig."
Categories Sacred music, A cappella choir
InstrumentationMixed choir
Duration2:30 minutes
Commissioned by the Icelandic Congregation in Norway, 2016, supported by the Norwegian Composers' Fund.
The text is from the diaries of Ólafía Jóhannsdóttir (1863-1924) who worked tirelessly for charitable causes, both in Iceland and in Norway. The work was composed at the request of the Rev. Arna Grétarsdóttir, pastor of the Icelandic congregation in Norway. The piece is performed annually on the anniversary of the birth of Ólafía, 22 October.
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AVE MARIA
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ADAGIO
Gísli Jóhann Grétarsson
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2017
6:30 minutes
GUÐ LÁTTU ENGLANA VAKA YFIR MÉR
Gísli Jóhann Grétarsson, Gísli Jóhann Grétarsson
A cappella choir, Sacred music
2017
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JÓLALJÓÐ
Gísli Jóhann Grétarsson, Steinunn Hafstað
A cappella choir, Christmas
2014
3:40 minutes