1911-1978
Composer of World
Hartvig Kiran (3 November 1911 – 15 August 1978) was a Norwegian author, lyricist and composer from Ålesund.Kiran was brought up to introduce culture to the people. He was central in Visens Venner, and became involved in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation where he long presented Ønskediktet where people were introduced to Kiran's nynorsk version of Auld Lang Syne. He was the chairman of Noregs Mållag from 1957 to 1958. In addition to writing his own plays, he translated many works for theatre and musicals such as Hamlet and Macbeth.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Visen - En Gave Nr. 8 | Per Oftedal, Yukon Gjelseth, Nic. Øverli, Reidar Friis Bull, Hartvig Kiran | 1971 | Single |