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Johannes Hanssen
b, 1874-1967 NO
Musician / Composer of Classical and World
Johannes Hanssen (2 December 1874 in Ullensaker – 25 November 1967 in Oslo) was a Norwegian bandmaster, composer and teacher. He was bandmaster of the Oslo Military Band from 1926 to 1934 and again from 1945 to 1946. Hanssen received the King's Order of Merit in Gold and King Haakon VII's Jubilee Medal. His most famous composition is his Valdresmarsjen (1904), a march celebrating the beautiful Valdres region in Norway that lies between Oslo and Bergen. The main theme is the signature fanfare for the Valdres Battalion, which is based on an ancient melody formerly played on the medieval lur, an uncoiled wooden wind instrument. The melody of the trio section derives from a fiddle tune traditional in Hardanger and a pentatonic folk tune, above a typical Norwegian drone bass line. It was first
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Valdresmarsj on Norwegian Colours by Gardemusikken Valdres March on Celebrating 125 Years by Luther College Concert Band & Frederick Nyline Valdres March on Hands Across The Sea - Marches From Around The World by Eastman Wind Ensemble & Frederick Fennell Valdres Marsj (Valdres March) on United States Marine Band: Great Marches Not by John Philip Sousa, Vol. 1 by United States Marine Band Valdresmarsj on Ja, vi elsker by Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps, Schola Cantorum, Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl, Ingar Bergby & THE STAFF BAND OF THE NORWEGIAN ARMED FORCES Valdres Marsj (Valdres March) on President'S Own United States Marine Band: Sound Off! by John R. Bourgeois & United States Marine Band Valdres Marsj (Valdres March) on 25 Famous Marches, Vol. 4 by Various Artists Valdresmarsj on Officer's Own by Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps & Ingar Bergby Valdresmarsj on Favourite Marches by Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Bjarte Engeset & Royal Norwegian Navy Band Valdres Marsj (Arr. G.C. Bainum) on Strike Up the Band! by Royal Swedish Airforce Band & Jerker JohanssonTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studenten Gaar Forbi / Valdres March / La Czarina, Mazurka | Julio Cesar Ibañez / Johannes Hanssen / Louis Ganne / Tivoli Concert Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Børge Hansen | 1957 | Single |
| Olympiafanfaren / Olympiahilsen / Han Mass Og Han Lasse | Johannes Hanssen, O. Ditlev-Simonsen Jr., Alfred Maurstad | Album |
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