Fartein Valen
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Norwegian composer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Olav Fartein Valen was a Norwegian composer, notable for his work in atonal polyphonic music. He developed a polyphony similar to Bach's counterpoint, but based on motivic working and dissonance rather than harmonic progression.
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