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The six young fiddlers of Majorstuen, graduates of the Norwegian State Academy of Music, bring together indomitable classical chops, a love of Norwegian folk music, and a great playfulness and ingenuity on their debut CD and during their hailed performances.
Majorstuen brings elements of traditional fiddle and Hardanger fiddle tunes to their compositions, revitalises the musical heritage with a contemporary approach and comes up with a highly individual and striking fiddle sound.
The common denominator for Majorstuen’s compositions and live performances is a pure, vital and energetic presence that serves as the foundation for wide-searching musical exploration.
www.mic.no /mic.nsf/printstory/art2003070210200588552071   (287 words)

  
 Norsk Musikkinformasjon: Youthful innovation - Majorstuen add spark to a rich tradition
Majorstuen’s forte lies in the rich arrangements that utilise the full timbre of the somewhat unusual line-up of fiddles, violas and cello.
The six young fiddlers of Majorstuen, graduates of the Norwegian State Academy of Music, bring together indomitable classical chops, a love of Norwegian folk music, and a great playfulness and ingenuity on their debut album and during their hailed performances.
Majorstuen is gradually building up a loyal audience, and we seem to be able to strike a chord with the younger crowd.
www.mic.no /mic.nsf/doc/art2003101614194196186312   (836 words)

  
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The fiddlers of Majorstuen manage to convey a certain purity of sound that results from six fiddles with no other accompaniment and a real energy arising from the resulting pulse.
Majorstuen is a "mixture" of six young violinists, of whom two are also violists, and two other cellists.
Majorstuen brings elements of traditional fiddle and hardanger fiddle tunes to these fifteen compositions, most "based on folksongs or dances".
www.majorstuen.biz /omtalar_eng_2004.html   (4010 words)

  
 Majorstuen to Strictly Mundial/ Folk Alliance in Montreal (Norway - the official site in Canada)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Majorstuen is part of a new trend in Norwegian folk music- they describe their music as “hardcore fiddle music- mixing traditional, contemporary and innovative musical expressions.”
Majorstuen was created when the musicians in the band met at the Norwegian State Academy of Music in 2000, and they released their first album in 2003.
Majorstuen promises that during a concert you will hear “traditional and self-composed fiddle tunes in Majorstuen arrangements: most likely a psychedelic pols, an arrogant melancholic lullaby, a hazy springleik, a sad waltz, a cud chewing camel reinlender and lot’s of things you probably didn’t expect!”
www.emb-norway.ca /culture/event/Majorstuen.htm   (285 words)

  
 Frogner. Who is Frogner? What is Frogner? Where is Frogner? Definition of Frogner. Meaning of Frogner.
The administrative district Frogner of the city of Oslo, Norway has 45,169 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004, and covers an area of 8.3 km².
In addition to Frogner, the district incorporates Bygdøy, Uranienborg and Majorstuen.
The district became part of the city of Oslo (then Christiania) in 1878.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Frogner   (78 words)

  
 MIC Artikkel
Showcase-engasjementet vil innebære at Majorstuen kommer et betydelig skritt nærmere det internasjonale markedet.
Majorstuen kom som et friskt pust inn i norsk musikkliv i 2002, og fikk Spelemannprisen i 2003 for sitt debutalbum "Majorstuen".
Majorstuen, som har base i Oslo, rekker ellers også å spille en konsert i hjemlandet, før de må pakke koffertene.
www.ballade.no /nmi.nsf/doc/art2005020811355342173952   (358 words)

  
 2L11 review Global Rhythm July 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Majorstuen, a six-member string band, polishes the sounds of the traditional tunes in its repertoire, giving them a wider palette of subtler hues, more suitable for critical listening than dancing.
Despite the action pose on the CD cover, Majorstuen is not one of the Nordic bands electrifying folk music.
While the group plays elegantly, Majorstuen seems to have done its homework, producing an album consistently engaging and impressively put together.
www.2l.no /anm/2L11GlobalRhythm.htm   (221 words)

  
 MAJORSTUEN
The academy is situated in the west-end township of Oslo called Majorstuen - Hence the name of the ensemble.
are all made by Majorstuen; In the meaning that some tunes originally have other names, but we have given new names to the arrangements.
I brytningsfeltet mellom folkemusikkens energiske rytmiske enstemmighet og den klassiske musikkens mangestemmige, flertonale og flerrytmiske sangbarhet finner vi den norske gruppen ”Majorstuen”.
www.2l.no /artists/2L11press.htm   (919 words)

  
 Majorstuen Rotary Klubb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Majorstuen Rotary was chartered July 30th 1962 by Gimle Rotary, Oslo and takes its name after the part of Oslo that it was originally intended to cover.
The original 25 charter members have grown to a total of some 65 members of which an increasing number, currently more than 10 %, are women.
In certain aspects Majorstuen Rotary is a special club.
majorstuen.rotary.no /summary   (174 words)

  
 New Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Majorstuen er formodentlig den mest omtalte løkken i bydelen og er som kjent opphavet til navnet på bydelen.
Borgen kommer nå i økonomiske vanskeligheter og misligholder den sistnevnte kontrakt, noe som fører til opphør av den og han pantsetter Majorstuen et par ganger og skalberghaugen han leide i 1817 blir overført til løkken Sorgenfri.
I 1818 leier han nemlig bort den underste etasjen bestående av stue, kammer, pikekammer og kjøkken.
home.online.no /~jsoraa/majorstua.htm   (475 words)

  
 Folk: De debuut-cd van MAJORSTUEN
"MAJORSTUEN"MAJORSTUEN — 2002 — 2L Lyndberg Lyd as — NOMPP0209001 - 48’54’’
Traditionele Noorse melodieën en latere composities werden door de dames en heren van MAJORSTUEN opnieuw gearrangeerd en het resultaat is deze met strijkmuziek gevulde cd.
Toch wil ik het Majorstuen niet aandoen hen al te nadrukkelijk te vergelijken met deze commerciële heren.
www.folkroddels.be /artikels/6215.html   (715 words)

  
 Majorstuen Rotary Klubb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Majorstuen Rotary Klubb er mer enn 40 år gammel og har i dag vel 65 medlemmer.
Majorstuen Rotary Klubb har takket være sin sentrale beliggenhet i Oslo, spennende programmer og spesielle møtedag (fredager) alltid mange gjester fra inn- og utland.
Majorstuen Rotary Klubb er med i Rotary Norges distrikt 2310.
majorstuen.rotary.no   (100 words)

  
 Comfort Hotel Majorstuen Oslo, Norway - Comfort Hotel Majorstuen Group Booking Reservation Meetings Meeting ...
The Comfort Hotel Majorstuen is the perfect place to hold a corporate event such as; team building, sales meetings, board of director meetings, or just corporate hospitality.
Weddings at the Comfort Hotel Majorstuen with their facilities, guest rooms and experienced wedding and group management staff, are magnificent.
A Comfort Hotel Majorstuen wedding reception is a party where guests come to celebrate the marriage of the bride and groom.
www.meetingforce.com /comfort-hotel-majorstuen-38h853.html   (730 words)

  
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This ensemble, having made a splash in its native Norway, seeks to extend its reach with this lively, ear-catching collection of traditional tunes and original compositions.
The members of Majorstuen are an active bunch; most of their photos show them playing, running and sometimes tumbling out of vehicles.
In fact, the CD is named for one of the band members, commemorating an event a bandmate describes as a "once-in-a-lifetime jogging adventure." This sense of playfulness and good cheer permeates Jorun Jogga, making it a perfect springtime companion; even the more serious pieces have a kind of merry solemnity.
www.majorstuen.biz /omtalar_eng_2005.html   (3670 words)

  
 Deichmanske bibliotek - Majorstuen filial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I 1998 ble det lånt ut 187.862 bøker og andre medier fra Majorstuen filial.
Majorstuen filial har gode utstillingsmuligheter og tilbyr blant annet lokale kunstnere å stille ut i biblioteket.
1 gang i måneden tilbyr Majorstuen filial teaterforestillinger for barn.
nyhuus.deich.folkebibl.no /deichman/major.html   (265 words)

  
 onHeading.com - BASEjumping in Norway - Ledig rom i Kryptokåken på Majorstuen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Re: Ledig rom i Kryptokåken på Majorstuen by Wannebe on Sunday, November 03 @ 16:14:07 CET
Re: Ledig rom i Kryptokåken på Majorstuen by Wannebe on Monday, November 11 @ 23:38:28 CET
This is free software, and you may redistribute it under the GPL.
www.onheading.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=397   (269 words)

  
 Oslo - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The newspapers Aftenposten, Verdens Gang, Dagbladet, Dagsavisen, and Vårt Land are published in Oslo.
The main office of the national broadcasting company NRK is also located at Marienlyst in Oslo, near Majorstuen.
Oslo was host city for the 1952 Winter Olympic Games.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /oslo.htm   (1437 words)

  
 The Tramway Museum's Day   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The museum tram consists of motorcar no. 70 and trailer no. 647 from 1913 (the last was rebuilt from motorcar to trailer in 1994), painted in the classic blue livery which came in 1924.
The museum tram will be running in a ring from Stortorvet via Aker brygge, Solli plass, Frogner, Majorstuen and Homansbyen back to Stortorvet from about 11:30 a.m.
Follow the tracks from the tram stop at Majorstuen turning left into Slemdalsveien and after that turning right into Harald Hårfagres gate.
www.sporveismuseet.org /museum/vh5_dag_uk.html   (357 words)

  
 NRK.no - Kappspell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Dalakopa rykker opp til semifinalespeling i Kappspell 2003 etter at Majorstuen må trekke seg frå konkurransen.
Orkesteret Dalakopa frå Røros overtek Majorstuen sin plass i semifinalen og skal dermed delta i den fyrste semifinalen på NRK1, fjernsyn.
— Vi er lei for å meddele at vi ikkje kan delta i semifinalen i Kappspell, melder Majorstuen til Kappspellredaksjonen i NRK.
www.nrk.no /programmer/tv/kappspell/2778557.html   (224 words)

  
 Velkommen til Majorstuen skole
Likeledes mener vi på Majorstuen at det er viktig med åndelig fostring og føde - at vi tar vare på det musiske i alle mennesker.
Majorstuen har vi ført prosjektet videre etter at den 3-årige prøveperioden opphørte.
Musisk er blitt et fag med egne årsplaner, der musikkplanens innhold blir fulgt opp og overholdt.
www.majorstua.gs.oslo.no /index.php?page=Musisk&type=int   (410 words)

  
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Now Majorstuen and their self-titled debut CD are anything but a solo act.
Taken all together, though, Majorstuen produces a delightful sound.
Majorstuen ist ein gemütlicher Stadtteil Oslos, auch Majorstua genannt, die Einheimischen führen geradezu Grabenkämpfe darum aus, welche Bezeichnung korrekt ist.
www.majorstuen.biz /omtalar_eng.html   (3466 words)

  
 Travel to Norcon
The downloadable maps show the whole of central Oslo with the con location in the north west corner in Slemdalsveien near the Majorstuen Underground (T) station.
There is a smaller, clearer map of the area around the con location as well.
Majorstuen is roughly pronounced as my-or-stu-un by people in southern England.
homepage.ntlworld.com /wilf.james/norcon03.htm   (509 words)

  
 UrbanRail.Net > Europe > Norway > OSLO Tunnelbane   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
All western lines had their terminus station at Majorstuen until a 2 km long tunnel was built to Nationaltheatret in 1928.
On the eastern side of town, tramways dominated until the 1950's, there was only one rail-line (today's line 3 east).
On 12 April 2003, the line arrangement on the western side was changed, with Line 1 being cut back to Majorstuen (during peak hours through operation to Bergkrystallen).
www.urbanrail.net /eu/osl/oslo2.htm   (641 words)

  
 FolkWorld Issue 26 10/2003
Majorstuen is, I'm told, a township of Oslo.
The group with the same name perfectly embodies the spirit of 2L.
That means playing traditional tunes and own compositions in the folcloristic mould, but by conservatory-trained musicians of Norges Musikkhøgskole (Norwegian State Academy of Music in, you guess, Majorstuen) and semiclassical instrumentation: six fiddles, sorry violins!, and the occasional viola and cello.
www.2l.no /anm/FolkWorld2003-10.htm   (621 words)

  
 Comfort Hotel Majorstuen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Breakfast is free, but we missed it everyday because we stayed up so late all nights before (hard not to do in Oslo), hehe.
The location of the hotel, in the Majorstuen area of Oslo (northwest of the true downtown) is good.
The Majorstuen area (around Bogstadsvein) has lots of little shops and boutiques, great if you love browsing for souvenirs and what not.
draco.centerline.com:8080 /hotelreview206357.html   (232 words)

  
 Googlism where is majorstuen
majorstuen is just a ten minute walk from the blindern campus
majorstuen is situated in an old tramshed for the "blue tram"
majorstuen is located at majorstuen close to the centre of oslo
www.googlism.com /where_is/m/majorstuen   (77 words)

  
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The red "x" indicates the position of our house which is situated in the west of the city next to the inner belt (Ring 2).
If your are not familiar with the traffic in the city you should look for "Ring 2" when you enter Oslo and head for Majorstuen.
At the traffic light 50 meters further south of the main entrance to the Frognerpark you turn left (when coming from north) into Gyldenløwes gate.
home.online.no /~gvheyden/t28map.htm   (200 words)

  
 Celtic Colours :: Artist boigraphies and photos
Majorstuen is hardcore fiddle music, and the hottest folk music band in Norway - the band "everybody" is talking about!
Majorstuen deeply respects and understands the traditional music, and therefore also feels free to experiment and play with the music in a way only Majorstuen can do it!
The beat is the bond of Majorstuen, and the band presents music of a certain purity with an irresistible groove.
www.celtic-colours.com /queries/artists.php?function=bio&artist_id=591   (148 words)

  
 Bydel 5
Det gikk en linje fra Østbanen til Majorstuen, hvor dampsentralen lå på nordsiden av Slemdalsveien rett overfor endestasjonen.
Kraftstasjonen Denne linjen gikk fra Slemdalsveien, nåværende Majorstuen stasjon, og ned Bogstadveien til Holtegaten, og fulgte denne bort til Briskebyveien, Riddervolds gate til Parkveien, Drammensveien, Stortingsgaten, Prinsens gate ned til Østbanen.
Da bydelsordning ble innført i 1973, fikk Bydel 2 Uranienborg Majorstuen følgende grenser; i øst, Parkveien sydover langs Slottsparken til Colbjørnsens gate.
home.online.no /~jsoraa/majorstuen.htm   (692 words)

  
 Aftenposten Norway, Norwegian news in English   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The underground train tunnel between Majorstuen and the National Theater in Oslo was closed just after noon on Thursday after a disturbance on the tracks.
"We had to halt all traffic between Majorstuen and Nasjonaltheatret because there was a person who refused to move from the tracks in the tunnel," Oslo Transit security chief Helge Haltebeck told newspaper VG's web site.
Police, firefighters and an ambulance were on site at Majorstuen station and the tunnel was being searched.
www.aftenposten.no /english/local/article1006294.ece?rfid=rss1.0   (287 words)

  
 Kirken i Oslo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Et utdrag fra jubileumsboken som ble skrevet i forbindelse med Majorstuen kirkes 75 årsjubileum.
Den tar for seg kirkens historie og kunsten i kirken og hva den betyr, også den i Capella Johanea.
Staben og ledere for grupper i Majorstuen menigheten
www.kirken.oslo.no /index.cgi?cat=64&unit=1900   (252 words)

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