Fartein Valen
Norwegian composer (1887ā1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olav Fartein Valen (25 August 1887 ā 14 December 1952) 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.[1]