Frants Diecke Cappelen Beyer (9 May 1851 – 10 November 1918) was a Norwegian average adjuster, tax inspector and composer. He is particularly known for his long-term close friendship with composer Edvard Grieg. A large portion of the letter correspondence between Grieg and Beyer has been preserved and later published.[1] Among his musical contributions are records of eighteen folk songs which formed the basis for Grieg's opus 66.[2] He was chairman of the board of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra for many years.[1]

References

  1. ^ Helle, Knut (ed.). "Frants Beyer" (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  2. ^ Benestad, Finn & Schjelderup-Ebbe, Dag (1990 [1980]). Edvard Grieg – mennesket og kunstneren (in Norwegian). 2 ed. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 339–342. ISBN 82-03-16373-4.

Further reading

  • Kortsen, Bjarne (ed.) (1973). Griegs brev til Frants Beyer. Bergen.