Dragaredokko

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Dragaredokko is the name of an opera by the Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt, performed in 1940. [1] The entire score was destroyed in a fire in 1970, but an incomplete piano transcription still exists in the National Library of Norway.

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References

  1. Asknes, Hallgjerd (2001). "Tveitt, Geirr". In Root, Deane L. (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians . Oxford University Press.