Biography
Rolv Berger Yttrehus (b. Duluth, Minnesota, March 12, 1926) is an American composer of contemporary classical music.
He holds degrees from the University of Minnesota and University of Michigan and a Diploma from the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome. He studied harmony with Nadia Boulanger and composition with Ross Lee Finney, Roger Sessions, Aaron Copland, and Goffredo Petrassi. He taught at the University of Missouri, Purdue University, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, and Rutgers University.
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He regards Arnold Schoenberg and Sessions as his principal influences.
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