Hamarsgøta 20, FO100 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.
(e-mail: bjarnir@torshavn.fo)
Bjarni Restorff was born in 1955, and has been working as a music teacher at Tórshavn School of Music since 1984 . In his spare time he has conducted several different choirs, and especially Tórshavn Male Choir has been close to him. He has also written music for mixed and male choir, and in addition to this he has made lots of arrangements for rock music – ready for recordings.
In 2007 he got a grant which allowed him to dedicate his full attention to his work with music. During this period he arranged the artistic work on two CD’s – one with Tórshavn Male Choir and one with tenor Peter H. Niclasen. He wrote a piece for tenor voice and guitar – he arranged ‘Norsku løvu’ for symphony orchestra, ‘Norska løva’ being a piece by the renowned Faroese poet and author William Heinesen, and he wrote a piece for symphony orchestra and choir called ‘De Profundis’.
| Title | Instrument | Year | Duration | Publisher | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ca. 2:37 | Manuscript | Peter Hentze Niclasen »Fýra bjarkir« 2008 | ||
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»DE PROFUNDIS«
(FOR MIXED CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA) |
2008 | Ca. 10:30 | Manuscript | Unauthorized: »Faroese Broadcasting« 2010 | |
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»NORSKA LØVA« 1. movement
(FOR MEDIUM ORCHESTRA) Comp.: William Heinesen/Arr.: B. Restorff |
2008 | Ca. 4:40 | Manuscript | ||
|
»NORSKA LØVA« 2. movement
(FOR MEDIUM ORCHESTRA) Comp.: William Heinesen/Arr.: B. Restorff |
2008 | Ca. 2:28 | Manuscript | ||
|
»NORSKA LØVA« 3. movement
(FOR MEDIUM ORCHESTRA) Comp.: William Heinesen/Arr.: B. Restorff |
2008 | Ca. 2:45 | Manuscript | ||
|
»NORSKA LØVA« 4. movement
(FOR MEDIUM ORCHESTRA) Comp.: William Heinesen/Arr.: B. Restorff |
2008 | Ca. 3:47 | Manuscript | ||
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»PATER NOSTER«
(PRO DUOBUS CHORIS MIXTIS) |
2001 | Ca. 8:50 | Egið forlag | Tarira »Døgg« 2008 | |
|
»BOÐAR TÚ TIL ALLAR TJÓÐIR«
(TTBB) Comp.: Johann Schop/Arr.: B. Restorff |
2001 | Ca. 3:07 | Manuscript | Tórshavnar Manskór »Væl má gagnast« 2008 | |
|
»UPP ALT, IÐ HARRIN HEVUR GJØRT«
(TTBB) Comp.: Czech 1576/Arr.: B. Restorff |
2001 | Ca. 4:16 | Manuscript | Tórshavnar Manskór »Væl má gagnast« 2008 | |
|
»PSALMUS CXXIX« (versus 1 et 7)
(PRO CHORO MIXTO VEL CHORO PUERORUM VIRORUMQUE) |
2000 | Ca. 5:15 | Egið forlag | ||
|
»VETRARKÆTI«
(TTBB, electric guitar, 4 timpani & woodblock) |
1999 | Ca. 5:00 | Manuscript | ||
|
»ETT HELICONS BLOMSTER«
(Solo voice & string quartet) Comp.: Regin Dahl/Arr.: B. Restorff |
1998 | Ca. 3:46 | Manuscript | Regin Dahl »Tú lýsti…« 1998 | |
|
»TJARNAREYGA«
(TTBB) Comp.: Heri Kragesteen/Arr.: B. Restorff |
1995 | 1:30 | Manuscript | Tórshavnar Manskór »Tórshavnar Manskór« 1997 | |
| 1994 | Ca. 4:00 | Manuscript | Tórshavnar Manskór »Væl má gagnast« 2008 | ||
|
»SKYGNI«
(Lead voice, male choir, saxofone, piano, bass- & lead guitar) Comp.: Kári Leivsson/Arr.: B. Restorff |
1992 | Ca. 4:30 | Manuscript | Kári p »Hinumegin ringvegin« | |
|
»REGN«
(Solo & SSAATTBB) |
1991 | Ca. 6:30 | Egið forlag | Tórshavnar kamarkór »Várlongsil« 1998 | |
|
»REGIN SMIÐUR«
(Lead voice, guitar, percussions & TTBB) |
1990 | Ca. 5:40 | Manuscript | Tórshavnar Manskór »Tórshavnar Manskór« 1997 & Karlakór Reykjavíkur »Áfram veginn« 2008 |
|
|
»LJÓS Í MYRKRI«
(Lead voice, male- female- & mixed choir, blues harp, recorder and 2 guitars) Comp.: Jógvan A. Joensen/Arr.: B. Restorff |
1990 | Ca. 3:00 | Manuscript | »Amnesty tónar« 1991/2011 | |
|
»DEEP RIVER«
(Soprano, TTBB) Am. Trad/Arr.: B. Restorff |
1987 | Ca. 4:00 | Manuscript | Tórshavnar Manskór »Tórshavnar Manskór« 1997 | |
|
»JOSHUA FIT DE BATTLE OB JERICHO«
(Solo, TTBB) Am. Trad/Arr.: B. Restorff |
1987 | Ca. 2:00 | Manuscript | Tórshavnar Manskór »Væl má gagnast« 2008 | |
|
»JEG VIL MIG HERREN LOFVE«
(FOR MIXED CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA) |
1985 | Ca. 9:00 | Manuscript | Unauthorized: »Faroese Broadcasting« 1996 | |
|
»ORÐINI«
(SATB) |
1983 | Ca. 2:44 | Egið forlag | Tórshavnar kamarkór & Havnarkórið »Blátt« 1987 & Tórshavnar kamarkór »Várlongsil« 1998 |
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|
»ORÐINI«
(TTBB) |
1983 | Ca. 2:44 | Manuscript |
