John Grieg of composer Edvard Grieg. John Grieg was appointed 1st Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1905. He died that same year at 48 years of age. John Grieg John Grieg (18 August 1856 – 21 April 1905) was a Norwegian printer, publisher and bookseller. Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of John Grieg (1819-1887) and Jutta Camilla Lous (1825-1901). Grieg attended Bergen Cathedral School and went abroad for further education. He studied bookstores in Copenhagen and printing operations in Gothenburg. In 1877, he returned to Bergen and worked for the printing house of his
Edvard Baghdasaryan Edvard Baghdasaryan Edvard Baghdarsaryan () (14 November 1922<nowiki> </nowiki>– 5 November 1987) was an Armenian composer born in Yerevan. He was named an Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR in 1963. Baghdasaryan graduated from the Yerevan State Conservatory where he double majored both in piano with Sarajev and in composition with Yeghiazaryan. He did his graduate work in Moscow during 1951–53. He initially joined the composition faculty of Romanos Melikian Music School and later became a member of the Conservatory. Among his works are Symphonic Poem (1950), Sonata for clarinet and piano (1952), Overture (1953, for symphonic orchestra), Rhapsody