Editing Geirr Tveitt (section)

===Early years===
Tveitt was born in [[Bergen]], where his father briefly worked as a teacher. His parents were Håkonson Lars Tveit (1878–1951) and Johanna Nilsdotter Heradstveit (1882–1966). His family were of farmer stock, and still retained ''Tveit'', their ancestral land in [[Kvam]] – a secluded village on the scenic [[Hardangerfjord]]. The Tveit family would relocate to [[Drammen]] in the winter to work, but return to Hardanger in the summer to farm. Thus, Tveitt enjoyed both a countryside existence and city life. Tveitt had originally been christened Nils, but following his increasing interest in Norwegian heritage, he thought the name 'not Norwegian enough' and changed it to Geir. He later added an extra ''r'' to his first name and an extra ''t'' to Tveit to indicate more clearly to non-Norwegians the desired pronunciation of his name. It was during his childhood summers in Hardanger that Tveitt gained knowledge of the rich folk-music traditions of the area. Historically, Hardanger's relative isolation allowed for the development of a unique musical culture, with which Tveitt became infatuated. Tveitt was no child prodigy, but discovered that he possessed musical talent, and learned to play both the violin and the piano. And, after having been encouraged by Norwegian composer [[Christian Sinding]], Tveitt decided to try his hand at writing music.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ballade.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2002053012452587673151 |title=''Short biography'' (Reidar Storaas) |access-date=2010-07-19 |archive-date=2006-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060713002848/http://www.ballade.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2002053012452587673151 |url-status=dead }}</ref>