Birth name Alice Sandstrom Role Musical composer Genres Children\'s songsHymn Children Stella | Years active 19th-20th centuries Name Alice Tegner | |
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Born 12 March 1864Karlshamn, ( 1864-03-12 ) Occupation(s) ComposerMusic teacherOrganist Albums Visor, 33 alskade barnvisor av Alice Tegner, Ba, ba vita lamm Similar People Viktor Rydberg, Titti Sjoblom, Zachris Topelius, Anna Maria Roos | ||
Intervju med alice tegner 1936 och per rabe piamorex spelar beethoven
Alice Charlotta Tegnér ([aˈliːs tɛŋˈneːr]; 12 March 1864 – 26 May 1943) was a Swedish music teacher, poet and composer. She was recognized as a foremost composer of Swedish children's songs during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.
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Background
Born Alice Sandström in Karlshamn, Sweden, she was the daughter of Eduard Sandström (1829–1879), a ship captain. She was very musical and began taking piano lessons early. She attended seminars in Stockholm (Högre lärarinneseminariet) and trained as a teacher. After graduation, she served as governess. Alice Tegnér was a teacher at Djursholms samskola and cantor in Djursholms chapel where Natanael Beskow was a preacher.
In 1885 she married Jakob Tegnér (1851–1926). Jakob Tegnér was a lawyer, and later secretary of the Swedish Publishers' Association and editor of Svenska Bokhandelstidningen.
Career
Alice Tegnér wrote many well-known children's songs in Swedish, most notably Mors lilla Olle. It was published during 1895 in volume 3 of Sjung med oss, mamma!.
In addition to children's songs, Alice Tegnér wrote many other types of music in classical genres such as chamber and sacred music together with choral music, cantatas, cello and violin sonatas. Her songs and compositions were inspired by both folk and art music. Her well-known hymnbook Nu ska vi sjunga, with illustrations by Elsa Beskow, was published in 1943.
Awards
Children's songs
Other songs
Songs
Ekorrn satt i granen
Goder afton
Bä bä vita lamm