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Name
  
Edvin Kallstenius

Education
  
Role
  
Composer

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Died
  
November 22, 1967, Stockholm, Sweden

Edvin kallstenius symphony no 2 in f minor op 20 1935


Edvin Kallstenius (born in Filipstad 29 August 1881, died Stocksund, Stockholm 22 November 1967) was a Swedish composer and librarian. He arranged the traditional folk tune used as the de facto national anthem of Sweden, Du gamla, Du fria.

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Edvin kallstenius symphony no 5 1960


Life and career

Kallstenius studied natural sciences at the Lunds universitet, then music at the Leipzig Conservatory under Stephan Krehl from 1904-1907. As music librarian at Swedish Radio from 1928-46 he made a significant contribution in the field of music administration in Sweden.

He also served on the Board of the Society of Swedish Composers from 1933-1961 (Treasurer 1933-1943) and was on the board of the Swedish Performing Rights Society from 1932-1957.

In addition to arranging Du gamla, Du fria, his work includes five symphonies and eight string quartets. He also published an annotated catalogue of Swedish orchestral works.

Kallstenius achieved an individual style and avoided using only tonal language by devising intense melodies reinforced with imaginative harmony. He declared that his "musical religion is called harmonics – everything else is secondary" and from this basis he worked out his 'meticulously declamed themes'. Although in later works he employed his own personal interpretation of serial style he also composed charming versions of older Swedish music.

Selected compositions

  • Symphonies 1-5
  • Four Sinfoniettas
  • Piano Concerto, op 12 (1922)
  • Cello Concerto, op 40 (1951)
  • En serenad i sommarnatten op 10 (1918)
  • Dalarapsodi op 18 (1931)
  • Swedish Rococo Suite (1932)
  • Suite for 14 wind instruments and drums (1938)
  • Cello sonata, op 6 (1907)
  • Violin sonata, op 7 (1909)
  • String quartets 1-8
  • Clarinet quintet, op 17 (1930)
  • Choral works: Stjarntandningen, op 38, Hymen, o Hymenaios, op 45, Sangoffer, op 32
  • References

    Edvin Kallstenius Wikipedia


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