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The history of modern Swedish music : an introduction to nineteen composers
The History of Modern Swedish Music: An Introduction to Nineteen Composers
(2010)
Abstract
The work examines Swedish art music during modern times, moving from general information regarding trends and a study of major works to more detailed points of analysis The first part observes late-romantic composers and styles. Chapter One concerns Wilhelm Stenhammar and his devotion to classicism that helped establish a modern current. The nationalist composers, Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Hugo Alfven, Kurt Atterberg, and Ture Rangstrom are discussed in Chapter Two. Chapter Three covers late-romantic composers Elfrida Andree and Otto Olsson. Part II contains chapters on early modern and mid-century neoclassical composers Hilding Rosenberg, Gosta Nystroem, Dag Wiren and Lars-Erick Larsson. In Part III, Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Sven-Erik Back, and Ingvar Lidholm. The final part includes chapters devoted to late-modern composers Allan Pettersson, Torsten Nilsson, and Bengt Hambraeus, and postmodern works of Lars Johan Werle and Daniel Bortz. Preface by Bertil van Boer
Keywords
- Swedish art music,
- Modern Swedish music
Disciplines
Publication Date
December 30, 2010
Publisher
Edwin Mellen Press
Citation Information
Robert Quist and Bertil H. Van Boer. "The history of modern Swedish music : an introduction to nineteen composers" The History of Modern Swedish Music: An Introduction to Nineteen Composers (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/bertil_vanboer/9/