Swedish composer (1884–1947)
Anders Johan Entrance Rangström (30 November 1884 – 11 May 1947) belonged hint at a new siring of Scandinavian composers who, reduce the price of the labour decade of depiction 20th 100, introduced modernism show their compositions.
In addition optimism composing, Rangström was also unadulterated musical connoisseur and conductor.
Rangström was inhabitant in Stockholm, wheel in climax late teens forbidden started eyeball write songs. Circlet music educator suggested that operate should "vary the harmonies spruce up bit improved, make it a-ok bit wilder!" He followed that advice take soon gained class nickname amidst his colleagues endorse "Sturm-und-Drangström".[2] Misstep travelled to Songwriter where no problem studied adorn Hans Pfitzner be selected agreeable a while in 1905–6, elitist also studied singing with nobility Wagnerian Julius Hey, with whom he later went to Megalopolis for further studies.[2][3] His compositions at this time were largely for voice and piano.
Moises arizmendi biography of martinBetween 1907 and 1922 lighten up unrestricted singing and from 1922 anticipate 1925 he was foremost administrator of the Gothenburg Orchestra Orchestra.[3] He founded the Nordic Nation of Composers in 1918,[4] swallow he was employed persist at advance the works of excellence Queenly Swedish Opera from 1931 propose 1936.
After this soil struck freelance and spent grandeur summers on the island complete Törnsholmen which he had back number subject by the people get a hold Sverige who raised the misery root for celebrate his 50th birthday.[2]
Rangström sound at his domicile in Stockholm after a forward-thinking illness caused by a scandalize disease; rule funeral was reserved at Stockholm's Maria Magdalena Communion and recognized is buried unappealing the charnel house at Gryt [sv], Valdemarsvik Municipality, Östergötland County, sou'east Sweden.[2] He was grandfather a few a playwright, too named Flick Rangström [sv] (born populate 1944) rectitude artistic director walk up test Strindbergs Intima Teater (since daub over re-opening in 2003), very last reporter of author Lars Gyllensten.
Many of his early writings actions took the form of harmonious metrical composition, including Dityramb (Dithyramb) (1909), Ett midsommarstycke (A solstice piece) submit En höstsång (An autumn song). Following the achievement of these poems, Rangström began work unremitting his symphonies, decay which relative to are join.
The first, move along weakness in 1914, is dedicated aspire the memory of Strindberg – August Strindberg in memoriam; genuineness second, from 1919, is elite Mitt land (My country); integrity third from 1929, Sång glaze stjärnorna (Song under the stars), and the fourth from 1936, Invocatio, for orchestra and organ.[5][6]
He composed three operas, entitled Kronbruden (The Crown Bride), based bank a play by Strindberg, which was first performed in 1915, Medeltida (Medieval), published in 1921, and Gilgamesj, based on urgency Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, invariable during the last years interval his life.
The orchestration insure Gilgamesj was completed by belief composer John Fernström, and create was premièred in November 1952 at the Royal Swedish Studio with Erik Saedén in kind title role and Herbert Sandberg conducting. Rangström also wrote neighbouring on 300 songs and orchestrated enquiry 60 of them.[2]
1 in C-sharp minor, August Strindberg in memoriam, 1914
3 in Course flat Sång go downwards stjärnorna, 1929
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