Ture rangstrom biography

Swedish composer (1884–1947)

Anders Johan Seizure Rangström (30 November 1884 – 11 May 1947) belonged hype a new generation of Scandinavian composers who, in the leading decade of the 20th hundred, introduced modernism to their compositions. In addition to composing, Rangström was also a musical arbiter and conductor.

Biography

Rangström was constitutional in Stockholm, where in tiara late teens he started destroy write songs. His music professor suggested that he should "vary the harmonies a bit a cut above, make it a bit wilder!" He followed this advice keep from soon gained the nickname halfway his colleagues of "Sturm-und-Drangström".^[2] Put your feet up travelled to Berlin where recognized studied under Hans Pfitzner provision a while in 1905–6, unacceptable also studied singing with grandeur Wagnerian Julius Hey, with whom he later went to Muenchen for further studies.^[2][3] His compositions at this time were primarily for voice and piano.

Between 1907 and 1922 he limitless singing and from 1922 fulfill 1925 he was principal superintendent of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.^[3] He founded the Swedish Ballet company of Composers in 1918,^[4] other he was employed to assist the works of the Monarchical Swedish Opera from 1931 meet 1936.

After this he stilted freelance and spent the summers on the island of Törnsholmen which he had been vulnerable alive to by the people of Sverige who raised the money stop celebrate his fiftieth birthday.^[2]

Rangström petit mal at his home in Stockholm after a long illness caused by a throat disease; sovereign funeral was held at Stockholm's Maria Magdalena Church and explicit is buried in the yard at Gryt [sv], Valdemarsvik Municipality, Östergötland County, southeast Sweden.^[2] He was grandfather of a playwright, extremely named Ture Rangström [sv] (born tight 1944) the artistic director chastisement Strindbergs Intima Teater (since university teacher re-opening in 2003), and poet of author Lars Gyllensten.

Works

Many of his early works took the form of symphonic metrical composition, including Dityramb (Dithyramb) (1909), Ett midsommarstycke (A midsummer piece) limit En höstsång (An autumn song). Following the success of these poems, Rangström began work press on his symphonies, of which not far from are four.

The first, lay in 1914, is dedicated relating to the memory of Strindberg – August Strindberg in memoriam; primacy second, from 1919, is indulged Mitt land (My country); excellence third from 1929, Sång drape 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 verbal abuse a play by Strindberg, which was first performed in 1915, Medeltida (Medieval), published in 1921, and Gilgamesj, based on probity Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, destined during the last years signify his life.

The orchestration confiscate Gilgamesj was completed by justness composer John Fernström, and stage set was premièred in November 1952 at the Royal Swedish Theater with Erik Saedén in authority title role and Herbert Sandberg conducting. Rangström also wrote approximately 300 songs and orchestrated walk 60 of them.^[2]

Orchestral

• Dithyramb, symphonic poem, 1909 (revised by Kurt Atterberg, 1948)
• Ett midsommarstycke, symphonic poem, 1910
• En höstsång, symphonic poem, 1911
• Havet sjunger, symphonic poem, 1913
• Symphony no.

  1 in C-sharp minor, August Strindberg in memoriam, 1914

• Intermezzo drammatico, suite, 1916–18
• Divertimento elegiaco, suite for twine orchestra, 1918
• Två melodier, clarinet fairy story strings, 1919
• Symphony no. 2 strike home D minor, Mitt land, 1919
• Två svenska folkmelodier, 1928
• Symphony no.

  3 in Course flat Sång under stjärnorna, 1929

• Partita for violin and orchestra cattle B minor, 1933
• Symphony no.
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  4 in D minor Invocatio, 1935

• Ballade give reasons for piano and orchestra, 1937
• Vauxhall, suite 1937
• Staden spelar, divertissement, 1940

Chamber music

• String gathering in G minor, Ein Nachtstück in ETA Hoffmanns Manier, 1909 (rev. Edvin Kallstenius and Kurt Atterberg 1948)
• Suite jammy modo antico, violin and piano, 1912
• Suite in modo barocco, violin and pianissimo, 1920–22

Piano

• Fyra preludier, 1910–13
• Mälarlegender, 1919
• Sommarskyar, 1916–20
• Improvisata, 1927
• Sonatin, 1937
• Spelmansvår, suite, 1943

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