The History of Modern Swedish Music: An Introduction to Nineteen Composers

437 Pages·2010·18.208 MB·English

by  Robert Quist, Bertil Van Boer

THE HISTORY
OF MODERN SWEE:SH MUSIC
An Introduction to Nineteen Composers
Robert Quist
With a Preface by
Bertil van Boer
The Edwin Mellen Press
Lewiston•Queenston•Lampeter
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Quist, Robert.
The history of modern Swedish music : an introduction to nineteen composers / Robert
Quist ; with a preface by Bertil van Boer
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7734-1290-3
ISBN-10: 0-7734-1290-5
1. Music--Sweden--20th century--History and criticism. 2. Music--Sweden--19th
century--History and criticism. 3. Composers--Sweden--Biography. I. Title.
ML313.Q57 2010
780.9485'0904--dc22
2010035316
hors serie.
A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library.
Front cover photo: Ingvar Lidholm, Stamp Music. Posten Frimarken
Reproduced with permission of Ingvar Lidholm and Posten Frimarken
Copyright © 2010 Robert Quist
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Table of Contents
Preface by Berta van Boer
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Acknowledgments iv
Introduction
PART ONE: The Late-Romantic Tradition(cid:9) 15
Chapter 1: Stenhammar's Classical Countercurrent (cid:9) 17
Chapter 2: The Late-Romantic National Tradition(cid:9) 62
Chapter 3: Andree, Olsson, and Late-Romantic Sacred Music(cid:9) 98
PART TWO: Early Modernism(cid:9) 119
Chapter 4: Rosenberg: The Father of Swedish Modernism(cid:9) 121
Chapter 5: Nystroem: A Modern Voyager (cid:9) 159
Chapter 6: Larsson, Wiren, and Neoclassicism(cid:9) 181
PART THREE: The Monday Group(cid:9) 203
Chapter 7: Blomdahl and High Modernism(cid:9) 205
Chapter 8: Back: A Modern Visionary(cid:9) 248
Chapter 9: Lidholm: The Monday Group's Pluralist (cid:9) 269
PART FOUR: Late Modernism(cid:9) 317
Chapter 10: Pettersson: A Symphonic Expressionist (cid:9) 319
Chapter 11: Nilsson, Hambraeus, and the Sacred Avant Garde(cid:9) 340
Chapter 12: Approaching Postmodernism: Werle and Bartz(cid:9) 359
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Conclusion 380
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Selected Discography 383
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Bibliography 389
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Index 393
List of Figures
Fig. 1: Wilhelm Stenhammar
Fig. 2: Hugo Alfven
Fig. 3: Hilding Rosenberg
Fig. 4: Ingvar Lidholm, Stamp Music
Fig. 5: Daniel Wirtz
Fig. 6: Bjorn Erling Evensen, Favola
Fig. 7: Bjorn Erling Evensen, En lek am en lek
Fig. 8: BjOrn Erling Evensen, In principio
Fig. 9: Dag Wiren.
Fig 10: Lars-Erik Larsson
Fig. 11: Sven-Erik Back
Fig. 12: Ingvar Lidholm
Fig. 13: Allan Pettersson
Fig. 14: Bengt Hambraeus
List of Examples
Example 1.1: Stenhammar, "I Skogen."(cid:9) 19
Example 1.2: Stenhammar, "I Skogen."(cid:9) 19
Example 1.3: Stenhammar, String Quartet no. 1, first movement.(cid:9) 23
Example 1.4: Stenhammar, String Quartet No. 3, first movement.(cid:9) 26
Example 1.5: Stenhammar, String Quartet No. 3, second movement.(cid:9) 27
Example 1.6: Stenhammar, String Quartet No. 3, fourth movement.(cid:9) 28
Example 1.7: Stenhammar, Symphony in F Major, third movement.(cid:9) 30
Example 1.8: Stenhammar, "Jungfru Blond och jungfru Brunett."(cid:9) 33
Example 1.9: Stenhammar, Sverige from Ett Folk.(cid:9) 34
Example 1.10: Stenhammar, Piano Concerto in D Minor.(cid:9) 36
Example 1.11: Stenhammar, String Quartet No. 4, first movement.(cid:9) 38
Example 1.12: Stenhammar, Serenade for Orchestra, Overtura.(cid:9) 40
Example 1.13: Stenhammar, Serenade, Canzonetta.(cid:9) 41
Example 1.14: Stenhammar, Serenade, Canzonetta.(cid:9) 41
Example 1.15: Stenhammar, Serenade, Scherzo.(cid:9) 43
Example 1.16: Stenhammar, Serenade, Finale.(cid:9) 45
Example 1.17: Stenhammar. Symphony in G Minor, first movement.(cid:9) 47
Example 1.18: Stenhammar, Symphony in G Minor, first movement.(cid:9) 48
Example 1.19: Stenhammar, Symphony in 0 Minor, first movement.(cid:9) 48
Example 1.20: Stenhammar, Symphony in G Minor, second movement.(cid:9) 49
Example 1.21: Stenhammar, Symphony in G Minor, third movement.(cid:9) 50
Example 1.22: Stenhammar, Symphony in G Minor, fourth movement.(cid:9) 52
Example 1.23: Stenhammar, Symphony in G Minor, fourth movement.(cid:9) 52
Example 1.24: Stenhammar, Symphony in G Minor, fourth movement,(cid:9) 53
Example 1.25: Stenhammar, String Quartet No. 6, first movement.(cid:9) 55
Example 1.26: Stenhammar, String Quartet No. 6, fourth movement.(cid:9) 56
Example 1.27: Stenhammar, Sangen, part I.(cid:9) 59
Example 1.28: Stenhammar, Sa' ngen, part 1.(cid:9) 60
Example 1.29: Stenhammar, Sa ngen, part II.(cid:9) 60
Example 2.1: Peterson-Berger, FrOsablomster, "The Church."(cid:9) 64
Example 2.2: Peterson-Berger, FrOsablomster, "Sommarsang."(cid:9) 65
Example 2.3: Peterson-Berger, "Mitt trollslott."(cid:9) 66
Example 2.4: Peterson-Berger, Lokkeleg.(cid:9) 68
Example 2.5: Peterson-Berger: Romance in D minor for Violin and Orchestra. 69
Example 2.6: Peterson-Berger, Symphony No. 3, Same-Atnam.(cid:9) 69
Example 2.7: Peterson-Berger, Symphony No. 3, Same-Atnam.(cid:9) 70
Example 2.8: Peterson-Berger, Symphony No. 3, Same-Atnam.(cid:9) 70
Example 2.9: Alfven, Symphony No. 2, first movement.(cid:9) 76
Example 2.10: Alfven: Symphony No. 2, second and third movements.(cid:9) 77
Example 2.11: Alfven, Symphony No. 2, fourth movement.(cid:9) 78
Example 2.12: Alfven, Midsommarvaka.(cid:9) 80
Example 2.13: Alfvdn, Midsommarvaka.(cid:9) 80
Example 2.14: Alfven, Midsommarvalca.(cid:9) 81
Example 2.15: Alfven, Midsommarvaka.(cid:9) 81
Example 2.16: Alfven, Midsommarvaka.(cid:9) 82
Example 2.17: Atterberg, Symphony No. 5, first movement.(cid:9) 87
Example 2.18: Rangstrom, Ein Nachtsttick.(cid:9) 90
Example 2.19: Rangstriim, EM Nachtst lick.(cid:9) 91
Example 2.20: Rangstrom, Symphony No. 1, first movement.(cid:9) 92
Example 2.21: Rangstrom, "Under vintergatan."(cid:9) 94
Example 2.22: Rangstrom, "Pan."(cid:9) 96
Example 3.1: Andree, I templet.(cid:9) 102
Example 3.2: Andree, Organ Symphony in B minor, first movement.(cid:9) 105
Example 3.3: Olsson, Te Deum.(cid:9) 109
Example 3.4: Olsson, Te Deum.(cid:9) 110
Example 3.5: Olsson, Six Latin Hymns, "Psalm 120."(cid:9) 111
Example 3.6: Olsson, Six Latin Hymns, "Psalm 110."(cid:9) 112
Example 3.7: Olsson, Six Latin Hymns, "Jesus Dulcis Memoria."(cid:9) 113
Example 3.8: Olsson, Six Latin Hymns, "Ave mans stella."(cid:9) 114
Example 3.9: Olsson, Sonata for Organ, first movement.(cid:9) 116
Example 3.10: Olsson, Three Organ Pieces Op. 21, "Marche finiebre."(cid:9) 116
Example 3.11: Olsson, Three Organ Pieces Op. 21, "Miniatyr."(cid:9) 117
Example 4.1: Rosenberg, String Quartet No. 1, first movement.(cid:9) 124
Example 4.2: Rosenberg, String Quartet No. 2, first movement.(cid:9) 126
Example 4.3: Rosenberg, String Quartet No. 3, first movement.(cid:9) 127