Wilhelm Stenhammar

Carl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar (February 7, 1871 - November 20, 1927) was a Swedish composer, pianist and conductor. His initial education took place in Stockholm, but he later went to Berlin to further his studies. In his early days he was a glowing admirer of Germanic music, particularly that of Richard Wagner and Anton Bruckner, but he later sought to emancipate himself and write in a more "Nordic" style, looking to Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius for guidance. The latter's Symphony No. 2, especially, had a great effect on him.

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February 7 - 1871 - November 20 - 1927 - Swedish - Stockholm - Berlin - Richard Wagner - Anton Bruckner - Carl Nielsen - Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 2

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From 1906 to 1922 he was Artistic Director and chief conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the first full-time professional orchestra in Sweden. In this capacity, he organized many a performance of music by contemporary Scandinavian composers. Briefly, in 1909, he held the position of director musices at Uppsala University, where he was succeeded in the following year by Hugo Alfvén.

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1906 - 1922 - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra - 1909 - Uppsala University - Hugo Alfvén

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His works include two symphonies (the first of which he later rejected), a substantial Serenade for Orchestra, two piano concertos, four piano sonatas, a violin sonata, six string quartets, many songs and other vocal works, including several large-scale works for chorus or voices and orchestra (the early ballad Florez och Blanzeflor op. 3 written around 1891, Ithaka op. 21 from 1904, the cantatas Ett Folk from 1905 and Sangen op. 44 from 1921).

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See also: List of Swedes in music, List of classical music composers

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List of Swedes in music - List of classical music composers

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