Arne Oldberg

Arne Oldberg ( born July 12, 1874 in Youngstown / Ohio; † February 17 1962 in Evanston / Illinois) was an American composer.

Oldberg had first piano lessons from his father, a native of Sweden, amateur musicians and pharmacists Oscar Oldberg. Until 1892 he studied at the Gottschalk Lyric School in Chicago, then from 1895 at Teodor Leszetycki in Vienna and from 1898 with Joseph Rheinberger in Munich. He led from 1899 until his retirement in 1941, the piano class at Northwestern University in Evanston. In the 1930s he was guest professor of composition at the University of California at Los Angeles. He also taught at Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles.

He composed five symphonies, several piano concertos, chamber music and piano pieces. In 1908 one of his works by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was premiered. In 1931, he won a first prize in a music competition at the Hollywood Bowl.

Works

  • Preludium et toccata, 1896
  • Fantasia fugata, 1896
  • Petite gavotte, 1896
  • Reminder, 1896
  • Song without words, 1896
  • Characteristique Suite for Piano, 1896
  • The garden mole, undated
  • Tema con variazione ( Ms. )
  • Trois Morceaux, 1902
  • La coquette, 1902
  • Symphonic concerto in G minor, for piano and orchestra, 1907
  • Paolo and Francesca: dramatic overture for orchestra, 1916
  • Theme and variations, 1907
  • A legend for piano, 1907
  • Three miniatures for piano, 1907-08
  • Quintet in C # minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola and Cello, 1908
  • Sonata in B flat minor for Piano, 1910
  • Improvisation, 1913
  • Sonata for Cello or Viola, undated
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, undated
  • Ballade for Orchestra, undated

Swell

  • Bach Cantatas - Biography
  • Sibley Music Library - Arne Oldberg Collection
  • Northwestern University Library - Arne Oldberg Papers
  • American composer
  • Born in 1874
  • Died in 1962
  • Man
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