Ture Rangström

Anders Johan Ture Rangström ( born November 30, 1884 in Stockholm, † May 11, 1947 ) was a Swedish composer, conductor, voice teacher and music critic.

Life

Rangström was briefly in the years 1903 and 1904 students of Johan Lindegren in Stockholm, in 1905 and 1906 by Hans Pfitzner in Berlin and took 1905-1907 singing lessons with Julius Hey. Nevertheless Rangström remained largely a self-taught musician, but received the National Composers Fellowship for the years 1910, 1911, 1913 and 1915. He also worked as a singing teacher and music critic of various newspapers in his hometown. From 1922 onwards came his activities as a conductor ( first in Gothenburg ) is added. From 1930 to 1936 he served as press attaché at the Royal Swedish Opera. He died in 1947 in a long -lasting laryngeal disease.

Especially emerged he is a composer of about 300 songs and is considered one of the most important Swedish composers in this field. In addition, he composed operas, symphonies and chamber music. Like his compatriot Kurt Atterberg Rangström went from a late romantic sound ideal and later found their way to garish and dissonant sound effects.

Works (selection)

Operas

  • Kronbruden ( The Kronbraut ) by Strindberg, 1915, premiere in 1919 in Stuttgart by Max von Schillings
  • Medeltida ( Medieval ), 1918 (UA Stockholm 1921)
  • Gilgamesj, 1943/44 ( orchestration completed by John Fernström )

Orchestral works

  • Dithyramb, 1909
  • Divertimento elegiaco promote stråkorkester, 1918
  • Symphony No. 1, August Strindberg in memoriam, in C sharp minor, 1914
  • Symphony No. 2, Wed country (my country) in D minor, 1919
  • Symphony No. 3, Sång under Stjärnorna ( singing under the stars ) in D flat major, 1929
  • Symphony No. 4, Invocatio, in D Minor, 1936

Vocal music

  • 300 songs for voice and piano, with about 60 well orchestrated. 24 of the songs are composed on his own texts Rangströms.

Chamber Music

  • String Quartet, A Night Piece in E.Th.A. Hoffmann's fashion, 1909

Heinrich Hammer ( 1905-07 ) | Wilhelm Stenhammar ( 1907-22 ) | Ture Rangström ( 1922-25 ) | Tor Mann ( 1925-39 ) | Issay Dobrowen ( 1941-53 ) | Dean Dixon ( 1953-60 ) | Sergiu Comissiona ( 1967-73 ) | Sixten Ehrling ( 1974-76 ) | Charles Dutoit ( 1976-79 ) | Neeme Järvi ( 1982-2004 ) | Mario Venzago ( 2004-07 ) | Gustavo Dudamel (since 2007)

  • Conductor
  • Composer of classical music ( 20th century)
  • Swedish composer
  • Born in 1884
  • Died in 1947
  • Man
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