Karl-Birger Blomdahl (Composer)
Born: 19th October 1916, Växjö, Sweden
Died: 14th June 1968, Kungsängen, Sweden
Nationality: Swedish
Karl-Birger Blomdahl was a Swedish composer and conductor born in Växjö. He was educated in biochemistry, but was primarily active in music and by his experimental compositions he became one of the big names in Swedish modernism. His teachers included Hilding Rosenberg. He died in Kungsängen, Stockholm.
His third symphony, Facettes – a work in one subdivided movement as a twelve-tone variation-form piece – from 1950 is a major contribution to the repertoire.
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- Adagio from Theatre Music No. 1 (2)
- Aniara (2)
- Aniara: Förflyttningen till Tundra tre (1)
- Canzone (5) (1)
- Chamber Concerto (4)
- Danssvit No. 1 (2)
- Danssvit No. 2 (2)
- Forma ferritonans (2)
- I speglarnas sal (In the Hall of Mirrors) (2)
- Kammarkonsert för piano, träblåsare & slagverk (1)
- Liten svit, for bassoon and piano (1)
- Little Theme and Variations for piano (1)
- Lugete, o Veneres Cupidinesque (1)
- Sisyphus Suite (3)
- Stackars (1)
- Stjarnorna kvittar det lika (1)
- Symphony No. 1 (1)
- Symphony No. 2 (1)
- Symphony No. 3 'Facetter' (3)
- The Journey on this Night (1)
- Three Polyphonic Pieces for piano (1)
- Three Short Pieces for piano (1)
- Trio for clarinet, cello and piano (3)