Lars-Erik Larsson

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Name = Lars-Erik Larsson


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Birth_name = Lars-Erik Vilner Larsson
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Born = May 15, 1908
Origin = Åkarp, Sweden flagicon|Sweden
Died = December 27, 1986
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Genre = Late Romantic, Serialism, Neo-classical
Occupation = Composer
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Lars-Erik Vilner Larsson (15 May, 1908 - 27 December, 1986) was an important Swedish composer of the 20th century.

He was born in Åkarp. He studied with Ellberg at the Stockholm Conservatory (1925-1929) and with Alban Berg and Fritz Reuter in Vienna and Leipzig (1929-1930), then worked for Swedish radio and taught at the Stockholm Conservatory (1947-1959) and Uppsala University (1961-1966).

His style as a composer is eclectic, ranging from the late Romantic to techniques derived from Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-note system, but original in method. He was the first Swede to write serial music (1932). Yet other works of that period are post-Sibelian or neo-classical, and his output generally is characterized by variety of style.

He wrote for the theatre, cinema and broadcasting, in addition to the more traditional forms of symphony, concerto, chamber and vocal music.

He died in Helsingborg on 27 December, 1986.

Works

Larsson wrote two of the most popular works in Swedish art music:
*Pastoral suite ("Pastoralsvit"), for chamber orchestra, Op. 19 (1938)
*A God in Disguise ("Förklädd Gud"), for mixed chorus, soloists and orchestra, Op. 24 (1940)

Larsson's most important symphonic works are his three symphonies for full orchestra:
*Symphony No.1 in D Major, Op.2 (1927-28)
*Symphony No.2, Op.17 (1936-37)
*Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.34.(1944-45)Other works for orchestra:
*A Winter's Tale ("En Vintersaga") Op. 18 (1937-38)

Larsson also wrote a "Sinfonietta" for string orchestra and a popular "Little Serenade" for the same medium.

He wrote a series of 12 concertinos for solo instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano.

Larsson's Concerto for alto saxophone, written for Sigurd Rascher in 1932, is one of the first major works for saxophone to utilize ideas of non-standard tonality.

The Violin Concerto, Op. 42(1952) is another important work.

ources

* [http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/599.htm HNH Page on Larsson]
* [http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=larsson Classical Composers page]
*dmoz|Arts/Music/Composition/Composers/L/Larsson,_Lars-Erik_Vilner/

External links

* [http://www.lars-erik-larsson.nu/ Larsson Music School]