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Per Gunnar Fredrik de Frumerie, (20 July 1908 in Nacka, Stockholm County, - 9 September 1987 in Täby, Stockholm County, was a Swedish composer and pianist. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Nacka Municipality ( Nacka kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Stockholm County ( Stockholms län) is a county or Län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Täby is a town in Uppland, Sweden, and the seat of Täby Municipality in Stockholm County. Stockholm County ( Stockholms län) is a county or Län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra He was the son of architect Gustaf de Frumerie and Maria Helleday.

After studying piano in Stockholm and Vienna, he studied under Alfred Cortot in Paris. Alfred Denis Cortot ( Nyon, Switzerland September 26, 1877 &ndash Lausanne June 15, 1962) was a Franco-Swiss Pianist He then studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm 1923-1928. The Royal College of Music Stockholm ( Swedish Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm) is an institution of higher education in music founded in 1771 as His works for piano are technically difficult. His repution in Sweden has never been strongly established. His compositions covered a wide area, from grand opera to piano miniatures, but he is best remembered for his piano works. The main influences in his work are Brahmsian complexity and impressionistic elegance.

Although not noted for his theatre work, he did write an opera, Singoalla (1940). He wrote many songs (often to words by Pär Lagerkvist. Pär Fabian Lagerkvist ( May 23, 1891 — July 11, 1974) was a Swedish From 1945 he worked at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. The Royal College of Music Stockholm ( Swedish Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm) is an institution of higher education in music founded in 1771 as The cello concerto (1984) has an interesting history. It was adapted from his 2nd cello sonata. He then adapted it into a trombone concerto, and was his last completed work. It was specifically written for the Swedish trombone virtuoso Christian Lindberg. Christian Lindberg (born 1958 is a Swedish Trombone virtuoso Lindberg has premiered over 200 works including over 70 new

Anne Sofie von Otter, the Swedish mezzo-soprano is related to Frumerie, as she is descended from the Frumerie family. Anne Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano They were both members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The Royal Swedish Academy of Music or Kungl Musikaliska Akademien, founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in

Selected compositions

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