August Melcher Myrberg

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August Melcher Myrberg

August Melcher Myrberg (* 1825 ; † 1917 ) was a Swedish composer.

Myrberg was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1908. He was awarded the Royal Medal Litteris et Artibus in 1868. Myrberg received his doctorate from Uppsala University in 1854 and then became a telegraph officer and teacher in Stockholm. He was the director of Par Bricole in Stockholm. From 1890 he devoted himself entirely to music. He composed numerous pieces and many singing solos.