Bengt Emil Johnson
Bengt Emil Johnson ( December 12, 1936 , Saxdalen , Dalarna - July 14, 2010 , Stockholm ) was a Swedish radio play writer , composer and poet .
life and work
Bengt Emil Johnson was born in Saxdalen in 1936 and studied composition and piano with Knut Wiggen . Johnson became head of the music department of Nutida musik in 1979. From 1984 he was program director at Sveriges Radio .
Bengt Emil Johnson has been a member of the Swedish Fylkingen group, which also includes Lars Gunnar Bodin , Åke Hodell , Sten Hanson and Ilmar Laaban , since the early 1960s . The group of artists became known for "text-sound compositions", a form of sound poetry . As an author, Johnson published 14 works between 1963 and 1986. In 1987 he participated in documenta 8 in Kassel.
"" The Mirror of Thirst ": based on the cycle of poems" Törstspegelen "(The Mirror of Desire), which is open to visual or acoustic interpretation. The text-sound composition was determined by random operations and spoken by four speakers. The text material is modulated in varying tempos, whereby the semantic structure was largely retained. "
Works German
- Elk time . Poems, transcribed and afterword by Lukas Dettwiler, Droschl, Graz 2007. ISBN 9783854207177
Awards (selection)
- 2009: Kellgren Prize
- 2002: Tomas Tranströmerpriset
- 1998: Gerard Bonnier Prize
- 1992: Dan Andersson-priset
- 1986: Gerard Bonnier Poetry Prize
- 1983: Samfound De Nio Grand Prix
Individual evidence
- ↑ Discogs Bengt Emil Johnson accessed on April 7, 2015 (English)
- ↑ documenta 8 catalog: Volume 1: Essays; Volume 2: Catalog page 335; Volume 3: artist book; Kassel 1987, ISBN 3-925272-13-5
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johnson, Bengt Emil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish radio play writer, composer and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saxdalen , Dalarna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 2010 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |