Erland by Koch

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Erland by Koch

Sigurd Christian Jag Erland Vogt von Koch (born April 26, 1910 in Stockholm ; † January 30, 2009 there ) was a Swedish composer .

Life

The son of the Swedish composer Sigurd von Koch (1879–1919) studied at the Stockholm Conservatory from 1931 to 1935 and also passed the higher exams for cantor and organist . From 1936 to 1938 he stayed in Germany and France and studied composition with Paul Höffer , conducting with Clemens Krauss and piano with Claudio Arrau . He also took private studies with Tor Mann in Sweden. He worked as a teacher at the Karl Wohlfarts School of Music from 1939 to 1945. He worked for radio from 1943 to 1945 as a sound expert and conductor. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, von Koch wrote the score for films by Ingmar Bergman , Hasse Ekman, and others. From 1953 to 1975 he was a lecturer in harmony at the Conservatory in Stockholm , in 1968 he was appointed professor . Since 1957 he was a member of the Royal Musical Academy . Von Koch has received numerous national and international awards and prizes. He wrote five symphonies , 12 Scandinavian dances, an opera ( Pelle Svanslös ), five ballets and music for wind orchestra.

Works (selection)

  • 1958: Concerto for saxophone and orchestra
  • 1971: Piano Concerto No. 3 for piano solo and wind orchestra
  • 1975: Monologue No. 3 for clarinet (in Bb, A or bass clear) solo
  • 1978: Cantilena
  • 1982: Concert for guitar and orchestra

Filmography

  • 1946: Kris
  • 1946: It rains on our love (Det regnar på vår kärlek)
  • 1947: Ship to Indialand (Skepp till Indialand)
  • 1948: Music in the Dark (Musik i mörker)
  • 1948: port city (Hamnstad)
  • 1949: prison (Fängelse)
  • 1949: Son of the Sea (Havets son)
  • 1950: The girl with the hyacinths (Flicka och hyacinter)
  • 1953: Privateers , rebels and musketeers (Göingehövdingen)
  • 1954: A high price (Seger i mörker)
  • 1956: My longing was hot (Sången om den eldröda blomman)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sveriges ridderskap och adels kalender 1992 , p. 310. Stockholm: Riddarhusdirektiven, 1991. ISBN 91-971722-0-0
  2. ^ Friedrich Gersmann: Ars Viva. New guitar music in new editions. In: Guitar & Laute 10, 1988, 2, p. 52 f.
personal data
SURNAME Koch, Erland from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Koch, Sigurd Christian Jag Erland Vogt von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish composer and professor
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm
DATE OF DEATH January 30, 2009
Place of death Stockholm