Harald Fryklöf
Harald Leonard Fryklöf (born September 14, 1882 in Uppsala , † March 11, 1919 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish organist, music teacher and composer.
Life
Fryklöf studied composition and counterpoint at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm from 1902 to 1905 , where he graduated as an organist in 1903. In 1905 he took instrumentation lessons with Philipp Scharwenka in Berlin. From 1904 to 1910 he was a piano student of Richard Andersson , at whose music school he also taught. In 1908 he became organist at the Storkyrkan and at the same time teacher at the Stockholm Conservatory.
As a composer, Fryklöf stood out primarily with songs and piano works, he also composed a. a. also several motets, sacred choral songs a cappella and other church music works as well as a violin sonata, which is considered one of his best works. In 1916 he published a textbook for harmony theory. Fryklöf died of Spanish flu in 1919 at the age of thirty-six .
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| SURNAME | Fryklöf, Harald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fryklöf, Harald Leonard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish organist, music teacher and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uppsala |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1919 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |