Jan Håkan Åberg
Jan Håkan Åberg (also: Jan Haakan Aaberg; born March 10, 1916 in Falun ; † January 8, 2012 in Ärentuna near Uppsala ) was a Swedish organist , church musician and composer .
family
Jan Håkan Åberg's parents were Överlöjtnant Gustav Åberg and Anna Envall. In 1943 he married the writer Berit Romson (* 1917), the daughter of the pastor and writer Janne Romson (1873-1956) and Gerda Fransdotter Sjöstedts (1880-1959). Children from this first marriage were Per Anders (* 1948) and Marita (* 1951). In 1970 he married his second wife Karin Kerstin Birgitta Ljung (1942–2005).
Life
Åberg studied in Uppsala , where he took his organ exams in 1942 and his cantor and music teacher exams in 1943. In 1947 he became an organist in Skövde . From 1954 he was church musician at the Sankt-Olai-Kirche in Norrköping and from 1958 at the Sankt-Lars-Kirche in Linköping . Most recently he was organist at the cathedral in Härnösand . In the early 1960s he was a member of a committee for the creation of an appendix to the Swedish chorale book from 1939. In 1969 he was a member of the committee for the creation of the new Swedish church hymn book Den svenska psalmboken.
Works
Songs in the current Swedish church hymn book , Den svenska psalmboken 1986
- In dulci jubilo, no.433, adaptation from 1984
- Så älskade Gud världen all [So God loved the whole world] No. 28, adapted from 1983.
Organ music
- 46 Koralinproduktioner [chorale preludes] for organ solo; Trelleborg, Trumph, OCLC 706862036 , for chorales from Den svenska psalmboken.
- Gud, vår Gud, vi lovar dig. number 1
- Lova gentlemen, so och måne. No. 7
- O store Gud. No. 11
- Tack, gode Gud, för allt som finns. No. 23
- Med tacksam roasts and tacksam själ. No. 24
- Kristus är världens ljus. No. 37
- Vi till ditt altarbord bear fram. No. 73
- När vi delar det bröd som han ger oss. No. 75
- När vi delar det bröd som han ger oss. No. 75
- O Jesus Krist, dig till oss vänd. No. 78
- O Guds kärlek, dina Höjder. No. 86
- Happy, you brother Kristi. No. 104
- O Bethlehem, you lilla stad. No. 115
- Denna dag stod Kristus opp. No. 151
- Livet vann, des namn är Jesus. No. 153
- Livet vann, des namn är Jesus. No. 153
- Sorlet must have. No. 166
- For alla helgon. No. 171a
- For alla helgon. No. 171b
- De skall gå till den heliga staden. # 172
- Som skimret över hav och sky. No. 178
- Den dag you gav oss. No. 191
- Nu sjunker bullret. No. 192
- Jag lyfter ögat mot heaven. No. 210
- Gud, för dig är allting clear. No. 217
- Gud, för dig är allting clear. No. 217
- Frälsare, you läkedomen somebody. No. 232
- O salighet, o gåtfullhet. No. 234
- O salighet, o gåtfullhet. No. 234
- Var inte rädd. # 256
- Det finns djup i Herrens godhet. No. 285
- Det finns en väg. No. 303
- Min Frälsare lever. No. 313
- Tänk, när en gång. # 320
- Blås på mig, skaparvind. No. 368
- Därför att Ordet bland oss bor. No. 377
- Jesus Kristus är vår hälsa. No. 387
- Tyst, likt dagg som faller. No. 395
- Så som du bjöd vi kommer nu. No. 397
- You kallar oss till kyrkan. No. 409
- Prisad means av herdars skara. No. 432
- Kom med gladje och med sång. No. 470
- Guds Son en gång i morgonglans. No. 490
- Den rätt på dig, o Jesus, tror. No. 566
- Meditation for organ. Published in Vox Angelica, vol. 3, at Trumpf, Trelleborg. TRP-T-800203
Vocal music
- Alla äro våra bröder [All are our brothers]. For piano and mixed choir, OCLC 946935672 .
- Åt mig har getts all makt [All power has been given to me]: Text: Mt 28. 18-20. Gospel motets for Holy Trinity Day for mixed choir and organ. Frikyrkliga studieförb., Stockholm 1995, OCLC 186977554 . Wessmanns Musikförlag.
- Böhmisk Julvisa [Bohemian Christmas tune ] for soprano, alto and organ. Wessmanns Musikförlag.
- Third ord, o Jesu bliva må. For three-part female choir. Wessmanns Musikförlag.
- You o Gud är livets källa [You, o God, are the source of life] for three voices. Wessmanns Musikförlag.
- You sail oss förkunnar. For soprano, alto and bass ad libitum. Wessmanns Musikförlag.
- Fröjda dig storligen dotter Sion [ Happy daughter Zion] for the first Sunday of Advent. for mixed choir. Wessmanns Musikförlag.
- Gud har icke skonat sin egen son [God did not spare his own son]. For Good Friday. For soprano, alto and bass. Wessmanns Musikförlag.
- Huru length skall mitt hjärta. Text: Den Svenska Psalmboken, No. 45. For soprano, alto and bass ad libitum. Wessmanns Musikförlag.
- I heaven, i heaven ; Text: Laurentius Laurentii Laurinus (1573–1655) Incipit: I heaven, i heaven, där gentlemen Gud själv bor; For four-part mixed choir; Svensk psalm, no. 144; AB Nordiska Musikförlaget, Stockholm 1942, OCLC 937083082 and: Gehrmans Musikforlag, ISMN 9790070005371 (search in the DNB portal) . German text: Thomas, Wilhelm (1896 - 1978) Incpit: In the kingdom of heaven, in the kingdom of heaven, because God, the Lord of the house. In: Hans Wülfing, Thomas von Schreiner: I Himmelen, 70 Scandinavian choir pieces for mixed choir (German and original language), Edition Peters , 2014 ISMN 9790014117719 (search in DNB portal)
- In dulci Jubilo . For three votes. Wessmanns Musikförlag.
- Kristus är sannerligen uppstånden [Christ is truly risen] for Easter Sunday and Easter Monday for mixed choir. Wessmanns Musikförlag.
- Med himlen det blir som för tio virgin: diskant och koralsats till Sv.ps. 633. Incipit: Om blott vi vakna. Klockrike. Noteria, cop. 1990, OCLC 186047217 .
- O you, som skapat stjärnors här. For three votes. Wessmanns Musikförlag, 1962.
- Psalm vespers. Wessmanns Musikförlag.
- Saliga de som hear Guds ord. [Blessed are they who hear the word of God]. Gospel motets for the 3rd Sunday of Lent for mixed choir and keyboard instrument. Noteria, Klockrike cop. 1990, OCLC 186049486 .
Works for trumpet and organ
- Talk about for Herran! [Prepare the way of the Lord!] Wessmanns Musikförlag.
Treatises and essays
- En liten Orgelbok. [ A small organ book ] 1st edition 1958 .4. Verbum edition, Stockholm 1972, OCLC 879767 (textbook on organ studies).
- Sound ideal inom orgelbyggeriet: försök till en skiss. [Ideal sound in organ building: attempting a sketch]. In: Tidskrift för tidig musik , 1992 (14: 2), pp. 3–9. ISSN 0280-6177
- Nils Hammarberg in memoriam. In: Orgelforum , 1991 (13: 2), ISSN 0280-0047 , pp. 33-34.
- Ur Härnösand's domkyrkas orgelhistoria. [From the organ history of the Härnosand Cathedral]. Malmo 1979, OCLC 826026544 .
Recordings
- I heaven, i heaven. Academy Chamber Choir of Uppsala. Director: Stefan Parkman . Recorded between October 2nd and 4th, 1998 in the Danish Church in Uppsala In: Laudi. Chandos, OCLC 43326815 .
- I heaven, I heaven Gothenburg cathedral church. Director: Ann Mari Rydberg-Fernlund. Intimate Music, 1993, OCLC 872489615 .
- I heaven, i heaven. Lunds Kammarkör. Director: Eva Bohlin. Recorded from May 29th to June 1st, 1988 in the Lund town hall . In: Glädjens Blomster. Korinell, OCLC 496297193
- I heaven, i heaven. Stockholm's Motettkör. Director: Dan-Olof Stenlund . Recorded from November 22nd to 24th, 1974 in the church in Tyresö . BIS, OCLC 7873158 and In: Skandinan Choral Music. BIS, OCLC 827897421 .
Web links
- Works by and about Jan Håkan Åberg in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Jan Håkan Åberg at Discogs (English)
- Youth concert choir of the Dortmund Choir Academy "I Himmelen, i Himmelen" Jan Håkan Åberg on YouTube , accessed on June 1, 2020. Youth concert choir of the Dortmund Choir Academy under the direction of Felix Heitmann at the hour of church music in the Collegiate Church in Stuttgart on June 21, 2019. Channel : CHOR GESANG - the music magazine
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sveriges Släktforskarförbund (ed.): Sveriges Dödbok 1901–2009 . Version 5.00 edition. 2010.
- ↑ a b 1157 (Vem är Vem? / Götaland utom Skåne, Halland, Blekinge 1965). Retrieved April 28, 2017 (Swedish).
- ↑ S: t Lars . In: Vetenskapsakademi (ed.): Sveriges statskalender för år 1963 . Almqvist & Wiksell boktryckeri AB, 1963, ZDB -ID 205099-7 , p. 731 (Swedish, runeberg.org - organist).
- ↑ Härnösand . In: Vetenskapsakademi (ed.): Sveriges statskalender för år 1970 . Almqvist & Wiksell boktryckeri AB, 1970, ZDB -ID 205099-7 , p. 601 (Swedish, runeberg.org - Domkyrkoorganist).
- ↑ Allan Arvastson: SWEDEN 1961-1964 . In: Yearbook for Liturgy and Hymnology . tape 11 , 1966, ISSN 0075-2681 , pp. 251-254 , JSTOR : 24193635 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Åberg, Jan Håkan |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aaberg, Jan Haakan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish organist, church musician and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1916 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Falun , Sweden |
DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 2012 |
Place of death | Ärentuna near Uppsala , Sweden |