Johan Victor Dahlberg
Johan Victor Dahlberg (born September 1, 1915 in Paramaribo , † November 23, 1946 in Nijmegen ) was a Dutch composer .
Life
Johan Victor Dahlberg was born to parents, who were also born in Suriname , Christine Heloïse Dahlberg, née Ringeling and Johan Victor Dahlberg, a Griffier, branch manager at the Cantonal Court in Paramaribo.
His father died before he was born; the mother and the not yet year old son left the Dutch colony in July 1916 and moved to Nijmegen.
education
His musical talent was recognized early on. At the music school in Nijmegen he had piano, violin and theory lessons.
After high school he moved to Amsterdam with his mother and began studying composition at the Amsterdam Conservatory . His lecturers were Sem Dresden and Hendrik Andriessen .
Works, death
Dahlberg composed a number of chamber and choral music pieces as well as piano and orchestral works, including the symphony macabre (1938-40) , in the short time he had .
During the war years from 1940 to 1945, he had to be treated several times in hospitals for a tuberculosis disease. After he was again admitted to the Sint Maartenskliniek in Nijmegen, he died at the age of 31.
Web links
- Dutch Music Institute Short biography etc. (English)
- Johan Victor Dahlberg in ANDA Suriname (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ De Surinamer: nieuws- en advertentieblad , Paramaribo September 9, 1915 Birth announcement ( bevallen ) Dutch, historical newspapers accessed from Delpher on March 12, 2017.
- ^ Archive Gelderland Dutch, accessed on January 16, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dahlberg, Johan Victor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paramaribo , Suriname |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1946 |
| Place of death | Nijmegen |