Oscar Byström
Oscar Fredrik Bernadotte Byström (born October 13, 1821 in Stockholm , † July 22, 1909 there ) was a Swedish composer .
Life
Oscar Byström was a son of the military musician and composer of the same name Thomas Byström (1810-1870) . From 1867 to 1872 Byström was inspector of the Conservatory in Stockholm and then until 1876 director of the music association concerts in Åbo / Finland . From 1882 he ran his own music school in Stockholm. He became known as the editor of medieval Swedish hymns and the hymns of Martin Luther .
Byström created several instrumental compositions, among which the D minor symphony should be mentioned as well as the overture and several numbers from the operetta Hermann Vimpel .
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| SURNAME | Byström, Oscar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Byström, Oscar Fredrik Bernadotte (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1909 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |