Oskar Lindberg (composer)
Oskar Lindberg (born February 23, 1887 in Gagnef , † April 10, 1955 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish composer.
Lindberg played the organ in the church of his hometown from the age of fourteen. From 1903 he studied at the Stockholm Conservatory , where he passed the organist exams in 1906 and the music teacher exams in 1908. He also studied composition with Ernst Henrik Ellberg and Johan Andreas Hallén . In 1906 he became organist at the Trinity Church in Stockholm, and from 1914 until his death he held the position of organist at Engelbrektskyrkan .
Since 1910 Lindberg worked as a music teacher. From 1919 he taught harmony at the Stockholm University of Music , since 1936 as a professor. In 1922 he became conductor of the Stockholm Academic Orchestra Association. He was also a member of the Choral Book Committee since 1939 and of the liturgical-musical committee since 1941.
Lindberg composed over four hundred works, including an opera ( Fredlös , based on Selma Lagerlöf ), a symphony (1913–1916), three tone poems, three overtures, two suites, a piano quartet, an organ sonata, a requiem (1912) and a cantata.
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| SURNAME | Lindberg, Oskar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gagnef |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1955 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |