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Märk Hur Vår Skugga
Märk hur vår skugga (Mark how our shadow) is one of the best-known of the 1790 ''Fredman's Epistles'', where it is No. 81. These were written and performed by Carl Michael Bellman, the dominant figure in the Swedish song tradition. Its subject is the funeral of one of Bellman's female acquaintances, Grälmakar Löfberg's wife. Context Song Music and verse form The song has four verses, each of 9 lines. The music is in time, and is marked '' Andantino''.> The melody may be by Bellman himself; a very similar melody was used by Eric Lorentz Zebell, but it was printed after the Epistles. The real Doctor Blad was the Bellman family's doctor, and one of their closest friends, during the latter part of Bellman's life. Lyrics The song was written late in the 1780s or in 1790, not long before publication. Epistle No. 81 is subtitled "Til Grälmakar Löfberg i Sterbhuset vid Danto bommen, diktad vid Grafven" (To Quarrelsome Löfberg in the Hospice by the Danto barrier, di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Song
An art song is a Western vocal music composition, usually written for one voice with piano accompaniment, and usually in the classical art music tradition. By extension, the term "art song" is used to refer to the collective genre of such songs (e.g., the "art song repertoire").Meister, ''An Introduction to the Art Song'', pp. 11–17. An art song is most often a musical setting of an independent poem or text, "intended for the concert repertory" "as part of a recital or other relatively formal social occasion". While many pieces of vocal music are easily recognized as art songs, others are more difficult to categorize. For example, a wordless vocalise written by a classical composer is sometimes considered an art song and sometimes not. Other factors help define art songs: *Songs that are part of a staged work (such as an aria from an opera or a song from a musical) are not usually considered art songs.Kimball, p. xiv However, some Baroque arias that "appear with great frequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stolta Stad!
Stolta stad! (Proud city!) is Epistle No. 33 in the Swedish poet and performer Carl Michael Bellman's 1790 song collection, ''Fredman's Epistles''. One of his best-known works, it combines both spoken (with words in German, Danish, Swedish, and French) and sung sections (in Swedish). In the spoken sections, Bellman, as composer and as performer, imitates a whole crowd of people of many descriptions. It has been described as Swedish literature's most congenial portrait of the country's capital city, Stockholm. The epistle is subtitled "''1:o Om Fader Movitz's öfverfart til Djurgården, och 2:o om den dygdiga Susanna.''" (Firstly about father Movitz's crossing to Djurgården, and secondly about the virtuous Susanna). Performances of the epistle have been recorded by Fred Åkerström and by Sven-Bertil Taube. Background Epistle The epistle is dated 16 October 1771. Spoken sections The Epistle begins with a long spoken section, starting with "''Was ist das?''" (Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doom Metal
Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' (Berg Publishers, 2007), , p. 31. Both the music and the lyrics are intended to evoke a sense of despair, dread, and impending doom. The genre is strongly influenced by the early work of Black Sabbath, who formed a prototype for doom metal. During the first half of the 1980s, a number of bands such as Witchfinder General and Pagan Altar from England, American bands Pentagram, Saint Vitus, the Obsessed, Trouble, and Cirith Ungol, and Swedish band Candlemass defined doom metal as a distinct genre. Characteristics Instrumentation The electric guitar, bass guitar, and drum kit are the most common instruments used to play doom metal (although keyboards are sometimes used), but its structures are rooted in the same scales as in blues. Guit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outcast Hall Of Fame
''The Outcast Hall Of Fame'' is the seventh full-length album by the Swedish/Danish band Evil Masquerade. Track listing All songs written by Henrik Flyman except '' Märk Hur Vår Skugga'' which was written by Carl Michael Bellman. Personnel ;Evil Masquerade * Henrik Flyman – guitar & vocals *Dennis Buhl – drums *Thor Jeppesen – bass *Artur Meinild – keyboard ;Additional performers *Mats Levén Mats Leven is a Swedish singer. Some of his most notable collaborations have been with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, symphonic metallers Therion and doom metallers Candlemass. In 2011, due to family issues on the part of Firewind's lead singer ... – vocals *Rick Altzi – vocals * Apollo Papathanasio – vocals *Nicklas Sonne – lead vocals *Yenz Leonhardt – backing vocals ;Production *Produced by Henrik Flyman. *Mixed and mastered by Tommy Hansen at Jailhouse Studios. *Paintings by David Troest. *Photos by Thomas Trane. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evil Masquerade
Evil Masquerade is a Scandinavian band formed in 2003. Their wide range of musical influences make them difficult to categorize. Evil Masquerade themselves claim to be playing 'Devilish Rock'n'Roll'. But since that is a self-invented genre they are usually filed under heavy metal by the music industry. History Evil Masquerade was founded 2003 in Copenhagen by Swedish guitarist Henrik Flyman (Lacrimosa, ex-Wuthering Heights, ex-Moahni Moahna, ex-ZooL). Together with drummer Dennis Buhl (ex-Hatesphere), bass player Kasper Gram and vocalist Henrik Brockmann (ex-Royal Hunt) they set off to record the band's debut album that was released early 2004 under the name '' Welcome to the Show''. It almost immediately received worldwide recognition and made the charts in Japan at # 8. One year later it was followed up with their second album ''Theatrical Madness''. A couple of line up changes took place and new singer Apollo Papathanasio (Spiritual Beggars, ex-Firewind, ex-Time Requiem) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Andersson
Dan Andersson (6 April 1888 in Ludvika – 16 September 1920 in Stockholm)Dan Andersson ''britannica.com'', 2013. Retrieved: July 31, 2013. was a author, poet, and . He sometimes used the ''Black Jim''. Although he is counted among the Swedish authors, his works are not limited to that genre. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baudelaire
Charles Pierre Baudelaire (, ; ; 9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist and art critic. His poems exhibit mastery in the handling of rhyme and rhythm, contain an exoticism inherited from Romantics, but are based on observations of real life. His most famous work, a book of lyric poetry titled ''Les Fleurs du mal'' (''The Flowers of Evil''), expresses the changing nature of beauty in the rapidly industrializing Paris during the mid-19th century. Baudelaire's highly original style of prose-poetry influenced a whole generation of poets including Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud and Stéphane Mallarmé, among many others. He is credited with coining the term modernity (''modernité'') to designate the fleeting, ephemeral experience of life in an urban metropolis, and the responsibility of artistic expression to capture that experience. Marshall Berman has credited Baudelaire as being the first Modernist. Early life Baudelaire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visor Från Vinden
''Visor från vinden'' (Songs from the loft) is the Swedish singer Sofia Karlsson's third studio album as a solo artist. The album was released on 11 April 2007 by Bonnier Amigo Music Group. The album is a collection of songs written by poets and musicians from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, including the Swedish Dan Andersson, Marianne Flodin, Mikael Wiehe, Alf Hambe, Carl Michael Bellman, Peps Persson, and Evert Taube. The album contains two poems from Charles Baudelaire, and a version of Boris Vian's antiwar song " Le Déserteur", all three originally French. Two of the songs are translations of Norwegian folk songs. ''Visor från vinden'' was recorded at six different times in different places in Sweden and Denmark. The producers were Göran Petersson, Sofia Karlsson and Jan Borges, and among the participating musicians were Esbjörn Hazelius, Roger Tallroth and Lena Willemark. The album had a mixed to positive reception, with reviewers commenting on the quality of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Karlsson (singer)
Sofia Karlsson (born 25 March 1975 in Enskede, Sweden) is a Swedish folk singer. Biography Sofia Karlsson grew up in Enskede, Stockholm. She attended the folk music department of the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. From 1998 to 2002 she was a full-time member in Swedish folk music act Groupa. In 2002 she released her debut solo album ''Folk songs''. In 2005 she made her public breakthrough with her second album '' Svarta ballader'' (Black Ballads). The album contains her interpretations of the Swedish poet Dan Andersson, named for his 1917 book. The album was in the charts for more than a year and has to date sold 60,000 copies. It was rewarded with Swedish as well as Danish Grammys. After touring the country for two years she released her third album ''Visor från vinden'' (Songs from the loft) with its collection of classical songs sung in Swedish, but written by poets and musicians such as Baudelaire, Dan Andersson, Marianne Flodin, Mikael Wiehe, Alf Hambe, Inger Hag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediaeval Baebes
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralized authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—most recently part of the Eastern R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svensktoppen
''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 change, the programme was strongly dominated by dansband music. The first number one hit song was "Midnattstango" performed by Swedish crooner Lars Lönndahl. New rules on 17 January 2016, restricted the maximum length for a song to chart to one year. Presenters *Barbro Lindström (1962–1963) *Carl-Uno Sjöblom (1963) *Magnus Banck (1963) *Torbjörn Johnsson (1964–1965) *Gert Landin (1965) *Bengteric Nordell (1965) *Jörgen Cederberg (1966) * Ulf Elfving (1966–1973) *Kent Finell (1973–1975) *Kersti Adams-Ray (1975–1976) *Pekka Langer (1976) *Alicia Lundberg (1976) * Sven Lindahl (1977) *Pekka Langer (1977) *Gert Landin (1977) *Arne Weise (1978) *Pekka Langer (1978) *Åke Strömmer (1978) *Kent Finell (1979) *Pekka Langer (1979) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperiet
was a Swedish rock band from Stockholm, that existed from 1983 to 1988. History started as , a side project to the Swedish punk band , and included three of its members. When broke up in 1983, re-emerged as ; with Joakim Thåström (lead vocals, guitar), Anders "Stry" Sjöholm (vocals, guitar) and Gunnar "Gurra" Ljungstedt ( drums), all three originally from . They were joined by Christian Falk ( bass) and Per Hägglund ( sax, keyboards). Stry left in 1984 and Gurra the following year. Gurra was replaced by Fred Asp on the drums. In 1987 Per Hägglund left and disbanded in 1988. 's sound was inspired by punk, rock and synthpop. Their lyrics were left-wing and anti-imperialist; songs like " C. C. Cowboys", "" (Always Red, Always Right), and "" (Where’s the Wolf?) were inspired by Russian Communist poet Mayakovsky. Mainly successful in Sweden and Scandinavia, also toured overseas, playing in the United States, Cuba, Central America and South America. In 1988, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
