John Felix August Körling (born 17 December 1864,
Kristdala — died 8 January 1937,
Halmstad
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) was a Swedish composer, church musician and music teacher. He was the son of
August Körling and the father of American photographer
Torkel Korling
Torkel Korling (April 24, 1903 – October 22, 1998) was a Swedish-born American industrial, commercial, portrait and botanical photographer.
Early life
Torkel Korling was born into a 400-year line of Lutheran Church choir directors and organists ...
.
Körling wrote operettas (''Guldgruvan'', ''Sommarflirt'', ''Rubber'', and ''Jockeyen''), stage music, and folk songs. Today he is best known for being a highly regarded composer of children's songs.
References
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1864 births
1937 deaths
Swedish composers
Swedish male composers
Children's songwriters