Folke Rabe (28 October 1935 – 25 September 2017) was a Swedish
composer. He was born in
Stockholm and studied at the
Royal College of Music, Stockholm
The Royal College of Music, Stockholm ( sv, Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm) is the oldest institution of higher education in music in Sweden, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The institution was mad ...
, where his teachers included
Karl-Birger Blomdahl,
Ingvar Lidholm,
György Ligeti
György Sándor Ligeti (; ; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century ...
and others.
Biography at Folke Rabe Official Website
He died in Stockholm, aged 81.
His works include the electronic drone
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* Unmanned aerial vehicle
* Unmanned surface vehicle, watercraft
* Unmanned underwater vehicle or underwater drone
Drone, drones or The Drones may also refer to:
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pieces ''What??'' (also translated as "Was??") (1968), ''Basta'' for solo trombone (1982), ''Escalations'' for brass quintet (1988), ''Concerto for trombone: "All the Lonely People"'' (1989) featuring quotes from The Beatles
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' "Eleanor Rigby
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", and ''With Love'' No. 1 and 2 for piano (1988). A more extensive list is given below.
Works
Orchestral music
*''Hep-Hep'' for symphony orchestra (1966)
*''All the Lonely People...'', concert for trombone and chamber orchestra (1989)
*''Naturen, flocken och släkten'' (”Nature, Herd and Relatives”), concert for French horn and string orchestra (1991)
*''Sardine Sarcophagus'', concert for trumpet and sinfonietta (1995)
*''Så att denna sång inte dör'' (”So That this Song Will Not Die”) for symphony orchestra (1998)
*''L'Assiuolo caprese'', concert for brass quintet and orchestra (2002)
Works for band
*''Henry IV'' (1964)
*''Altiplano'' (1982)
Works for radio
*''ISNOT'', music dramatic work for radio, text by Björner Torsson (2004–05)
Choral works
*''7 poems by Nils Ferlin
Nils Ferlin (11 December 1898 - 21 October 1961) was a Swedish poet and lyricist.''A History of Swedish Literature'' by Ingemar Algulin, (Stockholm: Swedish Institute, 1989) pp. 247-248.
Biography
Nils Ferlin was born in Karlstad, Värmland, w ...
'' for mixed chorus (1958)
*''Pièce'' for speaking chorus, with Lasse O'Månsson (1961)
*''Rondes'' for mixed chorus (also a version for male chorus) (1964)
*''OD'' for male chorus (1965)
*''Joe's Harp'' for mixed chorus (1970)
*''Två strofer'' (Two Stanzas””) for mixed chorus, text by Göran Sonnevi (1980)
*''to love'' for mixed chorus, text by E.E. Cummings (1984)
*''Hövisk pålslagarmadrigal for OD, 150'' (”Courteous Piledrivers' Madrigal for O.D., 150”) for male chorus (2003)
Vocal music
*''Havets hand 1 and 2'' for voice and piano, text by Elmer Diktonius (1958)
*''Notturno'' for mezzo-soprano, flute, oboe and clarinet, text by Edith Södergran
Edith Irene Södergran (4 April 1892 – 24 June 1923) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish poet. One of the first modernists within Swedish-language literature, her influences came from French Symbolism, German expressionism, and Russian fu ...
(1959)
*''Två sånger till Rune Lindström på Svenska Flaggans Dag'' (”Two Songs for Rune Lindström on the Day of the Swedish Flag”) for voice and piano, text by the composer (1964–65)
*''SJU 7 – Lättjan'' ("SEVEN 7 – The Laziness") for tenor solo, mixed chorus, 3 percussionists and string quartet, text by Carl Jonas Love Almqvist
Carl Jonas Love Ludvig Almqvist (28 November 1793 – 26 September 1866) was a Swedish author, romantic poet, romantic critic of political economy, realist, composer and social critic.
Biography
Carl Jonas Love Almqvist was born in Stockhol ...
(2005)
Chamber music
*''Suite for two clarinets'' (1957)
*''Divertimento for Solo Clarinet'' (1958)
*''Bolos'' for 4 trombones, with Jan Bark (1962)
*''Impromptu'' for clarinet/bass clarinet, trombone, cello, piano and percussion (1962)
*''Souvenirs'' for speaker, hammond organ and rhythm group (1963)
*''Pajazzo'' for 8 jazz musicians (1964)
*''Polonaise'' for 4 trombones, lighting & movement, with Jan Bark (1966)
*''Basta'' for solo trombone (1982)
*''Shazam'' for trumpet solo (1984)
*''Escalations'' for brass quintet (1988)
*''Tintomara'' for trumpet and trombone (1992)
*''Jawbone Five'' for trombone and 6 percussionists (1996)
*''A Chaser'' for flute, violin, cello and piano (2004)
Music for organ
*''Sebastian'' (2001)
Music for piano
*''7 Variations for Piano'' (1957–60)
*''With Love'' (1984)
Film music
*''Mannen som övergav bilar'' (”The Man Who Abandoned Cars”), with Ken Dewey (1963–66)
*''På månen blåser ingen hambo'' (”No Hambones on the Moon”), with The Culture Quartet (1971)
*''Pank'' (”Broke”) for trombones and keyboards, with Olle Eriksson (1980)
Electronic music
*''ARGH!'', electroacoustic music (1965)
*''Va?? Was?? What??'', electroacoustic music (1967)
*''To the Barbender'', electroacoustic music (1982)
*''Narrskeppet'' (”Ship of Fools”), intermedia performance (1983)
*''Cyclone'', electroacoustic music (1985)
*''Älskade lilla gris'' (”Beloved Little Pig”) for narrator, electroacoustic music and slide projections, text by Ulf Nilsson (1986)
*''Världsmuséet'' (”World Museum”), indermedia performance, with The New Culture Quartet (1987)
*''Narragonien'' (”Narragonia”), indermedia performance, with The New Culture Quartet (1990)
*''Swinee River'', electroacoustic music (2005)
Selected discography
*''What??'' (1997, Dexter's Cigar 12). Reissued with an added half-speed version, formerly on Wergo.
Sources
*Erickson, Robert (1975). ''Sound Structure in Music''. University of California Press. .
External links
Folke Rabe's homepage
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1935 births
2017 deaths
20th-century classical composers
21st-century classical composers
Swedish classical composers
Swedish male classical composers
20th-century Swedish male musicians
20th-century Swedish musicians
21st-century Swedish male musicians
Musicians from Stockholm