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Helena Mathilda Munktell (24 November 1852 – 10 September 1919) was a
Irene George sings Helena Munktells "Serenade" from YouTube
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Helena Mathilda Munktell (24 November 1852 – 10 September 1919) was a Swedish
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composer.
Biography
She was born atGrycksbo
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in Dalarna County
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, Sweden. She was the youngest of nine children of Henrik Munktell (1804–1861) and Christina Augusta Eggertz (1818-1889). Her mother lived separately in Stockholm
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and after her father died, the family moved there.
Her sister Emma Josepha Sparre (1851–1913) was a painter.
Munktell studied music at the Stockholm Conservatory with Conrad Nordqvist, Johan Lindegren, Ludwig Norman and Joseph Dente, and then in Vienna
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with Julius Epstein. She studied both piano and voice, and continued her education in composition in Paris
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with Benjamin Godard
Benjamin Louis Paul Godard (18 August 184910 January 1895) was a French violinist and Romantic-era composer of Jewish extraction, best known for his opera ''Jocelyn''. Godard composed eight operas, five symphonies, two piano and two violin concer ...
and Vincent d'Indy
Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (; 27 March 18512 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the Par ...
. Her debut as a composer took place in Sweden in 1885. In the late 1890s, Helena Munktell began to compose music for orchestra. In 1915 she became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music ( sv, Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. At the time of its foundation, only one of its co-founder was a professional musician, Ferdin ...
and in 1918 she co-founded the Swedish Society of Composers
The Swedish Society of Composers ('Föreningen Svenska Tonsättare', 'FST') is a professional organization based in Stockholm, Sweden, representing Swedish composers of contemporary classical music. It was founded in 1918 and today has 370 members ...
.
She suffered from eye disease and died at the age of 67 in Stockholm. She was buried at Norra begravningsplatsen
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in Solna.
Works
Munktell composed for orchestra but tended to vocal, choral and operatic works. Selected compositions include: *''Violin Sonata opus 21'' *''In Florence'', opera (1889) *''Bränningar'' (Breaking Waves), Symphonic Poem (c. early 1890s) *''Suite for Large Orchestra'' (c. early 1890s) *''Valborgsmessoeld Poem Op.24'' (1922) *''Suite dalécarlienne/Dalsuite'' (Dala Suite) Op.22 *''Far on the solitary path'', Text: Daniel Fallström *''Isjungfrun'' (Polar Queen, "Over there in the blinding light"), ballad, text: Emma Josepha Sparre *''May night Voices'' ("Hear how it calls us"), Text: Erik Axel Karlfeldt *''Serenade'' ("You-rays up on the balcony"), Text: Daniel Fallström *''Sleep, sleep'' ("Sleep, sleep, sleep calmly") *''Magic Power'' ("Look not at me"), Text: Emma Josepha Sparre *''Old coffee-o name-day show'' ("So have we") *''Cantata for Women's Congress'', 1897 ("Forward-walking") Text: H. Widmark *Song of the woods'' ("The tears stood bathed") Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including: *''Helena Munktell (1852-1919): Symphonic works'' (January 2005) STERLING CDSReferences
Further reading
*External links
Irene George sings Helena Munktells "Serenade" from YouTube
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