Henrik Strindberg (born 28 March 1954) is a
Swedish
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composer
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Etymology and Defi ...
of
contemporary music
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. He studied composition at the Royal College of Music in
Stockholm
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from 1980 to 1987 where he studied for
Gunnar Bucht
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and
Sven-David Sandström
Sven-David Sandström (30 October 1942, in Motala – 10 June 2019) was a Swedish classical composer of operas, oratorios, ballets, and choral works, as well as orchestral works.
Life and career
Sandström studied art history and musicology at ...
amongst others. In 1985 he also participated in a summer course with
Iannis Xenakis
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in
Delphi
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. Apart from composing, he has been a member of the
progressive rock
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band
Ragnarök
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since the 1970s.
His music has been performed by acclaimed ensembles such as
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
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,
Kroumata Kroumata was a Swedish professional percussion ensemble which was active from 1978 until 2015. The name derived from the ancient Greek word for percussion instruments.
The group was founded in Stockholm in 1978 by Ingvar Hallgren, Anders Holdar, Ja ...
,
Sonanza and
The Gothenburg Combo.
Partial list of works
* Bambu (1984)
* Modell (1984)
* Hjärtats slag (Heart Beats) (1985)
* Inse (1985)
* Unngg (1985)
* Tredje andningen (Third Wind) (1985–1986)
* I träd (Within Trees) (1986–1988)
* Det första kvädet om Gudrun (1987)
* Cassant (1989)
* Fyra stycken (Four Pieces) (1990)
* Etymology (1990–1992)
* Katsu (1991)
* 2 Pianos (1992)
* Cheap Thrills (1993)
* Nattlig madonna (Nocturnal Madonna) (1993)
* Ursprung/gläntor (Origins/Glades) (1993)
* Näcken epilog (1994–2002)
* Förstorade fragment av en melodi (Magnified Fragments of a Melody) (1995–1996)
* Vandringsflöjten (The Wandering Flute) (1996)
* Hopp (Hope) (1997)
* Minne (Memorial) (1997)
* Utvald (Chosen) (1998)
* Lika (Equal) (1998–1999)
* En mans väg hos en ung kvinna (2000)
* Trådar (Threads) (2001)
* ...knäpper och drar (2002)
* Lågmälda göranden (Understated Activities) (2003)
* This road to Baghdad (2003)
* I thought someone came (2003–2004)
* Puff (2004)
* Bryta snitt. Tiden fryser (2005)
* Zum-zum-zum (2006)
* Neptuni åkrar (2006)
References
External links
Henrik Strindberg's Homepage
1954 births
Contemporary classical music in Sweden
Living people
Swedish classical composers
Swedish male classical composers
Henrik
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