Lille Bror Söderlundh

Bror Axel (Lille Bror) Söderlundh (21 May 1912 – 23 August 1957) was a Swedish composer and singer. He composed music for many Swedish films. He also wrote classical music, including the ''Concertino for Oboe and Strings'' which has been performed by the conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.

He was born in 1912 in Kristinehamn. In 1929 he moved to Stockholm and studied violin.

In 1940, he worked on the anti-nazi satire performance of ''Den ökända hästen från Troja'' (''The Notorious Horse from Troy'') with Karl Gerhard.

He married ceramicist and textile artist Lisbet Jobs and they had two children, Michael Söderlundh and Stina Söderlundh.

Selected works

Opera

* ''Flygande trumman'', Children's Opera (1953); libretto by Lennart Hellsing

Orchestra

* ''Fyra korta sommarstycken'' (4 Short Summer Melodies) for string orchestra (1933)
* ''Tre folkliga valser'' for string orchestra (1945)
* ''Vintermåne'', Meditation for oboe, 2 clarinets and string orchestra (1945)
* ''Nattvisa till Lindelin'' for string orchestra (1946)
* ''Nattvisa till Lindelin'' for string orchestra (1946)
* ''Till en koreograf'', Ballet Suite (1946)
* ''Valsintermezzo'' for chamber orchestra (1947)
* ''Kejsarn av Portugallien'' (The Emperor of Portugallia), Ballet Suite (1950)
* ''Adagio'' for string orchestra (1956)
* ''Ostinato, Studie II'' for string orchestra (1956)
* ''Christina-Musik'', Suite for string orchestra (published 1958)
* ''Fem visor'' for chamber orchestra and jazz combo
* ''Polka''

Concertante

* ''Allegro concertante'' for 2 violins and string orchestra (1935)
* ''Concertino'' for oboe and string orchestra (1944)
* ''Dalamusik'' for clarinet and string orchestra (1945)
* ''Havängsvit'' for piano and string orchestra (1945–1953)
* ''Siciliana seria'' for viola and string orchestra (1946)
* Concerto for violin and orchestra (1954)
* Concerto No.2 for violin and orchestra (1951)

Chamber music

* ''Adagio'' for string quartet (1933)
* ''Tre små stycken'' for violin, cello and harp (1938)
* ''Liten vals'' for two guitars (1942)
* ''Enkelt stycke'' (A Single Piece) for flute and piano (1944)
* ''Liten svit nr 1'' for clarinet and piano (1945)
* ''Sommarmusik'', Little Suite for flute, oboe, violin, cello and harp (1945)
* ''Stämningsbilder'', Quintet for flute, oboe, violin, cello and harp (1946)
* ''Idea 1 & 2'' for saxophone quartet (1949)
* ''Vid en ung diktares bortgång'' for string quartet (1954)
* ''Zwei Inventionen'' (Two Inventions) for clarinet or viola and piano (organ ad lib.) (1955)
* ''Fria variationer på eget tema'' (Free Variations on an Original Theme) for violin, viola and cello (1957)
* ''Lyrisk svit'' for violin or flute, viola and guitar
* ''Miniatyrer'' for 2 violins (premiere 1996)
* ''Canzonetta'' for violin and piano

Piano

* ''Soave'' for piano (1947)
* ''Allegro''
* ''Vals - Pesante - Polka'' for piano 4-hands

Choral

* ''Casida om den klara döden'' for female chorus and piano (1940); words by Federico García Lorca
* ''Tre kosteliga ting'' for female chorus and piano (1943–1949); words by Ingegerd Granlund
* ''Ynglingen och stjärnan'', Cantata for soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra (1951); words by Owe Husahr
* ''Impressioner till Hugo Alfvén'' for narrator, soloists, mixed chorus and string quartet (1952); words by Rune Lindström
* ''Tre madrigaler'' for mixed chorus a cappella (1952); words by Gunnar Björling
* ''Tvenne madrigaler i Wivallii anda'' for male chorus (or mixed chorus) a cappella (1952); words by Rune Lindström
* ''Herre, lär mig betänka'' for mixrd chorus a cappella (1956); Biblical text: Psalms 39:5
* ''Det är ej tid'' for mixed chorus a cappella (published 1961); words by Harald Forss
* ''Dig är en törnkrans'' for male chorus a cappella; words by Gunnar Björling
* ''För vilsna fötter sjunger gräset'' for male chorus or mixed chorus a cappella (published 1953); words by Hjalmar Gullberg
* ''Höstsyrsan'' for male chorus a cappella (published 1961); words by Harry Martinson
* ''Inte ens en grå liten fågel'' for male chorus a cappella; words by Nils Ferlin
* ''Jag biter i himlen'' for male chorus a cappella; words by Sven Alfons
* ''Jag skall hålla mig i min hand'' for mixed chorus a cappella; words by Sven Alfons
* ''Kväll i inlandet'' for male chorus a cappella; words by Harry Martinson
* ''Lärkan'' for male chorus a cappella; words by Ragnar Jändel
* ''Människans hem'' for male chorus a cappella; words by Erik Blomberg
* ''Nattmusik'' for male chorus a cappella (published 1961); words by Anna Greta Wide
* ''Så ensam'' for female chorus and piano; words by Maria Wine
* ''Sång till Dalarna'' for male chorus a cappella; words by August Berglund

Vocal

* ''Jag var ett speglande vatten'' for voice and piano (1945); words by Emil Zilliacus
* ''Vitt land'' for voice and piano (1945); words by Ebba Lindqvist
* ''Tuna-svit'' for soprano, baritone and chamber orchestra (1951); words by Owe Husahr
* ''Impressioner till Hugo Alfven'' for voice and string quartet (1952)
* ''Då är du en frostros på rutan'' for voice and piano; words by Moa Martinson
* ''En valsmelodi'' for voice and piano; words by Nils Ferlin
* ''Inte ens'' for voice and piano; words by Nils Ferlin
* ''Jag ville vara tårar'' for voice and piano; words by Erik Blomberg
* ''Sorgmantel och andra visor'' for voice and piano or guitar
* ''Stjärnan i din hand'' for voice and piano; words by Owe Husahr
* ''Vaxkabinett'' for 2 sopranos, alto and piano
* ''Vilse'' for voice and piano; words by Nils Ferlin

Film scores

Notes and references

* Mattsson, Christina (2000). ''Lille Bror Söderlundh: Tonsättare och viskompositör.'' Atlantis. .

External links

Lille Bror Söderlundh
at the Swedish Music Information Centre
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Swedish male classical composers
1912 births
1957 deaths
20th-century Swedish male singers
20th-century classical musicians
20th-century Swedish composers
People from Kristinehamn