Wilhelm ''Theodor'' Söderberg (6 October 1845 – 1 November 1922) was a Swedish

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

and

music teacher Music education is a field of practice in which educators are trained for careers as elementary or secondary music teachers, school or music conservatory ensemble directors. Music education is also a research area in which scholars do origina ...

. Theodor Söderberg was the son of

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...

Wilhelm Oscar Söderberg. He studied at Stockholms musikkonservatorium, qualified as organist in 1867, and as conductor in 1870. He was married to Sigrid Elvira (née Strömberg), and became the father-in-law of the industrialist

Fredrik Ljungström Fredrik Ljungström (16 June 1875 – 18 February 1964) was a Swedes, Swedish engineer, Industrial design, technical designer, and industrialist. Considered one of the foremost inventors of Sweden, Fredrik Ljungström accounted for hundreds ...

. Wilhelm Theodor Söderberg served as music teacher in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

1871–1873 and as organist in

Karlshamn Karlshamn () is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden. It had 13,576 inhabitants in 2015, out of 31,846 in the municipality. Karlshamn received a Royal Charter and city privileges in 1664, when King Charles ...

from 1873. He was the piano teacher of

Alice Tegnér Alice Charlotta Tegnér (; Sandström; 12 March 1864 – 26 May 1943) was a Swedish music teacher, poet and composer. She is the foremost composer of Swedish children's songs during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. ...

. Söderberg co-founded Karlshamns musiksällskap in 1876 and was its first dirigent 1876–1911.

Hymns

* Ack, varför nu sörja? * En morgon utan synd jag vakna får, Nr 494 i Hemlandssånger 1892 * Fröjdas vart sinne * Fort skynden alla * Gud är trofast, o min själ * Jag har i himlen en vän så god * Jag kom till korset och såg en man * Lev för Jesus, intet annat * Låt mig börja med dig * Modersvingen * På Sions berg

Hymns

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