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Edvin Kallstenius (29 August 1881 – 22 November 1967) was a Swedish composer and arranger who arranged the traditional folk tune used as the de facto national anthem of Sweden, Du gamla, Du fria.^[1]

[edit] Life and career

Kallstenius was born in Filipstad and studied at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1904 to 1907. In addition to arranging Du gamla, Du fria, his work includes five symphonies and eight string quartets. He also published an annotated catalog of Swedish orchestral works.^[2] Kallstenius died in Danderyd.

[edit] References

^ Grove, George and Stanley Sadie (1980). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Macmillan Publishers, ISBN 9780333231111
^ Kallstenius, Edvin (1948). Swedish Orchestral Works: Annotated Catalog. Stockholm: Nordiska Musikforlaget

[edit] External links

Edvin Kallstenius via Classical Composers database
biography and review via Classical Music on the Web

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[grove-0] Grove, George and Stanley Sadie (1980). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Macmillan Publishers, ISBN 9780333231111

[kallstenius1948-1] Kallstenius, Edvin (1948). Swedish Orchestral Works: Annotated Catalog. Stockholm: Nordiska Musikforlaget

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