Helena Munktell
Helena Mathilda Munktell(24 November 1852 – 10 September 1919) was aSwedishcomposer. [1]
Biography
[edit]She was born atGrycksboinDalarna County,Sweden. She was the youngest of nine children of Henrik Munktell (1804–1861) and Christina Augusta Eggertz (1818-1889). Her mother lived separately inStockholmand after her father died, the family moved there. Her sisterEmma Josepha Sparre(1851–1913) was a painter.[2]
Munktell studied music at theStockholm ConservatorywithConrad Nordqvist,Johan Lindegren,Ludwig NormanandJoseph Dente,and then inViennawithJulius Epstein.She studied both piano and voice, and continued her education in composition inPariswithBenjamin GodardandVincent d'Indy.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 theRoyal Swedish Academy of Musicand in 1918 she co-founded theSwedish Society of Composers.[1]
She suffered from eye disease and died at the age of 67 in Stockholm. She was buried atNorra begravningsplatsenin Solna.[3][4]
Works
[edit]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 CDS[5]
References
[edit]- ^abKarin Wiberg."Helena Mathilda Munktell".Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon.RetrievedMarch 1,2019.
- ^"Emma Sparre".nationalmuseum.RetrievedMarch 1,2019.
- ^Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994).The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers.W. W. Norton & Company.ISBN9780393034875.Retrieved6 January2011.
- ^Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (2001).The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Volume 17.
- ^Woolf, Jonathan."Helena Munktell".Retrieved6 January2011.
Further reading
[edit]External links
[edit]- Irene George sings Helena Munktells "Serenade" from YouTube
- Free scores by Helena Munktellin theChoral Public Domain Library(ChoralWiki)
- Free scores by Helena Munktellat theInternational Music Score Library Project(IMSLP)
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