The History of Modern Swedish Music: An Introduction to Nineteen Composers

The work examines Swedish art music during modern times, moving from general information regarding trends and a study of major works to more detailed points of analysis The first part observes late-romantic composers and styles. Chapter One concerns Wilhelm Stenhammar and his devotion to classicism that helped establish a modern current. The nationalist composers, Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Hugo Alfven, Kurt Atterberg, and Ture Rangstrom are discussed in Chapter Two. Chapter Three covers late-romantic composers Elfrida Andree and Otto Olsson. Part II contains chapters on early modern and mid-century neoclassical composers Hilding Rosenberg, Gosta Nystroem, Dag Wiren and Lars-Erick Larsson. In Part III, Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Sven-Erik Back, and Ingvar Lidholm. The final part includes chapters devoted to late-modern composers Allan Pettersson, Torsten Nilsson, and Bengt Hambraeus, and postmodern works of Lars Johan Werle and Daniel Bortz.

Robert Quist received his PhD in Humanities from Florida State University. He is currently Visiting Professor of Humanities at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan.