Alice Charlotta Tegnér (Swedish: [aˈliːs tɛŋˈneːr];[1] née 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.[2]
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| Birth name | Alice Charlotta Sandström |
| Born | 12 March 1864 Karlshamn, Sweden |
| Died | 26 May 1943 (aged 79) Djursholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Children's songs Hymn |
| Occupation(s) | Composer Music teacher Organist |
| Years active | 19th-20th centuries |
| Spouse | Jakob Tegnér (m. 1885) |
Background
editBorn Alice Charlotta Sandström in Karlshamn, Sweden, she was the daughter of Eduard Sandström (1829–1879), a ship captain. She was very musical and began taking piano lessons early. She attended seminars in Stockholm (Högre lärarinneseminariet) and trained as a teacher. After graduation, she served as governess. Alice Tegnér was a teacher at Djursholms samskola and cantor in Djursholms chapel where Natanael Beskow was a preacher.[3]
In 1885, she married Jakob Tegnér (1851–1926), a lawyer, and later secretary of the Swedish Publishers' Association and editor of Svenska Bokhandelstidningen.[4][5]
Career
editAlice Tegnér wrote many well-known children's songs in Swedish, most notably Mors lilla Olle. It was published during 1895 in volume 3 of Sjung med oss, mamma![6]
Tegnér also in such classical genres as chamber and sacred music together with choral music, cantatas, cello and violin sonatas. Her songs and compositions were inspired by both folk and art music. Her well-known hymnbook Nu ska vi sjunga, with illustrations by Elsa Beskow, was published in 1943.[7]
Awards
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- 1914 Litteris et Artibus
- 1926 member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Music (Kungliga Musikaliska akademien)
- 1929 First prize in the magazine Idun tonsättartävling
Selected works
editChildren's songs
edit- Asarumsdalen
- Baka kaka
- Borgmästar Munthe
- Bä, bä, vita lamm
- Dansa min docka
- Ekorrn satt i granen"
- Hemåt i regnväder (text: Zacharias Topelius)
- I skogen
- Julbocken
- Kring julgranen
- Lasse liten (text: Zacharias Topelius)
- Marschlek
- Skogsblommorna till barnen (text: Elsa Beskow)
- Sockerbagare
Other songs
edit- Var är den Vän, som överallt jag söker (text: Johan Olof Wallin)
- Betlehems stjärna (Gläns över sjö och strand) (text: Viktor Rydberg)
- Hell, vårt land!
Other works
edit- Violin Sonata in A Minor
References
edit- ^ "Vi firar Alice Tegnér". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 13 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Alice Tegnér samlingen (National Library of Sweden)". arken.kb.se. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (2006). The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. London: Macmillan. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-33351-598-3.
- ^ Alice Tegnér – via Project Runeberg.
- ^ "Släkten Tegnér". Tegnérs Södra Äng. Archived from the original on 6 June 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ Hallberg, Kristin (2008-07-21). "Stor dramatik när lilla Olle går igen". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "Sampling of Music (The Music Library of Sweden)". www.muslib.se. Archived 12 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- Alice Tegnér at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon
- LIBRIS Search Services.
- Sjung med oss, Mamma! – 161 children's songs as NWC, MIDI and PDF files.