Sam Hjalmar Rydberg (27 October 1885 – 25 March 1956) was a

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composer.

Biography

Sam Rydberg was born in

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, in 1885. He started as a military musician at age 13 as a drummer at the Södermanland Regiment. After that he became a part of the military band of the

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1906-1935 and after 1928 as the head of the band. The instrument he played was

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. He composed many types of music but is most known for his marches. He is also the composer that has most marches that is official marches of regiments in the

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and is sometimes referred as ''the Swedish march king''.

List of marches

*''Avanti'' *''Avanti per Patria'' *''Defiladmarsch'' *Den svenske underofficeren *För fosterlandet *Gardeskamrater *I beredskap *I fält *I flaggskrud *I täten *Ikaros *Italia *Nordiska spelen *På marsch *På post för Sverige *På vakt *På vakt vid Östersjön *Till fronten *Tre kronor *Under fredsfanan *Vivu Esperanto

Literature

*Stolt, Lars C. (1975). ”Sam Rydberg — Sveriges marschkung”. Marschnytt (34): sid. 5-9.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rydberg, Sam Hjalmar 1885 births 1956 deaths Brass band composers March musicians Military music of Sweden Military music composers Military musicians Swedish composers Swedish male composers Swedish Army officers 20th-century Swedish male musicians People from Nyköping