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Royal Swedish Academy Of Music
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music (), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count .... At the time of its foundation, only one of its co-founder was a professional musician, Ferdinand Zellbell the Younger. The Academy is an independent organization, which acts to promote the artistic, scientific, educational and cultural development of music. Fredrik Wetterqvist is director of the Academy. The Academy consists of a maximum of 170 Swedish and foreign members belonging to various spheres of the music industry and has a research committee which has been operational since 1980s. They are involved in research on Gustavian music drama, music archaeology, future developments in musical life and music in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav III Of Sweden
Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what he saw as the abuse of political privileges seized by the nobility since the death of King Charles XII in the Great Northern War. Seizing power from the government in a coup d'état, called the Swedish Revolution, in 1772, that ended the Age of Liberty, he initiated a campaign to restore a measure of royal autocracy. This was completed by the Union and Security Act of 1789, which swept away most of the powers exercised by the Swedish Riksdag of the estates during the Age of Liberty, but at the same time it opened up the government for all citizens, thereby breaking the privileges of the nobility. A believer in enlightened absolutism, Gustav spent considerable public funds on cultural ventures, which were controversial among his critics, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Royal Academies
The Royal Academies are independent organizations, founded on Royal command, that act to promote the arts, culture, and science in Sweden. The Swedish Academy and Academy of Sciences are also responsible for the selection of Nobel Prize laureates in Literature, Physics, Chemistry, and the Prize in Economic Sciences. Also included in the Royal Academies are scientific societies that were granted Royal Charters. Arts and culture * Swedish Academy (''Svenska Akademien''), 1786 * Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts (''Kungl. Akademien för de Fria konsterna''), 1773 *Royal Swedish Academy of Music (''Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien''), 1771 * Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities (''Kungl. Vitterhets-, Historie- och Antikvitetsakademien''), 1753 Sciences *Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (''Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien''), 1739 *Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (''Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien''), 1919 * Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Zellbell The Younger
Ferdinand Zellbell the Younger (171921 April 1780) was a Swedish composer and a founding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. He was organist at Storkyrkan, the main church of Stockholm, and chief conductor at Kungliga Hovkapellet (the Royal Court Orchestra). Arguably his most accomplished composition is an opera, ''Il Giudizio d'Aminta'', written on the occasion of the birthday of future Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. Biography Ferdinand Zellbell the Younger was born in Stockholm. He was the son of , who was also a musician and a composer. He was taught music by his father but also studied for Johan Helmich Roman. He spent the years between 1739 and 1741 with further studies in Lower Saxony; his teachers there included Georg Philipp Telemann. He started working as a substitute for his father as an organist in Storkyrkan, the main church of Stockholm, and from 1753 was permanently employed there. His father also helped him secure a position as a musician at the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Wetterqvist
Fredrik Wetterqvist (born 20 September 1965 in Uppsala) is a Swedish diplomat and music administrator. Fredrik Wetterqvist has been the Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music since 2017. Previously he was active as a diplomat at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, where he worked on questions related to the press, culture, and communication, as well as security policy. From 1998 to 2002 Wetterqvist was the First Secretary at the Swedish Embassy in Ottawa, and from 1995 to 1997, the Second Secretary at the Swedish Embassy in Tallinn. From 2012 to 2016 Wetterqvist was the chair of Music Promotion Council at the Swedish Performing Rights Society (STIM). He also co-authored the Government Inquiry into International Cultural Relations, and was an expert for the Government Inquiry into Literature, “The Culture of Reading” Selected bibliography * Wetterqvist, Fredrik (1990). ''French security and defence policy: current developments and future prospects'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavian Era
The history of Sweden from 1772 to 1809 is better known as the Gustavian era of kings Gustav III and Gustav IV Adolf, as well as the reign of King Charles XIII. Gustav III Adolf Frederick of Sweden died on 12 February 1771. The elections afterward resulted in a partial victory for the Caps party, especially among the lower orders; but in the estate of the peasantry the Caps majority was merely nominal, while the mass of the nobility was dead against them. Nothing could be done, however, till the return of the new king, Gustav III, from Paris. Coronation oath The new coronation oath contained three revolutionary clauses: #The first aimed at making abdications in the future impossible by binding the king to reign uninterruptedly. #The second obliged him to abide, not by the decision of all the estates together, as heretofore, but by that of the majority only, with the view of enabling the actually dominant lower estates (in which there was a large Cap majority) to rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal College Of Music, Stockholm
The Royal College of Music, Stockholm () is the oldest institution of higher education in music in Sweden, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The institution was made independent of the Academy in 1971, and is now a public authority directly under the Ministry of Education and Research. Vice-chancellor from June 2019 is Helena Wessman, former general manager of Berwaldhallen. Notable alumni Composers * Hugo Alfvén * Anton Jörgen Andersen * Bror Beckman * Natanael Berg * Viking Dahl (also a notable painter and author) * Hans Eklund * Gunnar de Frumerie (also a notable pianist) * Harald Fryklöf * Ludwig Göransson * Anders Hillborg * Jacob Adolf Hägg * Hannah Holgersson * Lars-Erik Larsson * Ruben Liljefors (also a notable conductor) * Nils Lindberg (also a notable pianist) * Pär Lindgren * Edward McGuire (studied with composer Ingvar Lidholm 1971) * Erland von Koch * Otto Olsson * Karin Rehnqvist * Amanda Röntgen-Maier * Ákos Róz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Swedish Opera
Royal Swedish Opera () is an opera and ballet company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Location and environment The building is located in the centre of Sweden's capital, Stockholm, in the borough of Norrmalm (borough), Norrmalm, on the eastern side of Gustav Adolfs torg, Stockholm, Gustav Adolfs torg across from the former Arvfurstens Palats, now the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden), Ministry for Foreign Affairs. It lies on the north side of the Norrström River and is connected to the Stockholm Palace, Royal Palace through the Norrbro Bridge. Other historically and architecturally important buildings in the close neighbourhood are the Sager House, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sweden, and the Riksdag building. History The opera company was founded with the Royal Swedish Academy of Music by King Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III, and its first performance, ''Thetis and Phelée'' with Carl Stenborg and Elisabeth Olin, was given on 18 January 1773; this was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Sweden
The music of Sweden shares roots with its neighbouring countries in Scandinavia, as well as Eastern Europe, including polka, schottische, waltz, Polska (dance), polska and mazurka. The Swedish violin, fiddle and nyckelharpa are among the most common Swedish folk music, Swedish folk instruments. The instrumental genre is the biggest one in Sweden. In the 1960s, Swedish youth sparked a roots revival in Swedish folk culture. Many joined ''Spelmanslag'' (folk musicians' clubs) and performed on mainstream radio and television, TV. They focused on instrumental Polska (dance), polska music, with vocals and influences from other traditional genres becoming more prominent since the 1990s. By 1970, the "dansband" culture also began. Music in Sweden is a vital part of Culture of Sweden, Swedish culture, as evidenced by the national success of musical shows like Allsång på Skansen and Melodifestivalen. Swedish music has also included more modern and influences. On a per capita basis, Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Swedes In Music
This is a list of Swedish musicians and musical groups: Composers A–M * Johan Agrell (1701–1765), full name: Johan Joachim Agrell * Hugo Alfvén (1872–1960), full name: Hugo Emil Alfvén * Kurt Atterberg (1887–1974), full name: Kurt Magnus Atterberg * Tor Aulin (1866–1914) * Sven-Erik Bäck (1919–1994) * Carl Michael Bellman (1740–1795) * Berwald family ** Franz Adolf Berwald (1796–1868), composer, musician and businessman; and the best-known of the musical Berwalds ** Johan Fredrik Berwald (1787–1861), violinist, concert-master of the Swedish Royal Orchestra ** Julie Berwald, actress and singer at the Royal Swedish Opera, later married to baron Knut Åkerhielm ** Mathilda Berwald, ''née'' Cohn (married to Johan B.), singer to the Royal Court * Ulf Björlin (1933–1993), conductor and composer * Karl-Birger Blomdahl (1916–1968) * Britta Byström (born 1977), classical composer for orchestra * Düben family, originally musicians, who we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1771 Establishments In Sweden
Events January– March * January 5 – The Great Kalmyk (Torghut) Migration is led by Ubashi Khan, from the east bank of the Lower Volga River back to the homeland of Dzungaria, at this time under Qing dynasty rule. * January 9 – Emperor Go-Momozono accedes to the throne of Tokugawa shogunate Japan following his aunt's abdication. * February 12 – Upon the death of Adolf Frederick, he is succeeded as King of Sweden by his son Gustav III. At the time, however, Gustav is unaware of this, since he is abroad in Paris; the news of his father's death reaches him about a month later. * March – War of the Regulation: North Carolina Governor William Tryon raises a militia to put down the long-running uprising of backcountry militias against North Carolina's colonial government. * March 12 – The North Carolina General Assembly establishes Wake County (named for Margaret Wake, the wife of North Carolina Royal Governor William Tryon) from portions of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
