Ingmar Kristian Liljefors (13 December 1906 – 14 October 1981) was a Swedish

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, writer on music, and

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. Born in

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, Liljefors was the son of composer and

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Ruben Liljefors. His own son,

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, is a successful conductor. In 1933 Liljefors co-founded

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, a society for experimental music and arts. He served as the first Chairman of that organisation from 1933–1946. He was also the Chairman of Föreningen Svenska Tonsättare () from 1947–1963. In 1958 he was named a member of the

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. He taught

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and piano for many years at the

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where he was appointed full professor in 1968. One of his pupils was composer

Ruth Schönthal Ruth Esther Hadassah Schonthal (June 27, 1924 – July 10, 2006) was an acclaimed classical composer, pianist, and teacher. Born in Germany, she lived in the U.S. for most of her life. After she moved to the U.S. she dropped the umlaut from the n ...

. He died in

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in 1981 at the age of 74. In addition to teaching in the classroom, Liljefors also wrote several music theory textbooks which were used by many music schools in his native country. These included ''Harmonilärans grunder med ackordanalys enligt funktionsteorien'' (C.A.V. Lundberg, 1937), ''Harmonisk analys enligt funktionsteorien'' (C. A. V. Lundholm, 1951), ''Romantisk harmonik ur pedagogisk synvinkel'' (Nordiska Musikförlaget, 1969), and ''Harmonik och sats: Schubert till Ravel'' (Erika, 1976). As a composer, his output included an

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, a

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, several works for

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, a piano and a violin

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, a concertino, a rhapsody for piano and orchestra, many solo piano pieces and songs, and numerous

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works. His compositions were characterized by their use of elements of Swedish folk music, particularly with regard to rhythm.Maurice Hinson. ''Music for piano and orchestra: an annotated guide'', Indiana University Press, 1993, p. 167

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1906 births 1981 deaths Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Swedish music educators Musicians from Gothenburg Academic staff of the Royal College of Music, Stockholm Swedish classical composers Swedish male classical composers 20th-century Swedish classical composers 20th-century Swedish classical pianists Swedish male classical pianists 20th-century Swedish male musicians 20th-century Swedish musicians {{Sweden-composer-stub