Ivar Henning Mankell (3 June 1868 – 5 May 1930) was a Swedish composer, largely of piano works. He was born in

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, studied at the conservatory in Stockholm from 1887 to 1895, and studied piano under Lennart Lundberg. He was a member of the

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, and wrote music criticism for the ''Svenska morgonbladet'' and the ''Stockholms-tidningen''. He gave private lessons in piano and music theory. He is also the grandson of Johan Hermann Mankell, the son of painter Emil Theodor Mankell, and the grandfather of author

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. He died in

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. His compositions are primarily pieces for solo piano and for chamber ensembles including piano. He was influenced by French

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References

*Layton/Rabes, "Henning Mankell". ''

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''. London: Macmillan, 2001.

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