Rune Lindblad (12 May 1923, in Gothenburg – 5 May 1991) was a

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composer of

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and

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, and visual artist.Die stille Liebe by Ingvar Loco Nordin
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Career

He first began composing in 1953 and composed over 200 works. His first piece, "Party", is considered the first electroacoustic work created in Sweden. For three years he experimented with optics and sound, and produced five works using over 1800 meters of film. On 14 February 1957, Lindblad, Sven-Eric Johansson, and

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put on the first concert of concrète and electronic music in Sweden at the

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in Gothenburg. The audience responded poorly and demanded refunds, critics referred to the music as "pure torture". As a visual artist, he created paintings, drawings, etchings, collages, woodcuts, etc. Some of which adorn his albums. Lindblad taught at

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, his students included Rolf Enström,

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, and

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Discography

*''Predestination'' (1975), Proprius *''Rune Lindblad'' (1988),

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*''Death of the Moon and Other Early Works'' (1989), Pogus Productions *''Death of the Moon: Electronic & Concrète Music (1953-1960)'' (1997), Pogus – reissue of earlier LP with additional material from Radium LP *''Objekt 2: Electronic & Concrète Music (1962-1988)'' (1998), Pogus – includes remaining material from Radium LP *''Die stille Liebe'' (2003) Elektron

References

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