Composer
David Wikander
Swedish composer
1884–1955
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1884
- Died
- 1955
- Place of death
- Gustav Vasa parish
- Citizenship / historical state
- Sweden
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
David Wikander (21 July 1884 – 15 November 1955), was a Swedish musicologist, organist and composer.
Born in Säfsnäs parish in Dalarna, Wikander was organist at Stockholm's Storkyrkan. He arranged many traditional songs of the Dalarna region. In 1952, he received the Royal Swedish medal, Litteris et artibus.
Wikander died in Stockholm at the age of 71.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; church musician; organist; teacher
- Career institutions / employers
- Storkyrkoförsamlingen
- Recorded memberships
- Royal Swedish Academy of Music
- Instruments played
- pipe organ
- Awards
- Litteris et Artibus
- VIAF ID
- 37116438
- ISNI
- 0000000055173751
- GND ID
- 135233364
- Library of Congress ID
- nr97021576
- MusicBrainz ID
- a846eec8-8b10-4352-bfba-f8235c0605e8
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Choir, Voice
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristallen den fina - f-Moll/F minor | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 37116438. Portrait: Unknown, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.