Alice Tegnér

Alice Charlotta Tegnér (Swedish: [aˈliːs tɛŋˈneːr];[1] née Sandström; 12 March 1864 – 26 May 1943) was a Swedish music teacher, poet and composer. She is the foremost composer of Swedish children's songs during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.[2]

Alice Tegnér
Background information
Birth nameAlice Charlotta Sandström
Born(1864-03-12)12 March 1864
Karlshamn, Sweden
Died26 May 1943(1943-05-26) (aged 79)
Djursholm, Sweden
GenresChildren's songs
Hymn
Occupation(s)Composer
Music teacher
Organist
Years active19th-20th centuries
Spouse(s)Jakob Tegnér (m. 1885)

Background

Born Alice Charlotta Sandström in Karlshamn, Sweden, she was the daughter of Eduard Sandström (1829–1879), a ship captain. She was very musical and began taking piano lessons early. She attended seminars in Stockholm (Högre lärarinneseminariet) and trained as a teacher. After graduation, she served as governess. Alice Tegnér was a teacher at Djursholms samskola and cantor in Djursholms chapel where Natanael Beskow was a preacher.[3]

In 1885, she married Jakob Tegnér (1851–1926), a lawyer, and later secretary of the Swedish Publishers' Association and editor of Svenska Bokhandelstidningen.[4][5]

Career

Alice Tegnér wrote many well-known children's songs in Swedish, most notably Mors lilla Olle. It was published during 1895 in volume 3 of Sjung med oss, mamma!

Tegnér also in such classical genres as chamber and sacred music together with choral music, cantatas, cello and violin sonatas. Her songs and compositions were inspired by both folk and art music. Her well-known hymnbook Nu ska vi sjunga, with illustrations by Elsa Beskow, was published in 1943.[6]

Awards
Alice Tegnér's grave, Djursholm burial ground
  • 1914 Litteris et Artibus
  • 1926 member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Music (Kungliga Musikaliska akademien)
  • 1929 First prize in the magazine Idun tonsättartävling

Selected works

Children's songs

Other songs

Other works
  • Violin Sonata in A Minor

References
  1. Sveriges Radio – Vi firar Alice Tegnér
  2. "Alice Tegnér samlingen (National Library of Sweden)". Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (2006). The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. London: Macmillan. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-33351-598-3.
  4. Alice Tegnér – via Project Runeberg.
  5. "Släkten Tegnér". Tegnérs Södra Äng. Archived from the original on 6 June 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  6. Sampling of Music (The Music Library of Sweden) Archived 12 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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