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Österling, Fredrik (b. February 12, 1966,
Gällivare). Swedish composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal
works that have been successfully performed throughout Europe.
Mr. Österling attended the music course at
Sjövik Community College in 1984-85 and the music teacher-training course at the Örebro
High School of Music from 1985-89. He then went on to study composition at the Gothenburg
College of Music from 1989-93 with Lars Johan Werle and Ole Lützow-Holm, also
studying form and analysis with Lennart Hall.
Mr. Österling has been commissioned to write works by the Swedish Concert Institute and by several regional music foundations in Sweden. He has also received assignments from the Gothenburg Opera House and the Royal Opera in Stockholm. His music has been performed on Swedish Radio and at concerts throughout Sweden and abroad.
He was composer-in-residence at the western Swedish concert institute, Musik i Väst, between 1997-99; thereafter, he was composer-in-residence at the county theatre of Skövde. He has been a member of the Society of Swedish Composers (FST) since 1994, and was elected Secretary-General in 2000.
CONTACT
INFORMATION
E-mail address:
fred.chambernotes@brevet.nu
Street address: Mr. Fredrik Österling, Salbyvägen 5, 124 33 Bandhagen,
Sweden
Website: http://www.fredrikosterling.pp.se
COMPLETE LIST OF
WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: The lost melody, string orchestra in 3
groups, 1995-96; IgnisAqua, large
orchestra, 2001; Ten – the austere charms, small orchestra (15
players), 2001-02; ASK - quasi un concerto, piano, small
orchestra, 2002
CHAMBER MUSIC: shall inherit, 5 percussion, 1991; Nescio, flute, 1991; I dolce viso dolce, flute (+ piccolo),
violin, cello, percussion, 1994; cum
figuris, string quartet, double bass, percussion, 1996; Male-et-dictus 1, trombone, 3 percussion, 1996; Persuasio: litet retoriskt stycke, saxophone, 3 percussion, 1996; Viole?!, viola, 1996; Modes d’expression, flute, clarinet, trombone, string quartet, piano,
percussion, 1996; Male-et-dictus
2, trombone, cello, 1997; Nature
morte, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 1997; On reaching for words, clarinet, viola, piano, 1998; Leaves of Yggdrasil, violin, 1999; Voi ch’ascoltate amor m’a posto,
flute, organ, percussion, 1999; Nine:
the esoteric charm of austerity, alto
flute, alto guitar, viola, 2000; DuaSensua,
flute, violin, 2001; Slideshow,
percussion, 2001-02; Zælda,
improvisational ensemble (10 players), 2001-02; Drudenfuss, flute, clarinet,
trombone, violin, cello, piano, 2002
CHORAL: Three Sonnets (text by William
Shakespeare), 12 mixed voices, 1991-93; De
sju inseglen (oratorio), 2 speakers, 2 mixed choruses, flute (+ piccolo),
clarinet (+ bass clarinet), French horn, 7 trombones, 3 violins, viola, cello,
double bass, organ, 3 percussion, 1994-95; Le
rossignol (text by Paul Verlaine), mixed chorus, 1997; Lullaby (text by Wystan Hugh Auden), mezzo-soprano, mixed chorus,
percussion, 1997; The shield of Achilles
(text by Wystan Hugh Auden), mezzo-soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, string
quartet, small orchestra, 1997; ängel?
(text by Erik Johan Stagnelius), speaker, mixed chorus, trombone, cello, piano,
percussion, 1998; [Passionerat: ny musik om kärlek] Quartetto: étude sentimentale
(text by Paul Verlaine), 4 mixed voices, 2000; Wir sind nur Mund, small mixed chorus, 2001-02
VOCAL: Sub luna (text by Erik Axel Karlfeldt),
mezzo-soprano, oboe, 4 percussion, 1988; Tale
untold: verbal pieces 1 (text by
William Shakespeare), 2 mezzo-sopranos, flute, clarinet (+ bass clarinet),
bassoon, string quartet, double bass, piano, percussion, 1990; Parode: verbal pieces 2 (text by Johan Österling), 2 mezzo-sopranos, oboe,
cello, piano, 1990-91; Beauty: verbal pieces 3 (syllabic text), 3
mezzo-sopranos, piano, 3 percussion, ensemble (string quartet, double bass),
1993; Le vin des amants (text by
Charles Baudelaire), mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), French
horn, string quartet, double bass, piano, 2 percussion, 1997-98; Stiamo, Amor (text by Petrarch), soprano, flute, organ, 1998; Love; formal aspects, soprano, flute, clarinet, viola, cello, piano,
percussion, 1999 (first section also arranged for ensemble by
François Sarhan, 1999);
Inför kvinnan ställd: 9 sonetter om åtrå och bitterhet (text
by Frans G. Bengtsson), soprano, tenor, cello, 2 percussion, 1999
(Last updated on May 6, 2003)
