The Swedish Baroque - Den svenska Barock. The Swedish Baroque - Den svenska Barock Johan Helmich Roman, född 26 oktober 1694 i Hovförsamlingen, Stockholm, död 19 oktober 1758 på gården Lilla Haraldsmåla …More
The Swedish Baroque - Den svenska Barock.
The Swedish Baroque - Den svenska Barock
Johan Helmich Roman, född 26 oktober 1694 i Hovförsamlingen, Stockholm, död 19 oktober 1758 på gården Lilla Haraldsmåla i Ryssby socken i Kalmar län, svensk kompositör. Roman brukar ofta kallas den svenska musikens fader.
Johan Helmich Roman (26 October 1694 – 20 November 1758) was a Swedish Baroque composer. He has been called "the father of Swedish music" or "the Swedish Handel." He was the leader of Swedish Opera through most of Swedish Opera's Age of Liberty.
One of Roman's best-known compositions is the "Drottningholm Music", or "Music for a Royal Wedding". It consists of a collection of 24 short pieces ranging in length from about one to six minutes. Roman wrote this music for the wedding in August 1744 of the Crown Prince Adolf Frederick of Sweden and his bride Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. Their wedding took place at the palace of Drottningholm (hence the modern title). The festivities lasted four days. The pieces of the "Drottningholm Music" were apparently selected and arranged as befitted the occasion. Roman also kept eight pieces in reserve. These pieces are known as the Suite in D major, sometimes referred to as the Little Drottningholm Music, or Shorter Drottningholm Music. Both are modern terms invented by Swedish conductor and musician Claude Génetay.
Other pieces written by Roman include the suite of "Sjukmans Musiquen" and the Italian-inspired cantata Piante amiche.
The Swedish Baroque - Den svenska Barock
Johan Helmich Roman, född 26 oktober 1694 i Hovförsamlingen, Stockholm, död 19 oktober 1758 på gården Lilla Haraldsmåla i Ryssby socken i Kalmar län, svensk kompositör. Roman brukar ofta kallas den svenska musikens fader.
Johan Helmich Roman (26 October 1694 – 20 November 1758) was a Swedish Baroque composer. He has been called "the father of Swedish music" or "the Swedish Handel." He was the leader of Swedish Opera through most of Swedish Opera's Age of Liberty.
One of Roman's best-known compositions is the "Drottningholm Music", or "Music for a Royal Wedding". It consists of a collection of 24 short pieces ranging in length from about one to six minutes. Roman wrote this music for the wedding in August 1744 of the Crown Prince Adolf Frederick of Sweden and his bride Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. Their wedding took place at the palace of Drottningholm (hence the modern title). The festivities lasted four days. The pieces of the "Drottningholm Music" were apparently selected and arranged as befitted the occasion. Roman also kept eight pieces in reserve. These pieces are known as the Suite in D major, sometimes referred to as the Little Drottningholm Music, or Shorter Drottningholm Music. Both are modern terms invented by Swedish conductor and musician Claude Génetay.
Other pieces written by Roman include the suite of "Sjukmans Musiquen" and the Italian-inspired cantata Piante amiche.