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Helena Munktell

Helena Mathilda Munktell was a Swedish composer.

Biography
She was born at Grycksbo in Dalarna County, Sweden. She was the youngest of nine children of Henrik Munktell (1804–1861) and Christina Augusta Eggertz (1818-1889). Her mother lived separately in Stockholm and after her father died, the family moved there. Her sister Emma Josepha Sparre (1851–1913) was a painter. ==Works==
Works
Munktell composed for orchestra but tended to vocal, choral and operatic works. Selected compositions include: • Violin Sonata opus 21In Florence, opera (1889) • Bränningar (Breaking Waves), Symphonic Poem (c. early 1890s) • Suite for Large Orchestra (c. early 1890s) • Valborgsmessoeld Poem Op.24 (1922) • Suite dalécarlienne/Dalsuite (Dala Suite) Op.22 • Far on the solitary path, Text: Daniel Fallström • Isjungfrun (Polar Queen, "Over there in the blinding light"), ballad, text: Emma Josepha SparreMay night Voices ("Hear how it calls us"), Text: Erik Axel Karlfeldt • Serenade ("You-rays up on the balcony"), Text: Daniel Fallström • Sleep, sleep ("Sleep, sleep, sleep calmly") • Magic Power ("Look not at me"), Text: Emma Josepha Sparre • Old coffee-o name-day show ("So have we") • ''Cantata for Women's Congress'', 1897 ("Forward-walking") Text: H. Widmark • Song of the woods ("The tears stood bathed") Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including: • Helena Munktell (1852-1919): Symphonic works (January 2005) STERLING CDS ==References==
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