Henrik Karlsson (musicologist)

Klas Gustaf Henrik Karlsson (born 25 June 1940) is a Swedish musicologist and author.

Henrik Karlsson
Born
Klas Gustaf Henrik Karlsson

(1940-06-25) 25 June 1940 (age 83)

Biography edit

He was editorial secretary of the Sohlman Dictionary of Music between 1972–1978 and defended his thesis in 1988 at the University of Gothenburg.[1] On 11 May 1993, he was elected 887th member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and was its research officer since 1991.[2] In 2013, he published a biography books about Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, one of the most famous Swedish national romantic composers.

Publications edit

  • Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: tondiktare och kritiker (2013)

References edit

  1. ^ Karlsson, Henrik (1988). O, ädle svensk!: Biskop Thomas' frihetssång i musik och politik. Kungl. Musikaliska akademiens skriftserie 59 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Royal Swedish Academy of Music. ISBN 91-85428-55-8.
  2. ^ Elmquist, Anne-Marie; Nyström, Pia (1996). Kungl. Musikaliska akademien: Matrikel, 1771-1995. Kungl. Musikaliska akademiens skriftserie 84 (in Swedish) (2nd revised ed.). Royal Swedish Academy of Music. ISBN 91-85428-99-X.