Bengt Wilhelm Hallberg (1824−1883)

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Bengt Wilhelm Hallberg was born on 13 May 1824 and died 4 May 1883. He received degrees as organist and church singer in 1845, cantor scholae in 1848 and music teacher in 1849, all at the Royal Conservatory of Music, and he also studied composition under Franz Berwald. From 1852 he was organist and music teacher in Landskrona. Hallberg was also a prominent hymnologist. In 1882 he published a proposal for a chorale book for the Church of Sweden. As a composer he is known mainly for his sacred vocal works in strict polyphony.

Summary list of works

1 work with arrangements of stage music (17 songs and chants to George Stephens’ melodrama Revenge, or Woman’s Love), 5 works for orchestra (2 symphonies, of which one is incomplete, 2 overtures, 1 scherzo), chamber music (5 string quartets, a string sextet, 3 piano trios, of which one with flute, etc.), piano music (Theme with variations, Toner från Kullaberg), organ works (Easy chorale preludes, 2 collections), songs, choral music, larger church music compositions (among others 3 masses, of which one is incomplete), chorales.


Works by Bengt Wilhelm Hallberg

This is not a complete list of works. The following works are those that have been inventoried so far.

Number of works: 6