Dag Wirén
Swedish composer (1905-1986) · Sweden · On the map · Musicians · Died at 80
Dag Ivar Wirén was a Swedish composer. Best known for his Serenade for Strings (1937), his career was mainly spent in Stockholm, aside from a stint in Paris during his early studies.
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1986Died19 April 19861978Litteris et ArtibusAward1975Kurt Atterberg PrizeAward1960Christ Johnson PrizeAward1905Born18 October 1905
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Ernst Ellberg Taught Dag- Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist Studied under Dag
Ulf Palme Dag wrote Miss Julie and Only a Mother
Max von Sydow Dag wrote Miss Julie and Only a Mother
Eva Dahlbeck Dag wrote A Lesson in Love and Only a Mother
Anita Björk Dag wrote Miss Julie and The Phantom Carriage
Allan Edwall Dag wrote The Phantom Carriage and Wild Birds
Margaretha Krook Dag wrote Miss Julie and Only a Mother
Maj-Britt Nilsson Dag wrote Wild Birds and A Matter of Morals
Edvin Adolphson Dag wrote The Phantom Carriage (1958)
Åke Fridell Dag wrote Miss Julie and Only a Mother
Jan-Olof Strandberg Dag wrote Only a Mother and Wild Birds
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Country
Sweden
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1986 · aged 80
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