Ebbe Grims-land
Encyclopedia
Ebbe Grims-land is a Swedish
composer
and viola
player. He is also one of Sweden
's foremost mandolin
players. He was born in Malmö
.
Grims-land made his debut as violin
ist in Malmö
in 1932 and has studied in Copenhagen
, Stockholm
and Vienna
. From 1943 until 1974, he was a violist
with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
and other Stockholm ensembles.
Grims-land's first compositions, 1930s, were for chamber orchestra. He was an early member of Föreningen Svenska Tonsättare (FST) (The Society of Swedish Composers).
In 2005 he became an honorary member of the chamber music association Samtida Musik (Contemporary Music), founded 1960 and situated in Stockholm.
Orchestra
Concert band
Concertante
Instrumental solos
Duos
Trios, quartets and quintets
Vocal
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
player. He is also one of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's foremost mandolin
Mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
players. He was born in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
.
Grims-land made his debut as violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
in 1932 and has studied in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. From 1943 until 1974, he was a violist
Violist
-Notable violists:A* Julia Rebekka Adler * Sir Hugh Allen , conductor* Kris Allen * Johann Andreas Amon * Paul Angerer , composer* Steven Ansell * Atar Arad * Cecil Aronowitz...
with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra is a radio orchestra based in Stockholm, Sweden, and affiliated with Sveriges Radio . The orchestra broadcasts concerts on the Swedish Radio-P2 network....
and other Stockholm ensembles.
Grims-land's first compositions, 1930s, were for chamber orchestra. He was an early member of Föreningen Svenska Tonsättare (FST) (The Society of Swedish Composers).
In 2005 he became an honorary member of the chamber music association Samtida Musik (Contemporary Music), founded 1960 and situated in Stockholm.
Selected compositions
His oeuvre includes more than 200 compositions.Orchestra
- Sinfonie-Carl LinnéusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
Concert band
- Scherzo-Polka (symphonic brass band)
- Bad'ner-Kurpark-Tradition (spa orchestra / symphonic brass band)
- Bläser-Blues (marimba, brass band)
Concertante
- Concertino for mandolin and 10 instruments
- Montafoni (D-trumpet)
- Klingender Baum (Marimba)
- Concerto for flute and clarinet
Instrumental solos
- Brillante Figurationen for Solo Violin
- Ebbe und Flut for Viola Solo (1997)
- Fantasia "Les Pyrenées" for Viola or Cello Solo (1947)
- Farväl till en skogsvän (Farewell to a Forest Friend) for Viola or Cello Solo (1995)
- Hatten av för Dvořák (Hats Off to Dvořák) for Viola Solo (2002)
- Haltande mobil for Viola or Cello Solo, Percussion ad lib. (1987–1992)
- I gråmelerad skala (In Greymixed Scale) for Viola or Cello Solo (1999)
- Impromptu russo: Tonbroderi i "Vit natt" for Cello or Viola Solo (1981)
- Impulsi musicali, Suite for Viola Solo (1985)
- Kreuz und quer for Viola Solo (2003)
- Marsch Variante ohne Generalbass for Viola Solo (1989)
- Nio förvandlingar av ett skånskt tema (Nine Variations on a Scanian Theme) for Viola Solo (1992)
- Österut (Eastward) for Viola Solo (1998)
- Reminiszenz, 3 Movements for Viola Solo (or Cello Solo) (1996)
- Rester av en 12-tonsslinga (Traces of a 12-Tone Loop) for Viola Solo (1982)
- Så att säga (So to Speak) for Viola Solo (or Cello Solo) (1996)
Duos
- Bröllopsmarsch i sommartid (Wedding March in Summertime) for 2 Violas (or Violin and Viola), Double Bass ad lib. (1988)
- Collage de un vagabundo for 2 Violas (1985)
- Concerto-Gavotto per Otto (von Habsburg) for Violin and Viola (1984); dedicated to Otto von Habsburg
- Fem duetter i folkton (Scener från Adelsö) (Five Duets in Folktone: Scenes from Adelsö) for Violin and Viola (1989)
- Frühlings-Duett: Två damers blandade vårkänslor for Violin and Viola (or Cello) (1991)
- Fünf Wiener Hörbilder for Violin and Viola (1989)
- Kontamination, Duo Suite for Violin and Viola (1999)
- Med speleman i täten for Violin and Viola (1940/1995)
- Polacca Scaniensis, Duo in 3 Movements for Violin and Viola (1996)
- Skogshus, där fågeln har sitt näste (Forest Home: Where Birds Make Nest) for 2 Violas or Violin and Viola (1997)
- Slovakiskt capriccio (Slovak Capriccio) for Flute and Viola (1949–1952)
- Wärend-skutt for Violin and Viola (1996)
Trios, quartets and quintets
- Instrumental Ballad for violin, viola and guitar
- Quartetto-Capricionata (3 strings, guitar)
- Quintet for flute and strings
Vocal
- Song to a Lonely Flower by the Sea (flute, violin, viola, guitar)