Gustav Stolpe
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Gustav Stolpe was a Swedish-American composer, conductor, and performer.
Gustav Stolpe was born in Torsåker
Parish, Gästrikland
, Sweden in 1833. He held the degree of Musikdirektör (Music Director
) from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
(now Royal College of Music in Stockholm).
Gustav Stolpe is most frequently remembered as the composer of When Through the Torn Sail which was written with lyricist, Reginald Heber
.
In 1882 Dr. Stolpe was named to the faculty of Augustana College
, in Rock Island, Illinois
, where he remained on the faculty for 11 years. His work papers are included in the Manuscript Collections in the Thomas Tredway Library at Augustana College.
Dr. Stolpe died in 1902 in Kenilworth, New Jersey
.
Gustav Stolpe was born in Torsåker
Torsåker
Torsåker is a locality situated in Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 873 inhabitants in 2005. It contains a parish for the Archdiocese of Uppsala...
Parish, Gästrikland
Gästrikland
' is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Uppland, Västmanland, Dalarna, Hälsingland and the Gulf of Bothnia. Gästrikland is the southernmost of the Norrland provinces....
, Sweden in 1833. He held the degree of Musikdirektör (Music Director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
) from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
Royal Swedish Academy of Music
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music or Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
(now Royal College of Music in Stockholm).
Gustav Stolpe is most frequently remembered as the composer of When Through the Torn Sail which was written with lyricist, Reginald Heber
Reginald Heber
Reginald Heber was the Church of England's Bishop of Calcutta who is now remembered chiefly as a hymn-writer.-Life:Heber was born at Malpas in Cheshire...
.
In 1882 Dr. Stolpe was named to the faculty of Augustana College
Augustana College (Illinois)
Augustana College is a private liberal arts college located in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. The college enrolls approximately 2,500 students. Covering of hilly, wooded land, Augustana is adjacent to the Mississippi River...
, in Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island is the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 40,884 at the 2010 census. Located on the Mississippi River, it is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Moline, East Moline, and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf. The Quad Cities...
, where he remained on the faculty for 11 years. His work papers are included in the Manuscript Collections in the Thomas Tredway Library at Augustana College.
Dr. Stolpe died in 1902 in Kenilworth, New Jersey
Kenilworth, New Jersey
Kenilworth is a Borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,914.Kenilworth was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 13, 1907, from portions of Cranford and Union Township, based on the...
.
Source
- Olson, Ernst W. The Swedish Element In Illinois Survey Of The Past Seven Decades (Chicago: Swedish-American Biographical Association. 1917)