Jörgen Dafgård
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Jörgen Dafgård is a Swedish composer
. Dafgård has gained some reputation internationally, for example in connection with the last Masterprize competition, in which Veils reached the top ten.
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...
. Dafgård has gained some reputation internationally, for example in connection with the last Masterprize competition, in which Veils reached the top ten.
Selected works
- Veils for orchestraOrchestraAn orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
(1995/2005) - Mosaïque Vibrante for orchestraOrchestraAn orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
(1999–2000) - Den gömda musiken for choirChoirA choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
, organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
and percussion (1999–2000, text: Östen SjöstrandÖsten SjöstrandÖsten Sjöstrand was aSwedish poet, writer and translator. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1975.-Biography:...
) - Wind Quintet (2001–2002)
- Sinfonia No. 1 for orchestraOrchestraAn orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
(2003–2004) - Volo for string orchestraString orchestraA string orchestra is an orchestra composed solely or primarily of instruments from the string family. These instruments are the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass , the piano, the harp, and sometimes percussion...
(2004)