Sköld, (Karl) Yngve

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Sköld, (Karl) Yngve

Sköld, (Karl) Yngve, Swedish composer; b. Vallby, April 29, 1899; d. Stockholm, Dec. 6, 1992. He studied piano and composition in Stockholm (1915–18), then in Brno (1920–22) and Prague (1922). From 1938 to 1964 he was librarian of the Swedish Composers’ Society. His music blends Nordic Romanticism with subdued modernity.

Works

ORCH.: .: 4 syms. (1915, 1937, 1949, 1968); 3 piano concertos (1917, 1946, 1968); Suite concertante for Viola and Orch. (1936); Sinfonia di chiesa (1939); Violin Concerto (1941); Cello Concerto (1947); Double Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orch. (1950); Divertimento (1951). CHAMBER: Cello Sonata (1927); 4 string quartets (1930, 1955, 1965, 1974); Quintet for 2 Flutes, Cello, and Piano (1958); Sonata for Viola and Organ (1962); Concertino for 5 Winds, Timpani, and Strings (1963); Divertimento for Violin, Viola, and Cello (1971); Trio domestico for Piano Trio (1974). Piano : 2 sonatas (1963); Sonatina (1970).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire