October 19 - Karl-Birger Blomdahl (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for October 19th are here: Karl-Birger Blomdahl; Jennifer Holliday (2019), Jeannie C. Riley (2020), and Erna Berger (2021)

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Karl-Birger Blomdahl (19 October 1916 – 14 June 1968) was one of the first Swedish composers to explore modernist techniques such as serialism and electronics.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternative History

If Blomdahl had been a Norwegian,

And not from just west of that region,

Instead of his serial riddling

He might have done hardanger fiddling.

 

 

 

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