Adolf Fredrik Lindblad was a Swedish

Sweden

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 composer

Composer

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, mainly remembered for his song

Art song

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s.

Lindblad composed one opera

Opera

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, Frondörerna (The rebels), two symphonies

Symphony

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, in C and D major, and chamber music

Chamber music

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 including two string quintet

String quintet

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s, three violin sonata

Violin sonata

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s and seven string quartet

String quartet

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s. The main source of his popularity during his lifetime was the more than two hundred songs he composed. The mentor, and would-be lover, of Jenny Lind

Jenny Lind

Johanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily...

, "The Swedish Nightengale," Lindblad's affection for Lind was so obvious that his wife, Sophie, offered to divorce him so that he could marry her. He did not.

External links

• Listen to a free MP3 recording of En sommarafton with Umeå Akademiska Kör.
• Listen to a free MP3 recording of Drömmarne with Hemavans Sommarkör 2006.