Emilie Hammarskjöld
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Emilie Augusta Kristina Hammarskjöld, née Holmberg, (6 May 1821 - 26 March 1854) was a Swedish composer
, singer, pianist
, music teacher and organist
. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
.
. She was elected in to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 27 May 1841.
Bruk in 1844. The same year, they emigrated to the United States
because of her husband's creditors. Emilie Hammarskjöld made a grand tour through America and made a great success. She organized and performed a concert in Armory Hall in Washington, D.C.
in February 1845, and was given very good critic during her performance as a pianist in New Orleans. After this, she was employed as an organist in Charleston in South Carolina
. She also founded a philharmonic society in the city.
She composed seven collected works of which five are preserved. They are made in a romantic style with inventive melodies and surprising turns. Emilie Hammarskjöld was the mother of three daughters. She died in childbirth during the birth of her fourth daughter in 1854 in Charleston, South Carolina
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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...
, singer, pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, music teacher and organist
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
. She was a member of 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...
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Background
She was born in Stockholm, Sweden to Emelie Hellgren and the merchant Carl Christian Holmberg. She was taken under the care of Ulrica Brendler and the composer Eduard Brendler. She studied music with Erik Drake and singing from Johan Peter Cronhamn. In 1836, she published her first compositions. She debuted as a concert singer and a pianist in 1838. In 1841, she founded her own music institute in Stockholm. The same year, she also made a study trip to Paris with the poet Julia NybergJulia Nyberg
Julia Kristina Nyberg , was a Swedish poet and songwriter. Nyberg grew up as the adoptive daughter of a mill owner, named Adlerwald, in the parish of Skultuna in Västmanland County...
. She was elected in to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 27 May 1841.
Immigration
She married estate-owner Peder Hjalmar Hammarskjöld of SkultunaSkultuna
Skultuna is a locality situated in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 3,249 inhabitants in 2005.Skultuna is, in fact, Sweden's oldest industry and has an early 17th century brassworks, Skultuna Messingsbruk, and also two runestones....
Bruk in 1844. The same year, they emigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
because of her husband's creditors. Emilie Hammarskjöld made a grand tour through America and made a great success. She organized and performed a concert in Armory Hall in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
in February 1845, and was given very good critic during her performance as a pianist in New Orleans. After this, she was employed as an organist in Charleston in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. She also founded a philharmonic society in the city.
She composed seven collected works of which five are preserved. They are made in a romantic style with inventive melodies and surprising turns. Emilie Hammarskjöld was the mother of three daughters. She died in childbirth during the birth of her fourth daughter in 1854 in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
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Other sources
- Gustaf Hilleström: Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, Matrikel 1771-1971