Selim Palmgren
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Finnish composer and pianist (1878–1951)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1878
- Died
- 1951
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Album of ten selected piano solos
- The fiddler
- No Title Exists
- May-night
- 12 [i.e. Kaksitoista] suomalaista kansanlaulua, laululle pianon säestyksellä
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Selim Palmgren (1878–1951) was a Finnish composer, pianist, and conductor. Palmgren studied with Ferruccio Busoni, and in 1921 came to the United States, where he taught composition at the Eastman School of Music, later returning to Finland. Most of his works were for piano, and his smaller lyric pieces are his most noteworthy for the use of Scandinavian folk elements. His hometown Pori has a Palmgren conservatory named by him. Palmgren's larger oeuvre includes 5 piano concertos (No.2 "The Rive
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Adolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Finland
- Place of birth
- Pori
- Place of death
- Helsinki
- Occupation
- pianist
- Employer
- Eastman School of Music
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Selimpalmgren.jpg
- Work location
- Pori
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- place of burial
- Hietaniemi cemetery
- date of birth
- 1878-02-16
- date of death
- 1951-12-16
- Commons category
- Selim Palmgren
- student
- Joonas Kokkonen
- birth name
- Selim Gustaf Adolf Palmgren
- P8168
- Mahābhāṣya
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Selim Palmgren, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana