Carl Michael Bellman
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Carl Michael Bellman (February 4, 1740 â February 11, 1795) was a Swedish composer, songwriter, poet, and musician from Stockholm. Educated by private tutors in multiple languages, Bellman primarily performed on the cittern. In 1768, he began composing the works that formed his two major collections, Fredman's Epistles (1790) and Fredman's Songs (1791). His songs, including âGubben Noakâ and âFjäriln vingadâ, combined elegantly rococo classical references with descriptions of 18th-century life and drinking. Bellmanâs patrons included King Gustav III, who identified him as a master improviser. In 1790, Bellman received the Swedish Academyâs Lundblad prize. His work was translated into over 20 languages and recorded by artists including Sven-Bertil Taube, Fred Ã
kerström, and Cornelis Vreeswijk. Bellman died of tuberculosis in 1795.
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