Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

For the German composers, see Wilhelm Berger and Wilhelm Petersen (composer).

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Peterson-Berger c. 1900
Born(1867-02-27)27 February 1867
Ullånger
Died3 December 1942(1942-12-03) (aged 75)
Östersund
Burial placeFrösön church
Other namesP-B, Pelle Bemme
OccupationComposer
Years active1883–1942
StyleRomantic nationalism

Olof Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (ⓘ 27 February 1867 – 3 December 1942) was a Swedish composer and music critic. As a composer, his main musical influences were Grieg, August Söderman and Wagner as well as Swedish folk idiom.

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