Lars Johan Werle
Lars Johan Werle (23 June 1926 – 3 August 2001) was a Swedish modernist composer.
Life and career
He was born in Gävle, Sweden, and taught himself how to compose, although he later studied at the University of Uppsala. He sang in the chorus Bel Canto, was active as a jazz musician, and worked as a producer for Swedish Radio. He was known for his avant-gardist, post-Webernian composition Pentagram for string quartet that won first prize at the Gaudeamus Festival in Bilthoven in 1960. He became known for his vocal and choral music, as well as his operas, such as Drömmen om Thérèse.
He is also remembered for writing two scores for films of Ingmar Bergman, Persona and Hour of the Wolf.
Selected works
Orchestra
- Sinfonia da camera (1961)
- Summer Music for piano and strings (1965)
- Zodiac, ballet score (1966)
- Vaggsång för jorden (Lullaby for the Earth) (1977)
Chamber
- Pentagram for string quartet (1960)
Vocal
- Nattjakt (Night Hunt) for soprano and orchestra (1973)
- Smultronvisa for voice, flute and strings (1976)
Opera
- Drömmen om Thérèse (Dreaming about Thérèse) (1964)
- Resan (The Journey) (1969)
- Tintomara (1973)
Sources
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