Biography
Folke Rabe (28 October 1935 – 25 September 2017) was a Swedish composer. He was born in Stockholm and studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, where his teachers included Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Ingvar Lidholm, György Ligeti and others. He died in Stockholm, aged 81.
His works include the electronic drone pieces What?? (also translated as "Was??") (1968), Basta for solo trombone (1982), Escalations for brass quintet (1988), Concerto for trombone: "All the Lonely People" (1989) featuring quotes from The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby", and With Love No. 1 and 2 for piano (1988). A more extensive list is given below.
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1935-10-28
Deathday2017-09-25 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceBromma parish, Sweden
FatherHarald Rabe
CitizenshipsSweden
AwardsMedal for the advancement of the musical arts, Kurt Atterberg Prize
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