Carl Michael Bellman

Carl Michael Bellman (help· info) (February 4, 1740 - February 11, 1795) was a Swedish poet and composer. Bellman is a central figure in the Swedish song tradition and remains a very important influence in Swedish music, as well as in Scandinavian literature in general, to this day. Image File history File links Carl_Michael_Bellman,_portrayed_by_Per_Krafft_1779. ... Image File history File links Carl_Michael_Bellman,_portrayed_by_Per_Krafft_1779. ... Image File history File links Sv-Carl Mikael Bellman. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Sweden has a long history of folk musics, including polka, schottis, waltz, polska and mazurka. ...

His main two works are the Songs of Fredman ("Fredmans sånger") and the Epistles of Fredman ("Fredmans epistlar"), each including some 70 songs, many of which are about sociable drinking and or designed for the occasion of the same. But this aspect of his songs is not the main reason he has become such an icon in the Scandinavian song tradition. A master of rhyme and rhythm, with a wonderful sense for combining words and music, his songs were innovative and original in form (parodying and refreshing contemporary literary styles was one of his specialties), as well as challenging in subject matter. On the surface, his songs centered to large extent around themes like the joy of inebriation and the pursuit of sexual pleasure. Against this backdrop however, he manages to elucidate the tender and fleeting themes of love, death, and the elusive qualities of the "present", the here-and-now, in a unique and moving manner. His songs reflects aspects of the life for the common man in 18th century Stockholm, but by his composition Gustafs skål, an informal royal anthem, he had also acquired the patronage of King Gustav III of Sweden. Some of the characters of his songs are the clockmaker Fredman, the prostitute Ulla Winblad, the ex-soldier, now alcoholic Mowitz and Fader Berg, a virtuoso on several instruments. Some of these were based on living models, some probably not. His songs often reference Greek and Roman mythological characters such as the ferryman Charon and the God of wine and pleasure, Bacchus. Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated with alcohol (i. ... Sexual arousal is the process and state of an animal being ready for sexual intercourse. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall is the capital of Sweden, located on the south east coast of Sweden. ... Gustafs skÃ¥l, literally Toast to Gustaf, is a song written by Carl Michael Bellman as a salutation to King Gustaf III of Sweden, following the coup detat in 1772, which made himself an autocrat and ended the parliamentary Age of Liberty. ... A royal anthem is a patriotic song, much like a national anthem that recognizes the nations monarch. ... Gustav III (13 January 1746 (O.S.) (24 January 1746 (N.S.))–March 29, 1792) was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. ... Jean Fredman (born as Johan Fredrik Fredman in 1712 or 1713) was a famous figure in 18th century Stockholm. ... Ulla Winblad was a semi-fictional character in many of Carl Michael Bellmans works. ... Mowitz, or Father Mowitz, is one of the main characters in Carl Michael Bellmans work. ... Fader Berg is a character in Carl Michael Bellmans poetic works. ... Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... In Greek mythology, Charon (Greek Χάρων, fierce brightness) was the ferryman of Hades. ... Bacchus is the name of: the Roman god Bacchus, known to the Greeks as Dionysus the Christian martyr Saint Bacchus, companion to Saint Sergius; see: Saint Sergius the asteroid 2063 Bacchus the Bacchus grape variety, grown predominantly in Germany the Bacchus (painting) by Leonardo da Vinci the comic book Bacchus...

Legacy

The songs of Bellman are being kept alive by modern Swedish artists such as the late Cornelis Vreeswijk, rock musician Joakim Thåström, Sven-Bertil Taube, and even black metal band Marduk. They are also frequently used as choral music and as drinking songs. Cornelis Vreeswijk   Swedish pronunciation?,   Dutch pronunciation? (August 8, 1937 – November 12, 1987) was a singer-songwriter, poet and actor who was born in IJmuiden in the Netherlands but moved to Sweden with his parents in 1949, at the age of twelve. ... ThÃ¥ström during the Ebba Grön period Sven Joakim ThÃ¥ström nicknamed Pimme, but always offically called simply ThÃ¥ström (born March 20, 1957) is a well known Swedish punk rock musician. ... Sven-Bertil Taube (born November 24, 1934) is a Swedish singer and actor. ... This page is about the musical genre black metal. ... Marduk is a Swedish black metal band. ... This article is about choirs, musical ensembles containing singers. ...

Bellman has been translated into English by Paul Britten Austin, and to German by Hannes Wader. Also the German Communist leader Karl Liebknecht liked to sing the songs of Bellman, but he was able to do so in Swedish. Hannes Wader (born 23 June 1942 in Bielefeld, North_Rhine-Westphalia) is a famous songwriter, singer and guitarist. ... ▶ (help· info) (August 13, 1871 - January 15, 1919) was a German socialist and a co-founder of the Spartacist League and the Communist Party of Germany. ...

Trivia

Bellman is the main character of a type of Swedish jokes, aptly named Bellman-jokes. The modern versions of these usually include two other characters of different nationalities and Bellman, with the latter coming out victorious from a tricky situation. A joke is a short story or short series of words spoken or communicated with the intent of being laughed at or found humorous by the listener or reader. ...

External links

• Bellman.net
• Projekt Runeberg: Carl Michael Bellman