Carl Bertil Agnestig
Carl Bertil Agnestig (né Andersson; 7 March 1924 – 14 July 2019) was a Swedish music teacher and composer. He was son to engineer Anders Ruben (Andersson) Agnestig (1897–1982) and Karin, née Grahn (1904–1990). The family came to Byarums parish in Småland in 1928, and finally settled in Nacka in 1930.
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Carl Bertil Agnestig
- Name
- Carl Bertil Agnestig
- Birth Name
- Carl Bertil Andersson
- Born
- 7 March 1924
- Birthplace
- Järvsö, Sweden
- Died
- 14 July 2019
- Occupation
- music teacher, composer
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Fields
- psalm
- Education
- Royal College of Music in Stockholm
- Honours
- Medal for the advancement of the musical arts · honorary member of the National Association of Church Musicians
- Languages
- Swedish
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Carl Bertil Agnestig (né Andersson; 7 March 1924 – 14 July 2019) was a Swedish music teacher and composer. He was son to engineer Anders Ruben (Andersson) Agnestig (1897–1982) and Karin, née Grahn (1904–1990). The family came to Byarums parish in Småland in 1928, and finally settled in Nacka in 1930.
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Carl Bertil Agnestig (1924–2019) was a Swedish composer, hymnwriter and teacher. The composer died in Nacka. Carl Bertil Agnestig studied at Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
Genres include psalm. Awards and honours include Medal for the advancement of the musical arts.
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Agnestig graduated Master in Education in Music from the Royal College of Music in 1946. He became music teacher at Uppsala's music school in 1947, at Nacka music school 1948, director of studies 1959, and temporary principal in 1966. He was union secretary at the Swedish Association of Municipal Music Instructors (RSM) in 1959, member of the cooperation committee for the music educator association from 1962 and of the Swedish Teachers' Union council in 1966. He is known for music-instruction books and has written several songs, one of the more well-known is Adventstid. He's represented in Den svenska psalmboken (1986) with two works. Carl-Bertil Agnestig was married for a time with Alfhild Kerstin Linnéa Burman (1920–2010) before he married Agneta Åkerfeldt (born 1932). Agnestig has two sons.
Carl Bertil Agnestig studied at Royal College of Music in Stockholm. The recorded working language is Swedish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are psalm. Distinctions recorded are Medal for the advancement of the musical arts and honorary member of the National Association of Church Musicians.
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• Name — Carl Bertil Agnestig • Birth Name — Carl Bertil Andersson • Born — 7 March 1924 • Birthplace — Järvsö, Sweden • Died — 14 July 2019 • Genre — Christian hymns • Occupation — music teacher, composer
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1924
Carl Bertil Agnestig born at Järvsö församling.
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Carl Bertil Agnestig died on 14 July 2019.
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Carl Bertil Agnestig received Medal for the advancement of the musical arts and honorary member of the National Association of Church Musicians. Recorded as having received Medal for the advancement of the musical arts and honorary member of the National Association of Church Musicians. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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