Gunnar Wennerberg

Swedish poet, composer and politician, born 2. October 1817 in Lidköping, died 24. August 1901 at Läckö royal estate. In 1843 Gunnar Wennerberg became a member of the secret society and musical club who called themselves The Juvenals, and for their meetings were written the trios and duets, music and words, which Wennerberg began to publish in 1846. In the following year appeared the earliest numbers of Gluntarne (or "The Boys"), thirty duets for baritone and bass, which continued to be issued from 1847 to 1850. The success of these remarkable productions, masterpieces in two arts, was overwhelming: they presented an epitome of all that was most unusual and most attractive in the curious university life of Sweden.