Alice Tegner (1864–1943)
Composer; Teacher
Works published by MoV
Bethlehem's Star / Betlehems stjarna
(English with optional Swedish)
(arranged for S & B solos, SSAATTB & organ by Sarah MacDonald)
Bethlehem's Star / Betlehems stjarna (English with optional Swedish)
(arranged for S & B solos, SSAATTB & organ by Sarah MacDonald)
Bethlehem’s Star / Betlehems stjärna, originally published in 1893 as a solo song with piano accompaniment, has been specially arranged by Sarah MacDonald for this volume, as part of our work to promote and raise awareness of important historical musical educators. Betlehems stjärna has become one of Alice Tegnér’s best-known works and is closely associated with the celebrations of St Lucia on 13th December. This arrangement is dedicated to Louise and Andrew Stewart, with gratitude and admiration. In turn they offer their warm thanks to Sarah MacDonald for her unstinting support of this Anthology series.
Bethlehem's Star / Betlehems stjarna
(English with optional Swedish)
(arranged for S & B solos, SSAATTB & organ by Sarah MacDonald)
This work is published in our anthology Volume 3, as a printed octavo and as a licenced digital pdf
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(August 2025)
Alice Tegnér (1864–1943)
Alice Tegnér was born in Karlshamn in southern Sweden and she received her early musical education from her father. At the age of 13 she moved to Stockholm to continue her musical studies, and there she received Composition and piano lessons from Hermann Berens, a teacher at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. She flourished both musically and socially in her new surroundings, but financial hardship and the conservative nature of her marriage later restricted her own musical development, and she turned her attention instead to teaching, which would become her lifelong passion. An interest in the social and educational benefits of music to children formed the focus of much of her compositional output – she was a prolific writer of children’s songs – and she lived out a life of social activism and charitable generosity, contributing greatly to the musical and educational life in Djursholm, a suburb of Stockholm, later becoming influential nationally through the publication of her children’s songbook Nu ska vi sjunga. In 1924 she was elected to The Royal Swedish Academy of Music and her work remains a significant part of Swedish musical life.
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