Jörgen Dafgård (born 27 November 1964 in
Gothenburg) is a Swedish
composer. He gained international repute in connection with the 2003 Masterprize competition, in which his orchestral work Veils reached the top ten.[2][3] His compositions have been broadcast on
NPR and
Classic FM (UK) as well as Scandinavian radio stations such as
NRK and
Sveriges Radio P2.[4][5] Dafgård studied composition with
Anders Nilsson and Johan Hammerth and later at the Malmö Music Academy with
Hans Gefors,
Javier Alvarez,
Hans Abrahamsen and Kent Olofsson.[2]
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Daniels' Orchestral Music. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 216.
ISBN978-1-4422-7521-8.
LCCN2021057083. Dafgård, Jörgen 1964- (b Gothenburg, 27 Nov 1964). Swedish. Caprism (Concerto, Clarinet) <2013>; Eclipse (Concerto, Violin) <2018>; Symphony No. 1 <2003-2004>.
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abcde"Jörgen Dafgård". Unique International. No. 1.
Issuu. 12 July 2014. p. 14. Retrieved 13 August 2021. Jörgen Dafgård (b 1964) works as a freelance composer. In 1999 he received his diploma in composition at the Malmö Academy of Music, where he had studied for (sic.) Hans Gefors, Javier Alvarez, Hans Abrahamsen and Kent Olofsson... ...he had studied composition for (sic.) Anders Nilsson and Johan Hammerth...
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"Art of Touching the Keyboard". American Record Guide. 68 (4): 279–281. Works by Bunnar Valakare, Daniel Nelson, Jorgen Dafgard, Staffan Mossenmark... ...Jorgen Dafgard's Quartet I is more Bergian.