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Folke Rabe
tb, *1935 SE, Stockholm
Musician / Composer of Classical and Electronic
Folke Rabe (Stockholm, 28 October 1935 – Stockholm, September 2017) was a Swedish composer. He studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, where his teachers included Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Ingvar Lidholm, and György Ligeti. Rabe started out as a jazz musician and trombonist in dixieland and swing bands in the 50's, later playing in big bands under the direction of Lulle Ellboj, Harry Arnold, Arne Domnérus and others. He is known best for his electronic drone piece What?? (originally released as Was??), recorded at the Swedish Radio studios in Stockholm in 1967. During the late ‘70s, Rabe worked as the program director at the Swedish Institute for National Concerts, while from the years of 1980 – 2000 occupied a variety of positions at the Swedish National Broadcasting Corp, including editor-in-chief.
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARGH! | Folke Rabe / Jan Bark | 2006 | Album |
| What?? | Folke Rabe | 1997 | Album |
| Basta | Folke Rabe | 1994 | Album |
| Mellan Dröm Och Verklighet - Twixt Dream And Reality | Bromma Kammarkör, Bo Johansson - Charles Ives, Bernhard Lewkovitch, Arne Mellnäs, Dieter Kaufmann, Ingvar Lidholm, Folke Rabe | 1979 | Album |
| Was?? / Proteinimperialism | Folke Rabe / Bo Anders Persson | 1970 | Album |
| Svenskt 60-Tal: Swedish Music From The Sixties | Sven-Erik Bäck / Bengt Hambraeus / Jan Bark & Folke Rabe / Bo Nilsson / Jan W. Morthenson | 1966 | Album |
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