Dahl, Ingolf

distinguished Swedish-born American composer, conductor, pianist, and teacher; b. Hamburg (of Swedish parents), June 9, 1912; d. Frutigen, near Bern, Switzerland, Aug. 6, 1970. Dahl studied composition with Philip Jarnach at the Conservatory of Cologne between 1930 and 1932 and musicology and conducting at the University of Zurich from 1932 to 1936. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1938, settling in California and becoming a citizen in 1943.

In the U.S., Dahl became active as a conductor and composer. In 1945 he was appointed an assistant professor at the University of Southern California. He also taught at the Berkshire Music Center, Tanglewood, during the summers of 1952-55.

As a performer Dahl actively promoted the music of IGOR STRAVINSKY, who also influenced Dahl's own compositions. In his later works, such as his Sinfonietta for Concert Band (1961) and his Aria Sinfonica (1965), Dahl adopted ARNOLD SCHOENBERG'S I2-TONE technique of composition.