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Jacob Adolf Hägg
Person · male · Sweden · Östergarn parish · born 1850 · died 1928 · recording since 1992
Swedish composer (1850–1928)
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Also known as 雅各布·阿道夫·黑格
Timeline
5 events▣ Album 2◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1850s
1920s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Näckens polska
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
Biography
English biography147 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1350799308
Biography
Jacob Adolf Hägg (29 June 1850 – 1 March 1928) was a Swedish composer.
Hägg was born in Östergarn, and studied piano at the Stockholm Conservatory from 1865 to 1870, as well as composition in Copenhagen with Niels Wilhelm Gade and in Berlin with Friedrich Kiel. Due to mental illness, he spent the years 1880 to 1895 in a hospital. He then worked as a pianist and composer in Hedvigsfors, Sweden, and continued to do so after moving to Norway between 1900 and 1909 and resettling in Sweden at Hudiksvall. He died in Bjuråker.
Hägg composed four symphonies and other orchestral and choral works, chamber music, a collection of Little Nordic Songs without Words for piano, ten piano suites, and pieces for cello and for organ.
He was related to the composer Gustaf Hägg (1867–1925) in that Jacob's father was a cousin twice removed of Gustaf's grandfather.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -64 | 5.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (2 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 44 tracks · 1:01:12
1Näckens Polska1:292Folkvisa (Folk Air)1:173Melodistycke (Melody)1:104Blåsten (The Wind)1:305Sång utan ord (Song Without Words)2:126Fjorton år tror jag visst att jag var0:517Ingeborgs klagan (Ingeborg's Lament)0:338Visa för piano (Air for piano)1:059Saga0:4310Serenad (Serenade)1:0911Vaggvisa (Lullaby)1:4312Vaggvisa (Lullaby)1:2913Liten visa (Little Air)1:2814Gitarren (The Guitar)1:3515Aldrig en iris (Never an Iris)1:1516Pianostycke (Piano Piece)1:1117Lilla blomma du är (A Little Flower Are You)0:5518Pianostycke (Piano Piece)1:2219Ecortense2:0520Grazioso0:5621Binda kransar (Making Wreaths)2:1222Nordisk sång (Nordic Song)1:1923Humoresk (Humoresque)1:0724Fjarran han drojer1:1625Naktergals klagan (The Nightingale's Lament)1:0226Barcarole1:5927Krigsforklaring (Declaration of War)1:3028Mazurka1:0129Segersång (Song of Victory)1:0230Hostsång (Harvest Song)1:5831Granen1:1032Gullvivan1:4033Visa for piano (Air for piano)1:0034Kärlekssång (Love Song)1:0335Pianostycke (Piano Piece)1:3036Pianostycke (Piano Piece)1:2037Scherzino3:4438Valse2:0339Gotlandspolska1:0740Skogslåt1:0141Barnlek (Child's Play)1:0842Pianosång (Piano Song)1:3043Pianostycke (Piano Piece)1:0144Morgonstiernan (The Morning Star)1:31Nordic Symphony / Overtures / American Festival Music
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 41:02
1American Festival Music7:312Concert Overture no. 1 in D major, op. 286:033Concert Overture no. 2 in C minor, op. 267:464Nordic Symphony in E-flat major, op. 2: I. Allegro5:245Nordic Symphony in E-flat major, op. 2: II. Adagio cantabile4:136Nordic Symphony in E-flat major, op. 2: III. Presto - L'istesso tempo - Tempo I4:397Nordic Symphony in E-flat major, op. 2: IV. Finale. Maestoso - Allegro vivace - Presto e maestoso5:26
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jacob Adolf Hägg head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -64 | 5.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/66a27643-fc3a-4362-82fb-f21b42aefc05core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q323435genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q323435seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Adolf_H%C3%A4ggbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Adolf_H%C3%A4gg
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