Bernhard Crusell

Swedish-Finnish clarinetist, composer and translator (1775–1838)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[19]
Date of birth: October 15, 1775
Date of death: July 28, 1838
Place of birth: Uusikaupunki
Place of death: Jakob and Johannes parish
Country of citizenship: Sweden^[11]
Ethnic group: Swedish-speaking population of Finland^[13]
Occupation: composer, clarinetist, autobiographer, translator, music critic, military musician^[14]
Employer: Kungliga Hovkapellet^[17]
Field of work: music, translating activity^[15]^[16]
Genre: opera, classical music^[20]^[21]
Work location: Stockholm, Linköping^[25]^[26]
Student of: Jean-Xavier Lefèvre, Franz Tausch, Henri-Montan Berton, François Joseph Gossec, Georg Joseph Vogler^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish, Italian, German, French, Swedish^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40]^[41]
Described by source: Riemann's Music Dictionary, Dictionary of Swedish National Biography, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers, Götiska förbundet och dess hufvudmän : fosterländska teckningar. 1 Götiska förbundet ; Erik Gustaf Geijer^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]
Family name: Crusell^[22]
Given name: Bernhard, Henrik^[23]^[24]
Instrument: clarinet^[32]
Member of: Geatish Society^[18]
Name in native language: Bernhard Crusell^[42]
Native language: Swedish^[12]
Place of burial: Solna cemetery^[10]

🏷️ Also known as

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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13892864r
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID: 2356
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID (urn.fi): 4496-1416928957102
BiographySampo person ID: p3360
CANTIC ID: 981061035337806706

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Grove Music Online ID: 06905
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Hyperion Records person ID: C152
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Spotify artist ID: 6RZnn5duxDdSsDoaoRaibD
Swedish Gravestone ID: 385009
Swedish Musical Heritage ID: crusell-bernhard
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID: 2318
Topic's main category: Category:Bernhard Henrik Crusell
UOM ID: 62503
Uppslagsverket Finland ID: CrusellBernhard
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Yale LUX ID: person/1ec35968-c43c-4d1c-803d-69cf4ed1951c

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Languages spoken, written or signed 5

German, French, Italian, Swedish, Finnish

Teachers 5

François Joseph Gossec, Georg Joseph Vogler, Henri-Montan Berton, Jean-Xavier Lefèvre, Franz Tausch

Mb:composer 4

Concerto pour clarinette no 2 de Crusell, Concerto pour clarinette no 2 de Crusell, 小女奴, 小女奴

Occupation 4

composer, translator, clarinetist, autobiographer

Student of 4

François Joseph Gossec, Henri-Montan Berton, Jean-Xavier Lefèvre, Franz Tausch

← Mb:teacher 4

François Joseph Gossec, Georg Joseph Vogler, Henri-Montan Berton, Jean-Xavier Lefèvre

Given name 2

Bernhard, Henrik

Work location 2

Stockholm, Linköping

Country of citizenship 1

Sweden

Described by source 1

Dictionary of Swedish National Biography

Employer 1

Kungliga Hovkapellet

FactGrid item ID 1

Battle of Mount Erice

Field of work 1

music

Genre 1

opera

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

clarinet

Member of 1

Geatish Society

Native language 1

Swedish

Place of birth 1

Uusikaupunki

Sex or gender 1

male

← FactGrid item ID 1

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Summary

Bernhard Crusell was born on October 15, 1775^[1], in Uusikaupunki^[2]. He died on July 28, 1838^[3], in Jakob and Johannes parish^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5], clarinetist^[6], autobiographer^[7], translator^[8], and music critic^[9].

FAQs

Where was Bernhard Crusell born?

Bernhard Crusell was born in Uusikaupunki^[2].

Where did Bernhard Crusell die?

Bernhard Crusell died in Jakob and Johannes parish^[4].

What did Bernhard Crusell do for work?

Bernhard Crusell worked as a composer^[5], clarinetist^[6], autobiographer^[7], translator^[8], and music critic^[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — place of birth (P19): Uusikaupunki. Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — place of death (P20): Jakob and Johannes parish. Sveriges dödbok 1815–2022. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — country of citizenship (P27): Sweden. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — field of work (P101): music. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — field of work (P101): translating activity. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — native language (P103): Swedish. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — occupation (P106): composer. Musicalics. Retrieved 2022-04-05. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — occupation (P106): clarinetist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — occupation (P106): autobiographer. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — occupation (P106): translator. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-15. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — occupation (P106): music critic. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — occupation (P106): military musician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — employer (P108): Kungliga Hovkapellet. Förteckning öfver svenska skådespel uppförda på Stockholms theatrar 1737-1863 och Kongl. theatrarnes personal 1773-1863 med flera anteckningar. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — place of burial (P119): Solna cemetery. finngraven.se. Retrieved 2017-12-15. finngraven.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — genre (P136): opera. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — genre (P136): classical music. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — ethnic group (P172): Swedish-speaking population of Finland. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — member of (P463): Geatish Society. Götiska förbundet och dess hufvudmän : fosterländska teckningar. 1 Götiska förbundet ; Erik Gustaf Geijer. runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — date of birth (P569): October 15, 1775. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-03. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — date of death (P570): July 28, 1838. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-03. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — family name (P734): Crusell. Sveriges dödbok 1815–2022. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — given name (P735): Bernhard. Sveriges dödbok 1815–2022. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — given name (P735): Henrik. Sveriges dödbok 1815–2022. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — work location (P937): Stockholm. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — work location (P937): Linköping. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — student of (P1066): Jean-Xavier Lefèvre. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — student of (P1066): Franz Tausch. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — student of (P1066): Henri Montan Berton. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — student of (P1066): François Joseph Gossec. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — student of (P1066): Georg Joseph Vogler. Retrieved 2026-05-26. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — instrument (P1303): clarinet. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — described by source (P1343): Riemann's Music Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 2020-08-25. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — described by source (P1343): Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — described by source (P1343): Götiska förbundet och dess hufvudmän : fosterländska teckningar. 1 Götiska förbundet ; Erik Gustaf Geijer. Götiska förbundet och dess hufvudmän : fosterländska teckningar. 1 Götiska förbundet ; Erik Gustaf Geijer. runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Finnish. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-03-01. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Italian. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-03-01. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-03-01. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-03-01. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Swedish. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-03-01. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ Bernhard Crusell — name in native language (P1559): Bernhard Crusell. wikidata.org.

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Genre → opera, classical music

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