Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist was born in Stockholm on February 12, 1886, and died there on January 28, 1949. From 1914 he was organist at ''Adolf Fredrik Church'' and from 1924 teacher of harmony at the Royal Conservatory of Music. As a composer he is best known for his many solo songs, including ''Till havs'' and ''Jul, jul, strålande jul''. In later years, his works increasingly shifted to the sacred. Gustaf Nordqvist was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1932.
