Sam Rydberg

Sam Hjalmar Rydberg (27 October 1885 – 25 March 1956) was a Swedish composer. Biography Sam Rydberg was born in Nyköping, Sweden, in 1885. He started as a military musician at age 13 as a drummer at the Södermanland Regiment. After that he became a part of the military band of the Svea Engineer Corps 1906-1935 and after 1928 as the head of the band. The instrument he played was soprano cornet. He composed many types of music but is most known for his marches. He is also the composer that has most marches that is official marches of regiments in the Swedish Armed Forces and is sometimes referred as the Swedish march king. List of marches * I flaggskrud (Norrbottens pansarbataljon) 1933 * Till Fronten (Karlsborgs luftvärnsregementes marsch) 1915 * Ikaros Marsch (Arméns fältarbetsskola) * På vakt (Svea ingenjörregemente) 1944? * På post för Sverige (Öresunds marindistrikt) 1944 * På marsch (Norra skånska (infanteri-)regementet / Södra militärområdet) 1944? * Under Fredsfanan (Försvarets internationella centrum) 1939 * Den Svenske Unterofficeren (Arméns kompaniofficersskola / Arméns tekniska centrum) 1916 * Vivu Esperanto! (Minvapnet) 1933 * I Beredskap (Älvsborgs kustartilleriregement