# Sam Rydberg

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{{Short description|Swedish composer (1885–1956)}}
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'''Sam Hjalmar Rydberg''' (27 October 1885 – 25 March 1956) was a [Swedish](/source/Sweden) composer.

== Biography ==
Sam Rydberg was born in [Nyköping](/source/Nyk%C3%B6ping), [Sweden](/source/Sweden), in 1885. He started as a military musician at age 13 as a drummer at the [Södermanland Regiment](/source/S%C3%B6dermanland_Regiment_(infantry)). After that he became a part of the military band of the [Svea Engineer Corps](/source/Svea_Engineer_Corps) 1906-1935 and after 1928 as the head of the band. The instrument he played was [soprano cornet](/source/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](/source/Swedish_Armed_Forces) and is sometimes referred as ''the Swedish march king''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam H Rydberg - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon |url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=6268 |website=sok.riksarkivet.se |access-date=6 June 2025}}</ref>

== 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 / Göteborgs marinbrigad) 1939
* För fosterlandet (Kustartilleriets stridsskola)
* Avanti per Patria (Flottans sjömansskolas marsch / Karlskronas örlogskolors)
* Nordiska spelen (Bråvalla flygflottilj) - alternative title: Formering till tåg
* I täten 1922
* Tre Kronor 1951
* Konsertmarsch Nr 3 (Konsertmarsch à la Italiano) 1920
* Landstormsmarsch 1914
* Konsertmarsch Nr 2 - Italia
* I fält (Västra arméfördelningen)
* Till Laxön
* Defiladmarsch (Södra underhållsregementet)
* Leve Fortifikationen! 1914
* The hockeyman 1915
* Jubileumsmarsch Stockholm 700 (Jubileumsmarsch, S:t Erik) 1953
* Till vårt försvar 1942
* Till bivacken 1918
* Friska viljor
* Kronprins Leopold (Till prinsessan Astrids giftermål) 1926
* Under förbimarsch 1936
* Sailor Boys
* Marsch för Svea Ingenjörskår 1955
* Överste Thorsell 1914
* American Style 1936
* Unga Örnar
* Trav (marsch) (trot march)
* Till "Zinkens"
* Till stadion! 1946
* Svenska färger 1916
* Stockholms Blåsorkester (marsch) - Alternative titles: Skarpskyttemarsch, AIK-orkestern, AIK-marsch, Infanterimarsch 1920
* Stockholm
* Sportmarsch 1945
* Skolmarsch
* Sjökrigsskolekadetten
* Scouting
* På manöver 1916
* Olympiska spelen
* Obligationsmarsch 1914
* Militärmarsch 1915
* Liten konsertmarsch tillägnad Sven Sköld 1945
* Leve översten!
* Krigsskolekadetten
* Kosmopolit, konsertmarsch 1937
* Kavallerimarsch 1922
* Kamplust
* Italia, Marcia rapsodia di Bonelli (Not No. 18 again) 1913
* Idrottskamrater
* I slutna led 1924
* Högalidspojkar
* Honnörsmarsch
* För hem och härd
* Fortifikationens honnörsmarsch 1927
* Flygarmarsch
* Bland kamrater 1913
* Armémarsch 1917
* Vårt luftvärn (Luftvärnets officershögskola)
* Gardeskamrater (Vaxholms kustartilleriregementes marsch) <ref>{{cite book |first1=Bo |last1=Sandberg |year=2007 |title=The military's marches and signals, past and present: marches adopted by Swedish military units, schools and staffs, as well as recognition, service and exercise signals |place=Stockholm |publisher=Libris |isbn=978-91-631-8699-8}}</ref>

== Literature ==
*Stolt, Lars C. (1975). ”Sam Rydberg — Sveriges marschkung”. Marschnytt (34): sid. 5-9.

== References ==
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Category:1885 births
Category:1956 deaths
Category:Brass band composers
Category:March musicians
Category:Military music of Sweden
Category:Military music composers
Category:Military musicians
Category:Swedish composers
Category:Swedish male composers
Category:Swedish Army officers
Category:20th-century Swedish male musicians
Category:People from Nyköping

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