Felix Körling | |
Birth Name: | John Felix August Körling |
Birth Date: | 17 December 1864 |
Birth Place: | Kristdala, Sweden |
Death Place: | Halmstad, Sweden |
Genre: | church music, children's songs |
Occupation: | Musician, lyricist, composer, music teacher |
John Felix August Körling (born 17 December 1864, Kristdala — died 8 January 1937, Halmstad) was a Swedish composer, church musician and music teacher. He was the son of August Körling and the father of American photographer Torkel Korling.[1]
Körling wrote operettas (Guldgruvan, Sommarflirt, Rubber, and Jockeyen), stage music, and folk songs. Today he is best known for being a highly regarded composer of children's songs.