The nursery rhyme composer Gullan Bornemark is dead

Elin Gunhild "Gullan" Bornemark is a composer, lyricist, music educator and music director. She has written around four hundred nursery rhymes and pieces of music. Among her well-known songs are, for example, "The old man in the box", "Min lilla pony", "Sudda sudda" and "Are you awake Lars".

She was born in 1927 in Härnösand and moved to Malmö in the 1940s. She later trained as a music teacher and church musician. In 1961, Gullan Bornemark's first wisdom book "The old man in the box" came out.

Between 1952 and 2007, she also ran Musikleken Blåklockan, her own music school for children, together with her husband Valter Bornemark. It made her a pioneer in music education for children.

- They have taught me a lot. Because the funny thing about children is that they never pretend, but immediately show if it's boring. Then you have to look for new ways, said Gullan Bornemark when DN interviewed her in connection with her 90th birthday.

And about turning 90, she said:

- I'm quoting Valter here: "It's not an achievement to turn a year old." And I have had a wonderful life for which I thank the creator.

Gullan Bornemark has been awarded a number of prizes and awards. This includes the Alice Tegnér prize, HM The King's medal in the 8th size and the appointment to an honorary doctorate at Lund University. Gullan Bornemark received his first Grammy at the age of 91 for "My Own Favorites" in the music album of the year category.

Golden Bornemark was 98 years old.

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