Swedish violinist, copyist, composer and poet. He was active in Stockholm from 1727, and was employed as a member of the royal chapel from 1735; in 1738 he became Konzertmeister and in 1745 Kapellmeister. He succeeded his teacher, J.H. Roman, as chief court Kapellmeister from 1758 until at least 1765.
Although 18 extant works have been attributed to him (three to four symphonies, a sonata for flute and basso continuo, two cantatas and a few solo songs), Bengtsson has shown that only one work (a song published in 1768) is authenticated beyond doubt.
Source: Ingmar Bengtsson/Bertil H. van Boer: Per Brant quoted from Grove Music Online accessed 17 January 2010, Complete article (requires subscription).