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Born in Calcutta, India in 1920 and christened Klas-Thure Allgén, the Swedish composer changed his name to Claude Johanes Maria Allgén when he converted to Catholicism. He added Loyola as his confirmation name. Allgén died in 1990 in a house fire.

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• Between Ecstasy and Asceticism: A Portrait of Claude Loyola Allgén

  http://www.alice-musik.se/020B.html
  Extended biographical essay including personal reminiscences by author Mats Persson touches on his on-going difficulties with Sweden's "Monday Group" of composers.

• Claude Loyola Allgén

  http://www.organ-biography.info/composers-a/Allgen_ClaudeLoyola.html
  Brief sketch of his life and list of organ works from the Biographical Dictionary of Organists.

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