Composer Sven-David Sandström was often inspired by Baroque works, but his language was modern and eclectic. He was also an educator who taught in the U.S. as well as his native Sweden. During the first part of his career, Sandström was identified with modernist styles, but around 1980, he turned to more emotionally direct idioms. His style was eclectic, incorporating elements of modernism, minimalism, jazz, pop, and even Tejano music. Sandström was the composer of more than 300 works. These included operas, choral music, chamber music, and ballets, as well as several scores for Swedish films. Sandström died in Stockholm on June 10, 2019. By the mid-2020s, more than 50 of his works had been recorded; his choral Songs of Love (2008), which have been recorded several times, appeared on the 2023 album Credo by the State Choir Latvija.