served on musical juries. His notable students include Edward Applebaum and Anders Eliasson. Lidholm established a reputation as a composer of demanding (but well-respected) choral music during his early career, and he continued to compose vocal music throughout his career, and especially during his later years. Of the final nine works that he composed after the age of 70, six included choir or solo voice. Selected compositions På kungens slott for piano (1943) Toccata e Canto for chamber orchestra (1944) Concerto for string orchestra (1945) Sonata for solo flute (1946) Sonata for piano (1947) Sonatin for piano (1947) Laudi for mixed choir a cappella (1947) (10) minatyrer for piano (1948) Lätta pianostycken for piano (1948) Klavierstück for piano (1949) Sonatin for piano (1950) Musik för stråkar for string orchestra (1952) (4) körer for mixed choir a cappella (1953) Liten stråktrio for violin, viola and cello (1953) Concertino for flute, oboe, English horn, and cello (1954) Invention for two instruments or keyboard (1954) (4) Pezzi for cello and piano (1955) Ritornell for orchestra (1955) Canto LXXXI for mixed choir a cappella (1956) Skaldens natt for soprano, choir and orchestra (1957/81) Notturno-Canto (1958/2000) Mutanza for orchestra (1959/65) Motto for mixed choir a cappella (1959) (3) Strindbergsvisor for mixed choir a cappella (1959) Riter (Rites), ballet: for dancers, orchestra and electronic tape (1959) Motus-colores for orchestra (1960) Nausikaa ensam for soprano, chorus and orchestra (1963) Poesis for orchestra (1963) Holländarn (The Dutchman), opera for television, with electronic tape (1967) Stamp Music graphic composition for postage stamp (1971) Stamp Music I. realization of Stamp Music for soprano and tam-tam (1971) ...a riveder le stelle for mixed chorus a cappella (1971–73) Inga träd skall väcka digfor television, with solo soprano, mixed choir, string quartet, and electronic and concrete sounds (1973–74) Greetings from an Old World for orchestra (1974–76) Fantasia sopra 'Laudi''' for solo cello (1977) Kontakion for orchestra (1978) Perserna (The Persians) for male choir, solo baritone, solo tenor, and speaker (1978) Amicizia for solo clarinet (1980) De Profundis for mixed choir a cappella (1983) Pastoral i skogen (Pastorale in the Forest) for flute, organ, and vibrafone (1988) Arabesque for soprano sax or oboe (1988) Ett drömspel (A Dream Play), opera for soloists, children's choir, mixed choir, and orchestra (1990) Inbillningens värld (The World of Imagination) for male choir (1990) Libera me requiem for mixed choir (1994) stund, när ditt inre for baritone and orchestra