1896 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1896 in Scandinavian music.
Events
[edit]- 18 March – Danish composer Carl Nielsen conducts a performance of his First Symphony in Dresden, resulting in the start of his international success.[1]
- 26 May – Jean Sibelius's choral work Hymn is premiered by an amateur choir at a memorial service in Helsinki.[2]
New works
[edit]- Eyvind Alnæs – Symphony No. 1[3]
- August Enna – Aucassin og Nicolette (opera)[4]
- Edvard Grieg
- Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, Op. 65[5]
- Symphonic Dances[6]
- Andreas Hallén – Hexfällan (opera)[7]
- Johan Halvorsen
- Air norvégien, Op. 7
- Vasantasena
- Carl Nielsen – Hymnus amoris (cantata)[1]
- Jean Sibelius
- Wilhelm Stenhammar – Excelsior![8]
Popular music
[edit]- Sigurd Lie – "Sne (Snow)" (setting of poem by Helge Rode)[9]
- Christian Sinding – "Frühlingsrauschen"[10]
Births
[edit]- 20 January – Elmer Diktonius, Finnish poet and composer (died 1979)[11]
- 3 November – Trygve Lindeman, Norwegian cellist and music teacher (died 1961)[12]
- 30 December – Hans Stenseth, Norwegian flautist (died 1994)[13]
Deaths
[edit]- 1 August – Wilhelm Herman Barth, Danish musician and composer (born 1813)[14]
- 21 February – Fritz Arlberg, Swedish operatic baritone and composer (born 1830)[15]
- 13 December – Emma Dahl, Norwegian opera singer and composer (born 1819)[16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Symphony and opera composer". Carl Nielsen Society. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Review". Hufvudstadsbladet. No. 140. 1896. p. 3.
- ^ "Eyvind Alnæs". Hyperion Records. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ Annals of Opera, 1597-1940. Rowman and Littlefield. 1970. p. 1941. ISBN 9780714537771.
- ^ Free scores by Lyric Pieces, Book VIII at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- ^ "Category:Grieg, Edvard". ISMLP.
- ^ "Hexfällan (Häxfällan) [Witch's trap] / Walpurgisnacht". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Excelsior!". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ Anna Hersey (2016). Scandinavian Song: A Guide to Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish Repertoire and Diction. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 349. ISBN 9780810884540.
- ^ Frühlingsrauschen: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ Leonard Klein; Steven Serafin; Walter D. Glanze (1981). Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century. Ungar. p. 566.
- ^ "Trygve Lindeman". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Historisk befolkningsregister - Hans Stenset" (in Norwegian). hbr2.nr.no. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Wilhelm H. Barth" (in Danish). Gravsted. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Fritz Arlberg". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ Cecilie Dahm (1987). Kvinner komponerer: ni portretter av norske kvinnelige komponister i tiden 1840-1930 (in Norwegian). Solum Forlag.ISBN 9788256004850