1924 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1924 in Scandinavian music.
Events
[edit]- 24 March – Jean Sibelius conducts the world premiere of his 7th and last symphony as Fantasia sinfonica No. 1 in Stockholm.[1]
- unknown date – Spanish-born Olallo Morales joins the programme committee of Swedish Public Radio and also temporarily replaces Hugo Alfvén as director of music at Uppsala University.
New works
[edit]- Hugo Alfvén – Kantat vid Världspostunionens halvsekels jubileum 1924[2]
- Sigvaldi Kaldalóns – Klukknahljóð[3]
- Ture Rangström – Vinden och trädet[4]
- Hilding Rosenberg – Violin concerto no. 1, op. 22[5]
Popular music
[edit]- Carl Nielsen – "Der er et yndigt land" (Nielsen's setting of the Danish national anthem, to lyrics by Adam Oehlenschläger)[6]
- Evert Taube – "Sjuttonde balladen"[7]
Births
[edit]- 26 January – Alice Babs, Swedish popular singer (died 2014)[8]
- 6 June – Gunnar Brunvoll, Norwegian impresario and opera administrator (died 1999)[9]
- 23 August – Edvard Fliflet Bræin, Norwegian conductor and composer (died 1976)[10]
- 10 September – Putte Wickman, Swedish jazz clarinetist (died 2006)[11]
- 18 October – Egil Hovland, Norwegian composer (died 2013)[12]
- 7 December – Bent Fabric, Danish pianist and composer (died 2020)[13]
- 20 December – Arne Domnérus, Swedish jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2008)[14]
Deaths
[edit]- 17 February – Oskar Merikanto, Finnish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1868)[15]
- 27 February – Carolina Östberg, Swedish opera singer and teacher (born 1853)[16]
- 12 April – Sjur Helgeland, Norwegian hardingfele fiddler and composer (born 1858)[17]
- 13 September – P. J. Hannikainen, Finnish composer (born 1854)[18]
- 2 December – Emmy Achté, Finnish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1850)[19]
- 7 December – Rudolph Sophus Bergh, Danish composer (born 1859)[20]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Layton, Robert (2002). "Sibelius". In Wintle, Justin (ed.). Makers of Modern Culture. London: Routledge. p. 479. ISBN 0-415-26583-5.
- ^ "Kantat vid Världspostunionens halvsekels jubileum 1924 [Cantata]". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Klukknahljóð (Kaldalóns, Sigvaldi)". IMSLP. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Vinden och trädet". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Library of Congress Catalog: Music and phonorecords. Library of Congress. 1973. p. 195.
- ^ "Der er et yndigt Land, CNW 351 (Nielsen, Carl)". IMSLP. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Taube, Evert (1924). Den Gyldene Freden (in Swedish). Wahlström & Widstrand.
- ^ "Hildur Alice (Alice Babs) Sjöblom". skbl. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ Simensen, Bjørn (13 February 2009). "Gunnar Brunvoll". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ Nesheim, Elef (13 February 2009). "Edvard Fliflet Bræin". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 492. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
- ^ "Egil Hovland er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 5 February 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (29 July 2020). "Bent Fabric, Pianist and Composer Known for 'Alley Cat,' Dies at 95". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Arne Domnérus". Daily Telegraph. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Lappalainen, Seija (2 August 2018). "Merikanto, Oskar (1868–1924)". Kansallisbiografia (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Östberg {{{name}}} at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon
- ^ "Sjur Helgeland" (in Norwegian). Myrkdalen.org. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ Barbara B. Hong (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland. p. 115. ISBN 9780313387753.
- ^ Hillila, Ruth-Esther; Hong, Barbara Blanchard (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-0-313-27728-3.
- ^ "Rudolph Sophus Bergh". Klassika. Retrieved 11 May 2025.