1938 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1938 in Scandinavian music.
Events
[edit]- 18 January – Finnish singer Jukka Ahti and his wife are arrested by Soviet authorities.[1]
- unknown dates
- Edgar Hayes and his jazz orchestra tour Sweden.[2]
- Swedish trumpeter Thore Ehrling forms his own band.[2]
New works
[edit]- Jacob Gade – Københavnerliv[3]
- Uuno Klami – Symphony No. 1[4]
- Ingemar Liljefors – Five studies for piano[5]
Popular music
[edit]Births
[edit]- 13 January – Paavo Heininen, Finnish pianist and composer (died 2022)[7]
- 23 March – Berit Kullander, Norwegian singer, dancer and actress[8]
- 23 April – Roland Cedermark, Swedish accordionist (died 2020)[9]
- 9 June – Eje Thelin, Swedish jazz trombonist (died 1990)[10]
- 17 June – Grethe Ingmann, Danish singer (died 1990)[11]
- 16 July – Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic pianist, conductor and composer (died 2013)[12]
- 18 July – Povl Dissing, Danish singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer (died 2022)[13]
- 24 August – Rami Sarmasto, Finnish musician and actor (died 1965)[14]
- 21 September – Atli Heimir Sveinsson, Icelandic composer (died 2019)[15]
Deaths
[edit]- 26 February – Jukka Ahti, Finnish-born singer, songwriter and actor (born 1897; executed)[1]
- 30 April – Gunnar Olavsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1852)[16]
- 14 June – Thekla Hofer, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1852)[17]
- 2 August – Bjarni Thorsteinsson, Icelandic priest, organist and collector of folk songs (born 1861)[18]
- 18 September – Ole Hjellemo, Norwegian musician and composer (born 1873)[19]
- 4 December – Borghild Holmsen, Norwegian pianist, composer and music critic (born 1865)[20]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ahti, Jukka Samuelinpoika". Inkeri.ru (in Russian). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Swedish Jazz 1937-1939" (PDF). Caprice Records. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Københavnerliv". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ Poroila, Heikki (2012). Yhtenäistetty Uuno Klami (List of Works by Uuno Klami). Helsinki: Suomen musiikkikirjastoyhdistys (Finnish Music Library Association). p. 17. ISBN 978-952-5363-30-2.
- ^ "Five studies". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Tack ska' du ha. Ur Karl-Gerhards jubileumsrevy (Jules Sylvain -- Karl-Gerhard)". Svensk Mediedatabas. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ Francisco Salazar (12 February 2022). "Obituary: Finnish Composer Paavo Heininen Dies at 84". OperaWire. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Berit Kullander". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Roland Cedermark". mic.stim.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2472. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ "Hittebarn i musikken". Information (in Danish). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Finch, Hilary (2001). "Sigurbjörnsson, Thorkell". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.25754. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit, ed. (29 September 2014). "Povl Dissing". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Rami Sarmasto". Findagrave. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Atli Heimir Sveinsson". Classical Music Daily. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Gunnar Olavsson Helland". Telemark Arbeiderblad. 2 May 1938. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Bohman, Nils; Dahl, Torsten, eds. (1948). "Hofer, Thelka Catharina Charlotta Schröder". Svenska män och kvinnor: biografisk uppslagsbok (in Swedish). Stockholm: Alb. Bonniers Boktryckeri. p. 488. Retrieved 17 May 2021 – via Project Runeberg.
- ^ "Thorsteinsson, Bjarni". MGG Online. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Rune J. Andersen. "Ole Hjellemo". Store Norske leksikon. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ Weydahl, Hanna-Marie. "Borghild Holmsen". Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek. Retrieved 1 April 2025.