1944 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1944 in Scandinavian music.
Events
[edit]- 4 August – The Swedish inhabitants of the island of Ruhnu (Runö) are evacuated to make way for the Soviet occupation. Some of their folk traditions, including music, are recorded for posterity.[1]
- unknown date
- John Fernström begins working as a composer for the Malmö stadsteater (the Malmö city theatre).[2]
- King Frederik IX of Denmark is recorded conducting the Orchestra of the Royal Danish Theatre.[3]
New works
[edit]- Jørgen Bentzon – Saturnalia (opera)[4]
- Klaus Egge – Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2, "Symfoniske variasjoner og fuge over en norsk folketone", Op. 21[5]
- Elisabeth Huselius-Wickter – I ensamhet och tystnad[6]
- Vagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 5[7]
- David Wikander – Passacaglia över koralen Jag ville lova och prisa[8]
Popular music
[edit]- Lasse Dahlquist – "Gå upp och pröva dina vingar"[9]
- Juul Strømme & Rolf Holst – "Farvel Finnmark"[10]
Musical theatre
[edit]- Song of Norway adapted by Robert Wright and George Forrest from the work of Edvard Grieg[11]
Film music
[edit]Births
[edit]- 2 March – Leif Segerstam, Finnish composer and conductor (died 2024)[16]
- 7 June – Erling Wicklund, Swedish-Norwegian trombonist and composer (died 2019)
- 1 October – Yngvar Numme, Norwegian singer, actor, revue writer and director (died 2023)[17]
- 14 November – Niels la Cour, Danish composer[18]
- 1 December – Arja Saijonmaa, Finnish singer and actress[19]
Deaths
[edit]- 2 March – Johanne Stockmarr, Danish pianist (born 1869)[20]
- 1 April – Sandra Droucker, Norwegian pianist, composer and radio personality (born 1875)[21]
- 7 July – Emil Thoroddsen, Icelandic composer (born 1898)[22]
- 8 August – Aino Ackté, Finnish operatic soprano (born 1876)[23]
- 18 November – Per Biørn, Danish operatic baritone (born 1887)[24]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Historiska Runödatum". Runöborna.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "John Fernström (1897−1961)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "King Frederik IX conducts The Orchestra of Royal Danish Theatre". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ Frede Nielsen. "Some Danish composers from 600 to the 1960s". Seismograf. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ Oscar Thompson (1975). The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians. Dodd, Mead. p. 629.
- ^ "Elisabeth Huselius-Wickter (1901−1965)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Symfoni nr. 5, Op. 34 (1944)". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "David Wikander (1884−1955)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Uno Myggan Eriksson (1989). Myggans Nöjeslexikon vol 4. p. 40.
- ^ "Kommentar:Farvel Finnmark!". Ságat (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ Hischak, Thomas (2008). The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film andTelevision. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 694.
- ^ "Elly Petersen". Det Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Teatertosset". DFI. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Torment". Ingmar Bergman. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ Per Olov Qvist; Peter von Bagh (2000). Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 53.
- ^ Nossiter, Adam. "Leif Segerstam, Who Wrote 371 Symphonies, Is Dead at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Smith-Meyer, Trond; Holen, Øyvind. "Thomas Numme". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Mikael Garnæs. "Niels la Cour om kirke- og orgelmusik". DOKS. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ Who's who in Scandinavia. Who's Who, the international red series Verlag. 1981. p. 879.
- ^ Schiørring, Nils (18 July 2011). "Johanne Stockmarr" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Droucker, Sandra". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Emil Thoroddsen". handrit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Suhonen, Pekka (29 July 2016). "Ackté, Aino (1876 - 1944)". Kansallisbiografia. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "DANISH BARITONE PER BIØRN (1887-1944) CDR". Classic Music CDs. Retrieved 21 July 2025.