1881 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1881 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- 16 October – Andreas Hallén's groundbreaking opera Harald Viking, dedicated to his home town of Gothenburg, is premièred in Leipzig, Germany.[1]
- 30 October
- The wedding cantata composed by Johan Svendsen to celebrate the wedding of future king Gustaf V of Sweden and Princess Victoria of Baden (which took place on 20 September) is premiered in Kristiania, Norway.[2]
- Polish violin virtuoso Stanisław Barcewicz premières Svendsen's Romanse with the composer conducting.[3]
- unknown date
- Edvard Grieg writes to Aimar Grønvold: "I must admit, unlike Svendsen, that I left Leipzig Conservatory just as stupid as I entered it. Naturally, I did learn something there, but my individuality was still a closed book to me."[4]
- Student Jean Sibelius transcribes a short pizzicato piece, Vattendroppar (Water Drops), for violin, probably a musical exercise; the manuscript survives.[5][6]
New works
- Niels Gade – Nye Akvareller[7]
- Edvard Grieg – Norske danser, Op.35[8]
- Andreas Hallén – Harald Viking (opera)[9]
- Robert Kajanus – Suomalainen rapsodia (Finnish rhapsody) No. 1 in D minor, Op. 5[10]
- Peter Lange-Müller – Fulvia, Op. 15
- Jean Sibelius – Water Droplets
- Johan Svendsen – Violin Romance, Op. 26[3]
Births
- 13 January – Sigvaldi Kaldalóns, Icelandic composer (died 1946)[11]
- 7 May – Edvard Sylou-Creutz, Norwegianclassical pianist, composer and radio personality (died 1945).[12]
- 6 July – Nancy Dalberg, Danish composer (died 1949)[13]
- 27 August – Sigurd Islandsmoen, composer and painter (died 1964).[14]
- 28 August – Arne Eggen, composer and organist (died 1955).[15]
- 29 August – Edvin Kallstenius, Swedish composer (died 1967)[16]
- 25 November – Peder Gram, Danish organist and composer (died 1956)[17]
- 27 December – Viktor Widqvist, Swedish military musician and composer (died 1952)[18]
Deaths
- 24 September – Petrine Fredstrup, ballet dancer and teacher (born 1827)[19]
See also
References
- ^ "Harald Viking / Harald der Wiking". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Finn Benestad; Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe; William H. Halverson (1995). Johan Svendsen : the man, the maestro, the music. University of Nebraska Press. p. 387. ISBN 9780964523807.
- ^ a b "Romanse, op. 26". musikkarven.no. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Edvard Grieg – Leipzig Conservatory". The Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Murtomäki, Veijo [in Finnish] (2000). "Sibelius, Jean (1865–1957)". In Marjomaa, Ulpu (ed.). 100 Faces from Finland: A Biographical Kaleidoscope. Translated by Roderick Fletcher. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura [The Finnish Literature Society]. ISBN 978-951-746-215-0. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Music becomes a serious pursuit 1881–1885". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Niels W. Gade. Thematic-Bibliographic Catalogue of His Works". Royal Danish Library. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "4 Norwegian Dances, Op. 35". IMSLP. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Jean Christensen (2002). New Music of the Nordic Countries. Pendragon Press. p. 510. ISBN 9781576470190.
- ^ "Rhapsody No.1, Op.5 (Kajanus, Robert)". IMSLP. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Tónlistarsaga Reykjavíkur: III Tímabilið 1900 – 1930: Sigvaldi Kaldalóns". musik.is. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Gravferdsetaten i Oslo kommune" (in Norwegian). Oslo: BegravdeIOslo.no. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Nancy Dalberg". Presto Music. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Bolin, Fredrik Th. (13 February 2009). "Sigurd Islandsmoen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ Pedersen, Morten Eide (13 February 2009). "Arne Eggen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ Grove, George and Stanley Sadie (1980). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Macmillan Publishers, ISBN 978-0-333-23111-1
- ^ Kappel, V. (1967). Contemporary Danish composers against the background of Danish musical life and history. Danes of the present and past. Det Danske Selskab. p. 50. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Victor Widqvist (composer)". Presto Music. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon - Petrine Fredstrup". 23 August 2007. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2025.