1884 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1884 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- unknown date – Otto Malling gives up his role as conductor of the Copenhagen Students' Choral Society after 12 years in the position.[1]
New works
- Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite (for piano)[2]
- Otto Malling
- Concert Fantasia[3]
- Symphony in D minor, Op. 17[4]
- Christian Sinding – Til Molde[5]
Births
- 22 April – Armas Launis, Finnish composer and musicologist (died 1959)[6]
- 26 April – Eidé Norena, Norwegian operatic soprano (died 1968)[7]
- 2 June – Hanna Granfelt, Finnish operatic soprano (died 1952)[8]
- 30 November – Ture Rangström, Danish composer (died 1947)[9]
- 11 December – Arne Svendsen, Norwegian songwriter (died 1958)[10]
Deaths
- 24 January – Johann Christian Gebauer, Danish composer, organist and music theorist (born 1808)[11]
- 19 March – Elias Lönnrot, Finnish polymath, collector of folk melodies and lyrics (born 1802)[12]
See also
References
- ^ Oscar Thompson (1975). The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians. Dodd, Mead. p. 1322.
- ^ Brian Schlotel (1986). Grieg. BBC Musical Guides. p. 24. ISBN 9780563204794.
- ^ Free scores by Concert Fantasia at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- ^ Symphony in D Minor: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ "Category:Sinding, Christian". ISMLP.
- ^ "Armas Launis (1884-1959)". Klassika. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav (28 September 2014). "Kaja Eide Norena". Retrieved 17 September 2017 – via Store norske leksikon.
- ^ "Hanna Granfelt: Tuijotin tulehen kauan" (in Finnish). Yle. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ Helmer, Axel (1995). "A J Ture Rangström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. Stockholm: Riksarchivet. p. 663. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Arne Svendsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ "Christian David Gebauer". RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Elias Lönnrot at the Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 9 February 2025.