1900 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1900 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- 2 July – The revised version of Jean Sibelius's tone poem Finlandia is premièred by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Robert Kajanus.[1]
New works
- Hugo Alfvén – Vid sekelskiftet (cantata composed for the inauguration of the year 1900)[2]
- Hjalmar Borgstrøm – Fiskeren (not performed until 2003)[3]
- August Enna – The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep (ballet)[4]
- Edvard Grieg
- 5 Songs, Op. 69
- 5 Songs, Op. 70[5]
- Carl Nielsen – Fest-præludium ved Aarhundredskiftet, CNW 84[6]
- Wilhelm Peterson-Berger – Frösöblomster II
- Jean Sibelius – Snöfrid[7]
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- String Quartet No. 3
- Violin Sonata[8]
Popular music
- "Stjernsången", poem with words by Esaias Tegnér, to a new melody by King Oscar I of Sweden.[9]
Births
- 11 April – Kai Normann Andersen, Danish film composer and songwriter (died 1967)[10]
- [[11 June – Jules Sylvain (Axel Stig Hansson), Swedish musician, songwriter and composer (died 1968)[11]
- 20 September – Uuno Klami, Finnish composer (died 1961)[12]
Deaths
- 7 January – Augusta Schrumpf, Norwegian operatic soprano and actress (born 1813)[13]
- 26 January – Carl Leopold Sjöberg, Swedish composer (born 1861)[14]
- 10 March – Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, Danish composer (born 1805)[15]
See also
References
- ^ Georg Predota (2 July 2022). "On This Day 2 July: Sibelius' Finlandia Was Premiered". Interlude. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Vid sekelskiftet Cantata composed for the inauguration of the year 1900". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "The Norwegian National Opera Chorus and Orchestra releases Hjalmar Borgstrøms Opera - Fiskeren (The Fisherman)". Kommunikas NTB (in Norwegian). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Vagn Kappel (1967). Contemporary Danish Composers Against the Background of Danish Musical Life and History. Det Danske Selskab. p. 49.
- ^ "Category:Grieg, Edvard". ISMLP.
- ^ "Category:Nielsen, Carl". ISMLP.
- ^ Andrew Barnett (2007). Sibelius. Yale University Press. p. 140. ISBN 9780300111590.
- ^ "Wilhelm Stenhammar". ISMLP.
- ^ "Stjernsången [Stjärnsången] [The star song]". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Daimi Gentle; Dario Campeotto (2010). "Aage Stentoft & Kai Normann Andersen". Daimi og Dario. Med showbiz i bakspejlet. Lindhardt og Ringhof.
- ^ "A Stig (Jules Sylvain) Hansson". SBL. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Harvard University Press. 2002. p. 350. ISBN 9780674255722.
- ^ Bricka, Carl Frederik. "Schrumpf, Augusta". Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XV. Bind. Scalabrini - Skanke / 302 - Runeberg.org. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Carl Sjöberg (1861−1900)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Hartmann, Johan Peter Emilius, 1805-1900". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved 1 January 2020.