1930 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1930 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- June – Carl Nielsen begins work on his final composition, Commotio.[1]
- unknown date
- The Reykjavik College of Music (Tónlistarskólinn í Reykjavík) is founded by Páll Ísólfsson.[2]
- Julius Röntgen publishes his biography of his friend, Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg.[3]
- Ture Rangström loses his job as a critic on Stockholms Dagblad.[4]
New works
Popular music
Film music
- Eric Bengtson
- Fridas visor[11]
- (with John Kåhrman) Kronans kavaljerer[12]
Births
- 27 January – Usko Meriläinen, Finnish composer (died 2004)[13]
- 14 April – Ola Calmeyer, jazz pianist (died 2003).[14]
- 23 April – Mikkel Flagstad, Norwegian saxophonist (died 2005)[15]
- 28 April – Jürgen Ahrend, German organ builder who worked in Scandinavia (died 2024)[16]
- 8 May – Papa Bue, Danish jazz trombonist (died 2011)[17]
- 13 May – Erik Moseholm, Danish jazz bassist (died 2012)[18]
- 27 July – Einar Iversen, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 2019)[19]
- 10 August – Jorma Panula, Finnish conductor and composer[20]
- 22 August – Rolf Billberg, Swedish jazz saxophonist (died 1966)[21]
Deaths
- 1 January – Peter Brynie Lindeman, Norwegian organist, cellist, and composer (born 1858)[22]
- 5 May – Henning Mankell, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1868)[23]
- 16 June – Hannah Løvenskiold, composer (born 1860)[24]
- 21 June – Hans Ingi Hedemark, Norwegian operatic tenor (born 1875)[25]
- 12 July – Lotten Edholm, Swedish composer and a pioneer in the Swedish Red Cross (born 1839)
- 30 October – Joël Blomqvist, hymnwriter (born 1840)[26]
- 1 December – Michael Flagstad, Norwegian conductor, grandfather of Mikkel Flagstad (born 1869)
- 29 December – Oscar Borg, Norwegian conductor and composer (born 1851)[27]
See also
References
- ^ "Commotio, Op.58 (Nielsen, Carl)". IMSLP. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Árni Heimir Ingólfsson (2019). Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland. Indiana University Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780253044075.
- ^ Beryl Foster (2007). The songs of Edvard Grieg. Boydell Press. p. 244. ISBN 9781843833437.
- ^ "Ture Rangström (1884−1947)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Natt - Rudén no. 116". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Tore Størvold (2023). Dissonant Landscapes: Music, Nature, and the Performance of Iceland. Wesleyan University Press. p. 100. ISBN 9780819500502.
- ^ 4 Pieces for Violin and Piano: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ 4 Pieces for Violin and Piano: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ Tomi Mäkelä (2011). Jean Sibelius. Boydell Press. p. 119. ISBN 9781843836889.
- ^ "Columbia matrix W112128. Lännen lokari : Sottiisi / Hiski Salomaa ; Wäinö Kauppi, Larsen & Co". DAHR. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Eric Bengtson (1897−1948)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Qvist, Per Olov; von Bagh, Peter (2000). Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 62.
- ^ Finnish Music Quarterly. Performing Music Promotion Centre (ESEK). 2005. p. 4.
- ^ "Ola Calmeyer Prosjekt" (in Norwegian). Swing-n-Sweet.no. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Mikkel Flagstad". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Orgelmaker Jurgen Ahrend 94 overleden". Orgel Nieuws (in Dutch). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Grenfell, Joyce - Koller, Hans. MUZE. 2006. p. 617.
- ^ "Erik Moseholm". gravsted.dk. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Einar Iversen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "BLF". blf.fi. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Billberg, Rolf". Orkester Journalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ Karevold, Idar (13 February 2009). "Peter Lindeman". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Henning Mankell (1868−1930)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Hannah Løvenskiold – Composer". MIC.no. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Operasanger Hedemark død". Bergens tidende. Vol. 63, no. 141. 23 June 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Blomqvist, Joël
- ^ Egil Arnt Gundersen; Ingebjørg Vilhelmsen. "Oscar Borg". SNL. Retrieved 1 June 2025.