1931 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1931 in Scandinavian music.

• 13 January – Jussi Björling makes an early starring appearance as Jonatan in Carl Nielsen's opera Saul og David.^[1]
• 24 April – Carl Nielsen's last major work, Commotio, is privately premièred at Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen.^[2]
• unknown date – Robert Kajanus takes a Finnish orchestra to London, where Jean Sibelius's First and Second Symphonies are recorded by EMI, to be issued by the "Sibelius Society".^[3]

• Hugo Alfvén – Swedish Rhapsody No. 3 (Dalarapsodien), for orchestra, op. 47
• Kurt Atterberg – Suite No. 8, for orchestra (Suite pastorale in modo antico), op. 34 ^[4]
• Vagn Holmboe^[5]
  • Allegro affettuoso, for piano^[5]
  • Allegro sostenuto, for violin and piano^[5]
  • Chamber Music No. 1, for chamber orchestra^[5]
  • Choral Pieces, for children's chorus^[5]
  • Concerto for chamber orchestra^[5]
  • Concerto, for solo piano^[5]
  • Duets, for two recorders^[5]
  • Provinsen [The Provinces], for soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, choir, flute, oboe, violin, and cello^[5]
  • Requiem, for children's voices, children's chorus, and chamber orchestra^[5]
• Edvin Kallstenius – Dalarapsodi (1st Swedish rhapsody)^[6]
• Sigvaldi Kaldalóns – "Á föstudaginn langa" (hymn)^[7]
• Yrjö Kilpinen – Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 81, unpublished^[8]
• Uuno Klami
  • Hommage à Haendel, for orchestra^[9]
  • Scenes from a Puppet Theatre, for orchestra^[10]
  • Rag-Time and Blues, for two violins, clarinet, trumpet, and piano^[11]
  • Cheremis Fantasia, for cello and orchestra^[11]
• Lars-Erik Larsson – Duo, for violin and viola, op. 6^[12]
• Jón Leifs
  • Íslendingaljóð [Poems of Icelanders], for male choir, op. 15a^[13]
  • Íslenskir söngdansar [Icelandic Dance-Songs], for voices with ad lib instrumental accompaniment, op. 17a^[13]
  • Ný rímnadanslög [New Icelandic Dances], for piano, op. 14b^[14]
  • Preludes (Three), for organ, op. 16^[15]
  • Sjávarvísur [Ocean Verses], for male choir, op. 15b^[16]
• Carl Nielsen
  • Allegretto, in C major, for two recorders^[17]
  • Commotio, for organ, op. 50^[2]
  • "Kvadet om Nordens harpe", for TTBB choir^[18]
• Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
  • Danslek ur Ran [Dance Game from Ran], for choir a capella or choir and piano
  • Jämtlandssången [Song of Jämtland], for unison choir and piano^[19]
• Harald Sæverud – Variazioni piccole (50), for orchestra, op. 8^[20]
• Yngve Sköld – Alla Leggenda^[21]

• Carl Nielsen – "Det som lysner over vangen", for voice and piano^[22]
• Jules Sylvain – "Beate-Christine"^[23]

• Kai Normann Andersen – Hotel Paradis^[24]
• Eric Bengtson – Röda dagen^[25]
• Einar Fagstad – Skepparkärlek^[26]
• Helge Lindberg – Kärlek och landstorm^[27]
• Ragnar Nordin – Flickan från Värmland^[28]
• Jules Sylvain – Dantes mysterier^[29]

• 26 January – Kaare Ørnung, Norwegian pianist, music teacher (died 2013)^[30]
• 20 February – Margareta Hallin, Swedish actress, opera singer and composer (died 2001)^[31]
• 4 March – Sonya Hedenbratt, Swedish jazz singer (died 2001)^[32]
• 9 March – Thore Skogman, Swedish popular singer (died 2007)^[33]
• 20 June – Arne Nordheim, Norwegian composer (died 2010)^[34]
• 31 August – Brita Koivunen, Finnish schlager singer (died 2014)^[35]
• 16 September – Jan Johansson, Swedish jazz pianist (died 1968)^[36]
• 16 September – Ferry Graf, Austrian singer who held Finnish citizenship (died 2017)

• 20 January – Margrethe Munthe, Norwegian teacher, children's writer, songwriter, and playwright (born 1860)^[37]
• 3 May – Otto Winter-Hjelm, Norwegian musician, conductor, writer, composer, and music critic (born 1837)^[38]
• 18 August – Johan Fridolf Hagfors, Finnish music critic and composer (born 1857)^[39]
• 3 October – Carl Nielsen, composer (born 1865)^[40]

• 1931 in Denmark
• 1931 in Iceland
• 1931 in Norwegian music
• 1931 in Sweden