1879 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1879 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 1 November – Aged 14, Carl Nielsen becomes a bugler and alto trombonist in the band of the Danish army's 16th Battalion at Odense. ^[1]
• unknown date (after August) – Following the death of his wife, Henriette Nissen-Saloman, Danish violinist and composer Siegfried Saloman moves to Stockholm, Sweden, where he remains until his death. ^[2]

New works

• Agathe Backer Grøndahl – Menuet ^[3]
• Niels Gade – En Sommerdag paa Landet ^[4]
• Emil Hartmann
  • Cello Concerto, Op. 26
  • Symphony No. 1 ^[5]
• Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann – Opening Music for a University Anniversary ^[6]
• Robert Kajanus – Lyrische Stücke, Op.2 ^[7]
• Amanda Röntgen-Maier – 6 Pieces for Violin and Piano ^[8]
• Johan Svendsen
  • 5 Melodies, Songs, Op. 23 ^[9]
  • 4 Melodies, Songs, Op. 24 ^[9]

Births

• 9 February – Natanael Berg, Swedish composer (died 1957) ^[10]
• 27 May – Per Reidarson, Norwegian composer and music critic (died 1954) ^[11]
• 31 July – Cally Monrad, Norwegian singer, actress and poet (died 1950). ^[12]
• 5 October – Halfdan Cleve, Norwegian composer (died 1951). ^[13]
• 7 October – Joe Hill (born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund), Swedish-American labor leader and songwriter (died 1915)
• 23 October – Johan Austbø, Norwegian teacher, dancer, poet, composer, singer, and proponent of Nynorsk (died 1945). ^[14]
• 29 November – Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (died 1963) ^[15]
• 19 December – Otto Olsson, Swedish organist and composer (died 1964) ^[16]

Deaths

• 27 August – Henriette Nissen-Saloman, Swedish opera singer, 60 ^[17]
• 12 September – Peter Arnold Heise, Danish composer, 49 ^[18]
• 30 November – August Bournonville, Danish ballet master and choreographer, 74 ^[19]

References

1. "Military musician in Odense". Carl Nielsen Society. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
2. Dansk biografisk Lexikon. "Saloman Siegfried". Projekt Runeberg. pp. 576–577. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
3. "Category:Backer-Grøndahl, Agathe". ISMLP.
4. The Encyclopedia Americana. Americana Corporation. 1949. p. 462.
5. "Category:Hartmann, Emil". ISMLP.
6. "J.P.E. Hartmann. Thematic-Bibliographic Catalogue of His Works". www.kb.dk. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
7. "Category:Kajanus, Robert". ISMLP.
8. "Category:Maier, Amanda". ISMLP.
9. "List of works by Johan Svendsen". IMSLP. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
10. Frederic Barclay Emery (1928). The Violin Concerto Through a Period of Nearly 300 Years. Violin Literature Publishing Company. p. 298.
11. Andersen, Rune J. (27 August 2014). "Per Reidarson". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
12. Vanberg, Vidar (13 February 2009). "Cally Monrad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
13. Grinde, Nils (13 February 2009). "Halfdan Cleve". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
14. "Forfattarar frå Sogn og Fjordane" (in Norwegian). Forfattarar.SFj.no. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
15. Norman E. Smith (2002). Program Notes for Band. GIA Publications. p. 220. ISBN   9781579991470.
16. Astrand, Hans (2001). "Olsson, Otto (Emanuel)". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN   978-1-56159-239-5.‎
17. Peter K. Stumpf (1927). Frauenkalender: Frauen der Geschichte (in German). p. 42.
18. Publications of the British Record Society. Pub. for the Index Society. 1880. p. 108.
19. Walter Terry (1979). The King's Ballet Master: A Biography of Denmark's August Bournonville. Dodd, Mead, & Company. ISBN   0-396-07722-6