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]

Births

• 22 April – Armas Launis, Finnish composer and musicologist (died 1959) ^[5]
• 30 November – Ture Rangström, Danish composer (died 1947) ^[6]
• 11 December – Arne Svendsen, Norwegian songwriter (died 1958) ^[7]

Deaths

• 24 January – Johann Christian Gebauer, Danish composer, organist and music theorist (born 1808) ^[8]
• 19 March – Elias Lönnrot, Finnish polymath, collector of folk melodies and lyrics (born 1802) ^[9]

See also

• 1880s in Danish music
• 1884 in Norwegian music
• 1884 in Sweden

References

1. Oscar Thompson (1975). The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians. Dodd, Mead. p. 1322.
2. Brian Schlotel (1986). Grieg. BBC Musical Guides. p. 24. ISBN   9780563204794.
3. Free scores by Concert Fantasia at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
4. Symphony in D Minor : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
5. "Armas Launis (1884-1959)". Klassika. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
6. Helmer, Axel (1995). "A J Ture Rangström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. Stockholm: Riksarchivet. p. 663. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
7. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Arne Svendsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
8. "Christian David Gebauer". RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
9. Elias Lönnrot at the Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved9 February 2025.