1886 in Scandinavian music

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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1886 in Scandinavian music.

Events

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  • The Finnish Literature Society advertises for "folk songs, dance or poetry tunes carefully written down from people (in other words, notated music)". ^[1]
  • Hoping to make a career as a violinist, Finnish music student Jean Sibelius gives a performance of Ferdinand David's Violin Concerto. ^[2]
  • "Jag lyfter ögat mot himmelen", with music by Rudolf Lagi and words by Finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, is introduced to the Finnish hymnal, Virsikirja ^[3]
  • Norwegian soprano Anna Kriebel Vanzo visits Edvard Grieg at Troldhaugen, and he recognises her singing talent. ^[4]

New works

• Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces (Lyriske stykker), Book III ^[5]
• Robert Kajanus – Suomalainen rapsodia (Finnish rhapsody) No. 2 in F major ^[6]
• Jean Sibelius – Piano Trio in A minor (Hafträsk) ^[7]

Popular music

• Emanuel David Booth-Hellberg – "En dag vid tusen åskors ljud" (translated from the original by T. H. Hill) ^[8]

Births

• 18 May – Ole Windingstad, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1959) ^[9]
• 30 June – Launy Grøndahl, Danish conductor and composer (died 1960) ^[10]
• 16 November – Helmer Alexandersson, Swedish composer and violinist (died 1927) ^[11]

Deaths

• 15 October – Vilhelm Christian Holm, Danish composer (born 1820) ^[12]
• 1 December – Isak Albert Berg, Swedish operatic tenor, singing teacher and composer (born 1803) ^[13]

See also

• 1880s in Danish music
• 1886 in Norwegian music
• 1886 in Sweden

References

1. Olli Heikkinen (1 April 2015). "Utterly Finnish, peculiarly original". Finnish Music Quarterly. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
2. "Studies in Helsinki 1885–1888". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
3. Catharina Östman (1985). Psalm och språk: Finlandssvenska revisioner av Runebergspsalmer 1865-1983. Kyrkohistoriska arkivet vid Åbo Akademi. p. 102. ISBN   9789516491564.
4. Beryl Foster (2007). The songs of Edvard Grieg. Boydell Press. p. 22. ISBN   9781843833437.
5. Hanspeter Krellmann (2008). Griegs lyrische Klavierstücke: Ein musikalischer Werkführer (in German). C.H. Beck.
6. "Rhapsodie No. 2". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
7. Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN   978-0-300-11159-0.
8. "Skynda fram till Jesus". Stridsropet (46). 13 November 1886.
9. Cleven, Harry T. (13 February 2009). "Ole Windingstad". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
10. Burnett R. Toskey (1983). Concertos for violin and viola: a comprehensive encyclopedia. B.R. Toskey. p. 323.
11. "Helmer Alexandersson". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
12. Andersen, Hans Christian; Jürgensen, Knud Arne; Bournonville, August (2005). Digterens & balletmesterens luner: H.C. Andersens og August Bournonvilles brevveksling (in Danish). Gyldendal A/S. p. 27. ISBN   978-87-02-03751-7.
13. Tobias Norlind. "Isak Albert Berg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 9 February 2025.