1908 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1908 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 12 May – Jean Sibelius undergoes a preliminary operation for suspected throat cancer. On doctors' advice, he travels to Berlin for further operations, which are eventually successful, and he spends July recuperating. ^[1]
• 28 September – Swedish baritone John Forsell gives a recital in Stockholm, accompanied by Finnish composer Armas Järnefelt at the piano. ^[2]
• October – US sound recordist Fred Gaisberg visits Stockholm and records baritone August Svenson singing "I Småland där ä' de' så gutt, gutt, gutt" ^[3]
• unknown date
  • Armas Järnefelt and his wife, soprano Maikki Pakarinen, are divorced, following her affair with composer Selim Palmgren, whom she subsequently marries. ^[4]
  • Leevi Madetoja is accepted for private tuition by Jean Sibelius. ^[5]

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Drapa ^[6]
• Toivo Kuula – Piano Trio ^[7]
• Erkki Melartin – Pienoiskuvia III, Op.53
• Carl Nielsen – Saga-Drøm (tone poem) ^[8]
• Jean Sibelius
  • Nightride and Sunrise
  • Swanwhite , incidental music for a play by August Strindberg ^[9]

Popular music

• Edwin Ericsson and Olof Thunman – "Vi gå över daggstänkta berg" ^[10]

Births

• 20 February – Seymour Österwall, Swedish jazz musician, bandleader and composer (died 1981) ^[11]
• 24 March – Birgit Åkesson, Swedish choreographer, dancer and dance researcher (died 2001) ^[12]
• 15 May – Lars-Erik Larsson, Swedish conductor and composer (died 1986)
• 20 July – Gunnar de Frumerie, Swedish pianist and composer (died 1987) ^[13]
• 3 August – Birgit Cullberg choreographer (died 1999) ^[14]
• 31 August – Conrad Baden, Norwegian organist, composer, teacher and music critic (died 1989). ^[15]
• 1 October – Herman David Koppel, Danish composer (died 1998) ^[16]
• 19 October – Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian composer (died 1981) ^[17]
• 8 November – Henning Elbirk, Danish conductor and composer (died 1985) ^[18]

Deaths

• 8 June – Johan Lindegren, Swedish composer, musician and teacher (born 1842) ^[19]
• 11 June – August Lagergren, Swedish organist and composer (born 1848) ^[20]

See also

• 1908 in Denmark
• 1908 in Norwegian music
• 1908 in Sweden
• 1908 in Iceland

References

1. Andrew Barnett (2007). Sibelius. Yale University Press. p. 190-191. ISBN   9780300111590.
2. Carl-Gunnar Åhlén. "An essay of the recordings". Armas Järnefelt. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
3. "Gramophone matrix 11523b. I Småland där ä' de' så gutt, gutt, gutt / August Svenson". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
4. Barbara B. Hong (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland. p. 147. ISBN   9780313387753.
5. Tawaststjerna, Erik (1976). Sibelius: Volume 1, 1865–1905. (Robert Layton, English translation). London: Faber and Faber. p. 133.
6. "Drapa". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
7. "Piano Trio, Op.7 (Kuula, Toivo)". IMSLP. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
8. Peter Hauge. "Saga Dream" (PDF). Royal Danish Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
9. Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. Yale University Press. pp. 187–189, 257. ISBN   9780300111590.
10. Ellenius, Allan; Brusewitz, Gunnar; Thunman, Olof (2005). Olof Thunmans Uppland. Atlantis. p. 92. ISBN   91-7486-784-9.
11. Alf Björnberg; Thomas Bossius, eds. (2016). Made in Sweden: Studies in Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. p. 5. ISBN   9781134858507.
12. "Dansade sin egen väg". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 April 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
13. "Gunnar de Frumerie". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
14. Cullberg, Birgit (3 August 1908). "Birgit Ragnhild Cullberg". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon . Retrieved 27 February 2024.
15. Nesheim, Elef (13 February 2009). "Conrad Baden". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
16. "Herman D. Koppel". denstoredanske.dk. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
17. Storaas, Reidar (12 March 2009). "Geirr Tveitt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
18. Saaby, Svend (14 August 2017). "Henning Elbirk". In Bech, Svend Cedergreen (ed.). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish) (3rd ed.). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
19. "Johannes (Johan) Lindegren". SBL. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
20. "August Lagergren (1848−1908)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 9 March 2025.