1912 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1912 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 28 February – Carl Nielsen conducts the première of his Symphony No. 3 (the Sinfonia espansiva) and his Violin Concerto in Copenhagen. The soloist in the Violin Concerto is Peder Møller, for whom it was written. ^[1]
• 3 July – The Savonlinna Opera Festival is founded by Aino Ackté in Finland. ^[2]
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  • Swedish composer Helmer Alexandersson writes the inauguration music for the Olympic Games in Stockholm. ^[3]
  • Hanna Hallberg-Norlind becomes director of the South Swedish music conservatory. ^[4]

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Incidental music for a production of Plautus's Mostellaria, for solo flute ^[5]
• Erkki Melartin – Aino (opera) ^[6]
• Ture Rangström – Suite in modo antico, for violin and piano ^[7]
• Jean Sibelius – The Bells of Kallio Church ^[8]

Popular music

• Fridolf Lundberg & Kalle i Dalen – "Flickorna i Småland" ^[9]
• Göran Svenning and David Hellström – "Beväringsvals från Backamo" ^[10]

Births

• 1 January – Svein Øvergaard, Norwegian jazz saxophonist and percussionist (died 1986) ^[11]
• 6 January – Johnny Bode, Swedish singer, composer and fraudster (died 1983) ^[12]
• 19 May – Jens Gunderssen, Norwegian singer, songwriter, actor, producer, and theatre director (died 1969) ^[13]
• 21 May – Lille Bror Söderlundh, Swedish composer and singer (died 1957) ^[14]
• 6 June – Robert Levin, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1996). ^[15]
• 27 September – Tauno Marttinen, Finnish composer (died 2008) ^[16]
• 26 November – Gunnar Sønstevold, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1991). ^[17]
• 12 December – Thorbjørn Egner, Norwegian actress, children's writer, songwriter, playwright and illustrator (died 1990) ^[18]
• 29 December – Thore Ehrling, Swedish jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer (died 1994) ^[19]

Deaths

• 17 January – Karen Holmsen, Norwegian opera singer (born 1832) ^[20]
• 12 June – Carl David af Wirsén, Swedish poet, secretary of the Swedish Academy, member of The Hymn Book committee of the Church of Sweden ^[21]
• 28 December – Ola Mosafinn, Norwegian hardingfele fiddler and composer (born 1828) ^[22]

See also

• 1912 in Denmark
• 1912 in Norwegian music
• 1912 in Sweden

References

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2. "Over a century of opera festivals in Olavinlinna". Savonlinna Opera Festival. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
3. "Helmer Alexandersson (1886−1927)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
4. "Hanna Hallberg-Norlind (1858−1929)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
5. "Incidental music to 'Mostellaria'". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
6. Pekka Hako; Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (2002). Finnish opera. Finnish Music Information Centre. p. 15. ISBN   9789525076202.
7. "Ture Rangström (1884−1947)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
8. Valsta, Heikki (2 February 2015). "Sibelius soi kirkonkelloissa" [Sibelius rings the church bells]. yle.fi. Finnish Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
9. "Flickorna i småland". Visarkivets Vis- och låtregister (in Swedish). Musikverket. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
10. "Beväringsvals från Backamo". Svenskfilmdatabas. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
11. Opsahl, Carl Petter (13 February 2009). "Svein Øvergaard". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 17 March 2017.
12. "Johnny Bode". Svenskagravar. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
13. Berg, Thoralf (13 February 2009). "Jens Gunderssen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
14. "Lille Bror Söderlundh (1912−1957)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
15. Solbu, Einar (8 May 2012). "Robert Levin". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
16. Martin Anderson (7 August 2008). "Tauno Marttinen: Composer of a thousand pieces". Independent. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
17. Vollsnes, Arvid O. (13 February 2009). "Gunnar Sønstevold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
18. Vold, Karin Beate (13 February 2009). "Thorbjørn Egner". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
19. Barry Kernfeld (ed.). "Thore Ehrling". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2 ed.).
20. Aaron I. Cohen (1987). "Karen Holmsen". International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA).
21. "Wirsén, Carl David af". Svenska Akademien (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 March 2025.
22. Aksdal, Bjørn (13 February 2009). "Ola Mosafinn". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.