1914 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1914 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 30 January – Wilhelm Stenhammar's Reverenza is included as movement no. 2 in the composer's Serenad [Serenade] at its first performance, which takes place at the Kungliga Teatern (Royal Opera House) in Stockholm, by the orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera, with Stenhammar conducting. ^[1]
• unknown date – The "Kotimainen Ooppera" is renamed "Finnish Opera". ^[2]

New works

• Oskar Lindberg – Concert fantasy in C minor ^[3]
• Carl Nielsen – Serenata in vano ^[4]
• Selim Palmgren – Ballade "Torpflickan" for Solo Voices, Choir and Orchestra ^[5]
• Jean Sibelius – The Oceanides ^[6]
• Wilhelm Stenhammar – Late Summer (Sensommarnätter), five piano pieces, Op. 33 ^[7]

Popular music

• Wilhelm Peterson-Berger – "Ack, Wärmeland du sköna" (Svensk folkvisa) ^[8]
• Alice Tegnér – "Bön den 6 februari 1914" ^[9]

Births

• 17 February – Magne Elvestrand, Norwegian pianist, harpsichordist, and organist (died 1991) ^[10]
• 24 February – Eyvin Andersen, Danish organist, violinist, and composer (died 1968). ^[11]
• 8 June – Kåre Siem, Norwegian musician and writer (died 1986) ^[12]
• 24 June – Kari Diesen, Norwegian actor and singer (died 1987) ^[13]
• 5 July – Gerda Gilboe, Danish actress and singer (died 2009) ^[14]
• 18 August – Irmgard Österwall, Swedish jazz singer (died 1980)^{[ citation needed ]}
• 3 November – Hallgrímur Helgason, Icelandic composer (died 1994) ^[15]
• 18 November – Leif Solberg, Norwegian organist and composer (died 2016) ^[16]

Deaths

• 1 March – Tor Aulin, Swedish violinist, conductor and composer (born 1866) ^[17]
• 16 October – Wilhelmina Strandberg, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1845) ^[18]
• 9 November – Princess Teresia, German-born Swedish princess, composer ^[19]

See also

• 1914 in Denmark
• 1914 in Norwegian music
• 1914 in Sweden

References

1. "Reverenza". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
2. Pekka Hako; Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (2002). Finnish opera. Finnish Music Information Centre. p. 14. ISBN   9789525076202.
3. "Concert fantasy in C minor". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
4. "Nielsen Serenata In Vano". Philharmonia Chamber Players. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
5. Heikki Poroila. "Yhtenäistetty Selim Palmgren, page 14" (PDF) (in Finnish).
6. Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. Yale University Press. p. 239. ISBN   9780300111590.
7. "Sensommarnätter, Op.33 (Stenhammar, Wilhelm)". IMSLP. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
8. "Svensk folkvisa [Swedish folk song] (Ack, Wärmeland du sköna) [arrangement]". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
9. "Bön den 6 februari 1914 [Prayer on 6 February 1914]". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
10. "Magne Elvestrand". Store Norsk Lexicon. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
11. "Andersen, Eyvin, 1914–1968". Library of Congress . Retrieved 12 November 2024.
12. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kåre Siem". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
13. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (13 February 2009). "Kari Diesen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
14. "Gerda Gilboe" (in Danish). Danish Film Institute. Archived from the original on 21 May 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
15. Árni Heimir Ingólfsson (2001). "Helgason, Hallgrímur". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.12729.
16. Aune, Olav Egil (11 February 2016). "Leif Solberg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
17. "Tor Aulin (1866−1914)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
18. "Vilhelmina Maria Strandberg". Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish). 1918.
19. "Prinsessan Teresia (1836−1914)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 28 March 2025.