1917 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1917 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 24 October – The Norwegian Society of Composers (Norsk komponistforening) is founded in Oslo by Gerhard Schjelderup, Eyvind Alnæs and others. ^[1]
• early in the year – Jean Sibelius, following another drinking bout, is inspired by the Russian Revolution and begins writing the Jäger March , setting Heikki Nurmio's words to music. ^[2]

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Kantat vid Reformationsfesten i Uppsala 1917 [Cantata for the 1917 Reformation Festivities in Uppsala] ^[3]
• Nancy Dalberg – Symphony in C-sharp minor ^[4]
• Launy Grøndahl – Violin Concerto in D Major ^[5]
• Armas Launis – Kullervo (opera) ^[6]
• Carl Nielsen – Chaconne , for piano ^[7]
• Jean Sibelius – Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra op. 87 and 89 ^[8]

Popular music

• Hjalmar Peterson – "Nikolina" ^[9]
• Jean Sibelius & Heikki Nurmio – "Jäger March" ^[2]
• Jean Sibelius & Jonatan Reuter – "Till havs" ^[10]

Births

• 2 January – Vera Zorina, Norwegian dancer and actress (died 2003) ^[11]
• 18 February – Eva Gustavson, Norwegian operatic contralto (died 2009) ^[12]
• 20 April – Eva Prytz, Norwegian operatic soprano (died 1987) ^[13]
• 19 May – Ingvar Wieslander, Swedish composer (died 1963) ^[14]
• 9 September – Maj Sønstevold, Norwegian composer and music teacher (died 1996). ^[15]
• 22 December – Hans W. Brimi, Norwegian folk musician (died 1998) ^[16]

Deaths

• 4 March – Julius Bechgaard, Danish composer (born 1843) ^[17]
• 20 March – Sophie Cysch, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1847) ^[18]

See also

• 1917 in Denmark
• 1917 in Norwegian music
• 1917 in Sweden

References

1. "Historie". Komponist (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
2. "The war and the fifth symphony 1915-1919". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. "Kantat vid Reformationsfesten i Uppsala 1917". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
4. Carl Nielsen Studies. Denmark Royal Library. 2005. pp. 40–41.
5. "Kai Laursen plays 26 Danish Violin Concertos". Danacord. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
6. Free scores by 1917 in Scandinavian music at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
7. Daniel M Grimley (2010). Carl Nielsen and the Idea of Modernism. Boydell. p. 203. ISBN   9781843835813.
8. Eskola, Jari (2016). Jean Sibelius: Six Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra, Opp. 87 & 89. Translated by Jaako; Mäntyjärvi (Urtext ed.). Painojussit, Kerava: Fennica Gehrman. pp. ii, xii. ISMN  979-0-55011-261-2.
9. Culture Work: Folklore for the Public Good. University of Wisconsin Press. 2022. p. 21. ISBN   9780299338206.
10. "Förteckning enligt opusnummer". Sibelius Musiiki (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
11. "Vera Zorina". The Guardian. 5 May 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
12. "Eva Gustavson". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
13. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (15 January 2016). "Eva Prytz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
14. "Ingvar Wieslander". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
15. Dahm, Cecilie (13 February 2009). "Maj Sønstevold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
16. Møller, Arvid (13 February 2009). "Hans Brimi". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
17. Free scores by 1917 in Scandinavian music at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
18. "Sophie Cysch (f. Wiberg)". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 9 April 2025.