1918 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1918 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• February – Jean Sibelius's home in Ainola is twice searched by Finland's Red Guards. His family is subsequently escorted to Helsinki as a result of the intervention of Robert Kajanus. ^[1]
• 1 May – Composer Toivo Kuula is mortally wounded by a gunshot during an incident at the Hotel Seurahuone, Viipuri, during the Finnish Civil War. ^[2]
• unknown dates
  • The Swedish Society of Composers is founded, with Natanael Berg as its first president. ^[3]
  • Carl Nielsen's daughter Anne Marie marries Hungarian violinist Emil Telmányi, who promotes Nielsen's music throughout the world. ^[4]

New works

• Leevi Madetoja – Symphony No. 2 ^[5]
• Carl Nielsen – Pan and Syrinx ^[6]
• Jean Sibelius – Oma maa ^[7]

Popular music

• Felix Körling – "Ett gammalt fult och elakt troll det var en gång" ^[8]

Births

• 22 March – Tauno Pylkkänen, Finnish composer (died 1980) ^[9]
• 3 April – Sixten Ehrling, Swedish conductor (died 2005) ^[10]
• 17 May – Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (died 2005) ^[11]
• 21 July – Vidar Sandbeck, folk singer, composer, and writer (died 2005). ^[12]
• 17 September – Berit Brænne, Norwegian actress, children's writer and songwriter (died 1976). ^[13]
• 26 October – Eric Ericson, Swedish choral conductor and choral teacher (died 2013) ^[14]
• 16 November – Finn Ludt, pianist, composer and music critic (died 1992) ^[15]
• 24 November – Torstein Grythe, Norwegian choir leader (died 2009) ^[16]
• 7 December – Jórunn Viðar, Icelandic pianist and composer (died 2017) ^[17]

Deaths

• 1 March – Emil Sjögren, Swedish organist and composer (born 1853) ^[18]
• 1 April – Karl Valentin, Swedish composer (born 1853) ^[19]
• 18 May – Toivo Kuula, Finnish composer (born 1883) ^[20]
• 20 May – Richard Andersson, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1851) ^[21]
• 10 November – Frants Beyer, Norwegian tax inspector and composer (born 1851) ^[22]
• 3 December – Anders Heyerdahl, Norwegian violinist, composer and folk music collector (born 1832) ^[23]

See also

• 1918 in Denmark
• 1918 in Finland
• 1918 in Iceland
• 1918 in Norwegian music
• 1918 in Sweden

References

1. Tawaststjerna, Erik W. (2008). "Civil War". Sibelius Volume III: 1914–1957. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN   978-057-12477-4-5.
2. Finnish Music Quarterly (in Finnish). Performing Music Promotion Centre (ESEK). 1993. p. 59.
3. Oscar Thompson, ed. (1975). The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians. Dodd, Mead. p. 197.
4. The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 1996. p. 910. ISBN   9780674372993.
5. Salmenhaara, Erkki (2011). "Leevi Madetoja". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (Biographical Dictionary of the Republic of Finland) (in Swedish). Vol. M to Z (4 ed.). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
6. "Pan og Syrinx". IMSLP. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
7. Barnett, Andrew (2005). Sibelius: Song of the Earth (booklet). Osmo Vänskä, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, & Dominante Choir. BIS. p. 7. BIS CD-1365.  OCLC   62255940
8. Körling, Felix (1918). Nyman Hilding (ed.). Kisse-Misse-Måns och andra visor (in Swedish). Stockholm: Åhlén & Åkerlund.
9. "Pohjolan Puccini, säveltäjä Tauno Pylkkänen oli punaorpo – Musiikin syntymäpäiväkalenteri". YLE. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
10. Nice, David (22 April 2005). "Obituary for Sixten Ehrling". The Guardian . London.
11. Holland, Bernard (12 January 2006). "Birgit Nilsson, Soprano Legend Who Tamed Wagner, Dies at 87". The New York Times . Retrieved 17 May 2017.
12. Øystå, Øystein (13 February 2009). "Vidar Sandbeck". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
13. Birkeland, Tone (13 February 2009). "Berit Brænne". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
14. "Eric Ericson". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
15. Eggen, Anders (8 July 2013). "Finn Ludt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
16. Østby, Erik (4 May 2009). "Torstein Grythe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
17. "Andlát: Jórunn Viðar tónskáld". MBL.is (in Icelandic). 18 February 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
18. "Emil Sjögren (1853-1918)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
19. "Karl Valentin (1853−1918)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
20. The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 1996. p. 474. ISBN   9780674372993.
21. "Richard Andersson (1851−1918)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
22. Helle, Knut (ed.). "Frants Beyer". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
23. Andersen, Rune J. (24 January 2013). "Anders Heyerdahl". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.