1920 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1920 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 16 February – Composer Jean Sibelius spends an evening celebrating along with the poet Eino Leino, musicians Robert Kajanus, Eero Järnefelt, artist Pekka Halonen and other members of the Kalevala Society. In the course of the evening, Sibelius quarrels with Leino. ^[1]
• 8 December – On his birthday, Jean Sibelius is presented with 63,000 marks, raised by the tenor Wäinö Sola to honour the composer and help pay his debts. ^[1]

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Min födelsedag ^[2]
• Viking Dahl – Maison de Fous (ballet) ^[3]
• Johan Halvorsen – Norwegian Rhapsody No. 2 ^[4]
• Oskar Merikanto – Regina von Emmeritz (opera) ^[5]
• Carl Nielsen – Moderen (incidental music) ^[6]
• Jean Sibelius – Hymn of the Earth ^[7]

Popular music

• Ellen Heijkorn  [ sv ] – "Julvisa (Nu så kommer julen...)"; text by Zacharias Topelius ^[8]
• Carl Nielsen & Helge Rode – "Min pige er så lys som rav" ^[9]

Births

• 11 January – Ole Henrik Moe, Norwegian pianist, art historian, and critic (died 2013) ^[10]
• 2 February – Heikki Suolahti, Finnish composer (died 1936) ^[11]
• 15 February – Rolf Andersen, Norwegian trumpeter, orchestra conductor, and bandleader (died 2016) ^[12]
• 16 February — Karsten Andersen, Norwegian conductor (died 1997). ^[13]
• 27 March – Carl-Henrik Norin, Swedish saxophonist (died 1967) ^[14]
• 3 August – Jonas Brunvoll Jr., Norwegian opera singer and actor (died 1982) ^[15]
• 7 August – Harry Arnold, Swedish jazz saxophonist and bandleader (died 1971) ^[16]
• 28 August – Rowland Greenberg, Norwegian trumpeter, vocalist, and bandleader (died 1994). ^[17]
• 7 September – Hans Leygraf, Swedish pianist, conductor and composer (died 2011) ^[18]
• 4 October – Charlie Norman, Swedish jazz pianist and entertainer (died 2005) ^[19]

Deaths

• 16 April – Conrad Nordqvist, Swedish composer (born 1840) ^[20]
• 14 May – Lilly Walleni, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1875) ^[21]
• 10 August – Clara Lachmann, Danish-Swedish patron of the arts (born 1864) ^[22]
• 31 October – Joachim Neergaard, Danish composer (born 1858) ^[23]
• unknown date – Maria Gelhaar, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1877)

See also

• 1920 in Denmark
• 1920 in Iceland
• 1920 in Norwegian music
• 1920 in Sweden

References

1. "The last masterpieces 1920-1927". sibelius.fi. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
2. "Min födelsedag". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
3. "Maison de Fous". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
4. "Norwegian Heartland". Music Web International. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
5. "Regina von Emmeritz Feb 5, 1920". Encore. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
6. "Carl Nielsen Edition - Prefaces and Critical Commentaries". Danish Royal Library. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
7. Dahlström, Fabian [in Swedish] (2003). Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke[Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works] (in German). Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. p. 406. ISBN   3-7651-0333-0.
8. "Julvisa (Christmas song)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
9. "Min pige er så lys som rav". hojskolesangbogen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
10. Myren, Therese Hemb; Jensen, Martine Hoff; Wien, Hanne (1 August 2013). "Ole Henrik Moe er død" (in Norwegian). Budstikka . Retrieved 21 February 2016.
11. Burnett R. Toskey (1983). Concertos for violin and viola: a comprehensive encyclopedia. B.R. Toskey. p. 822. ISBN   9780960105489.
12. "Rolf Andersen" (in Norwegian). Oslo: Jolstad.VareMinnesider.no. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
13. Kismul, Laila (13 February 2009). "Karsten Andersen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
14. "Carl-Henrik Norin". 78-varv.atspace.cc (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
15. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Jonas Brunvoll". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
16. Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. pp. 19–20. ISBN   0-141-00646-3.
17. Stendahl, Bjørn (13 February 2009). "Rowland Greenberg". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
18. Who's who in Austria. Intercontinental Book and Publishing Company. 1982. p. 440.
19. "Norman, Charlie – pianist, sångare, arrangör, kompositör" [Norman, Charlie – pianist, singer, arranger, composer]. orkesterjournalen.com. Orkester Journalen. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
20. "J Conrad Nordqvist". SBL (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
21. "Wallëni, Lilly" (in Swedish). Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 31. Ural - Vertex. 1931. p. 483. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
22. Kjellander, Rune (1979). "Clara Lachmann". Dictionary of Swedish National Biography (in Swedish). Vol. 22. p. 23.
23. The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. Macmillan. 1938. p. 1291.