1921 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1921 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• January–March – Jean Sibelius makes the last of his four visits to Britain. ^[1]
• 26 November – Rued Langgaard's Music of the Spheres is performed for the first time, at the Konzerthaus, Karlsruhe, Germany. After 1921, it is not performed again until the 1960s, after Langgaard's death. ^[2]

New works

• Hakon Børresen – Kaddara (opera) ^[3]
• Rued Langgaard – Music of the Spheres ^[2]
• Wilhelm Stenhammar – Sången. En symfonisk kantat ^[4]

Popular music

• Gustaf Nordqvist & Edvard Evers – "Jul, jul, strålande jul" ^[5]

Births

• 7 May – Reidar Bøe, Norwegian singer and composer (died 1969) ^[6]
• 18 October – Willy Andresen, Norwegian jazz pianist and orchestra leader (died 2016). ^[7]
• 13 November – Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (died 1996) ^[8]
• 21 November – Margrethe Schanne, Danish ballerina (died 2014) ^[9]
• 7 December – Arne Dørumsgaard, Norwegian composer, poet, translator and music collector (died 2006). ^[10]

Deaths

• 22 November – Christina Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano and composer (born 1843) ^[11]
• 5 December – Ellen Bergman, Swedish musician and singing teacher (born 1842) ^[12]
• unknown date – Hilda Sandels, Swedish opera singer (born 1830)^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• 1921 in Denmark
• 1921 in Iceland
• 1921 in Norwegian music
• 1921 in Sweden

References

1. Daniel M. Grimley, ed. (2011). Jean Sibelius and His World. Princeton University Press. p. 126. ISBN   9781400840205.
2. Viinholt Nielsen, Bendt. "Sfærernes Musik (Music of the Spheres)". langgaard.dk.
3. Alastair H. Thomas (2010). The A to Z of Denmark. Scarecrow Press. p. 70. ISBN   9780810872059.
4. "Sången. En symfonisk kantat [The Song. A symphonic cantata]". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
5. "Jul, jul, strålande jul!". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
6. Ness, Sindre (28 January 2014). "Kurt Foss Og Reidar Bøe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
7. Bakke, Asbjørn; Aanstad, Kristine Hellem (17 June 2016). "Willy Andresen er død: – Musikklivet blir fattigere når en slik mester er borte". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 December 2016.
8. Salmenhaara, Erkki (2001). "Kokkonen, Joonas (1921–1996)" . Finnish National Biography (in Finnish). SKS. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
9. "Schanne, Margrethe (1921–)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages . 2006. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021– via Encyclopedia.com.
10. Dahl, Per. "Arne Dørumsgaard er død – nekrolog" (in Norwegian). RecordedSound.no. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
11. "Christina Nilsson (1843−1921)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
12. "Ellen Bergman". kvinnofronten.nu. Retrieved 19 April 2025.