1924 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1924 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 24 March – Jean Sibelius conducts the world premiere of his 7th and last symphony as Fantasia sinfonica No. 1 in Stockholm. ^[1]
• unknown date – Spanish-born Olallo Morales joins the programme committee of Swedish Public Radio and also temporarily replaces Hugo Alfvén as director of music at Uppsala University.

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Kantat vid Världspostunionens halvsekels jubileum 1924 ^[2]
• Sigvaldi Kaldalóns – Klukknahljóð ^[3]
• Ture Rangström – Vinden och trädet ^[4]
• Hilding Rosenberg – Violin concerto no. 1, op. 22 ^[5]

Popular music

• Carl Nielsen – "Der er et yndigt land" (Nielsen's setting of the Danish national anthem, to lyrics by Adam Oehlenschläger) ^[6]
• Evert Taube – "Sjuttonde balladen" ^[7]

Births

• 26 January – Alice Babs, Swedish popular singer (died 2014) ^[8]
• 6 June – Gunnar Brunvoll, Norwegian impresario and opera administrator (died 1999) ^[9]
• 23 August – Edvard Fliflet Bræin, Norwegian conductor and composer (died 1976) ^[10]
• 10 September – Putte Wickman, Swedish jazz clarinetist (died 2006) ^[11]
• 18 October – Egil Hovland, Norwegian composer (died 2013) ^[12]
• 7 December – Bent Fabric, Danish pianist and composer (died 2020) ^[13]
• 20 December – Arne Domnérus, Swedish jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2008) ^[14]

Deaths

• 17 February – Oskar Merikanto, Finnish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1868) ^[15]
• 27 February – Carolina Östberg, Swedish opera singer and teacher (born 1853) ^[16]
• 12 April – Sjur Helgeland, Norwegian hardingfele fiddler and composer (born 1858) ^[17]
• 13 September – P. J. Hannikainen, Finnish composer (born 1854) ^[18]
• 2 December – Emmy Achté, Finnish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1850) ^[19]
• 7 December – Rudolph Sophus Bergh, Danish composer (born 1859) ^[20]

See also

• 1924 in Denmark
• 1924 in Iceland
• 1924 in Norwegian music
• 1924 in Sweden

References

1. Layton, Robert (2002). "Sibelius". In Wintle, Justin (ed.). Makers of Modern Culture. London: Routledge. p. 479. ISBN   0-415-26583-5.
2. "Kantat vid Världspostunionens halvsekels jubileum 1924 [Cantata]". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
3. "Klukknahljóð (Kaldalóns, Sigvaldi)". IMSLP. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
4. "Vinden och trädet". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
5. Library of Congress Catalog: Music and phonorecords. Library of Congress. 1973. p. 195.
6. "Der er et yndigt Land, CNW 351 (Nielsen, Carl)". IMSLP. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
7. Taube, Evert (1924). Den Gyldene Freden (in Swedish). Wahlström & Widstrand.
8. "Hildur Alice (Alice Babs) Sjöblom". skbl. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
9. Simensen, Bjørn (13 February 2009). "Gunnar Brunvoll". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
10. Nesheim, Elef (13 February 2009). "Edvard Fliflet Bræin". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
11. Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 492. ISBN   1-85227-937-0.
12. "Egil Hovland er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 5 February 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
13. Seelye, Katharine Q. (29 July 2020). "Bent Fabric, Pianist and Composer Known for 'Alley Cat,' Dies at 95". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 29 July 2020.
14. "Arne Domnérus". Daily Telegraph. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
15. Lappalainen, Seija (2 August 2018). "Merikanto, Oskar (1868–1924)". Kansallisbiografia (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
16. Östberg {{{name}}} at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon
17. "Sjur Helgeland" (in Norwegian). Myrkdalen.org. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
18. Barbara B. Hong (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland. p. 115. ISBN   9780313387753.
19. Hillila, Ruth-Esther; Hong, Barbara Blanchard (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 3–. ISBN   978-0-313-27728-3.
20. "Rudolph Sophus Bergh". Klassika. Retrieved 11 May 2025.