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1938 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year
1938 in Scandinavian music
.
Contents
Events
New works
Popular music
Births
Deaths
See also
References
Events
18 January
– Finnish singer
Jukka Ahti
and his wife are arrested by Soviet authorities.
[
1
]
unknown dates
Edgar Hayes
and his jazz orchestra tour Sweden.
[
2
]
Swedish trumpeter
Thore Ehrling
forms his own band.
[
2
]
New works
Jacob Gade
–
Københavnerliv
[
3
]
Uuno Klami
–
Symphony No. 1
[
4
]
Ingemar Liljefors
–
Five studies
for piano
[
5
]
Popular music
Jules Sylvain
&
Karl Gerhard
– "
Jag är ett bedårande barn av min tid
"
[
6
]
Births
13 January
–
Paavo Heininen
, Finnish pianist and composer (died
2022
)
[
7
]
23 March
–
Berit Kullander
, Norwegian singer, dancer and actress
[
8
]
23 April
–
Roland Cedermark
, Swedish accordionist (died
2020
)
[
9
]
9 June
–
Eje Thelin
, Swedish jazz trombonist (died
1990
)
[
10
]
17 June
–
Grethe Ingmann
, Danish singer (died
1990
)
[
11
]
16 July
–
Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson
, Icelandic pianist, conductor and composer (died
2013
)
[
12
]
18 July
–
Povl Dissing
, Danish singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer (died
2022
)
[
13
]
24 August
–
Rami Sarmasto
, Finnish musician and actor (died
1965
)
[
14
]
21 September
–
Atli Heimir Sveinsson
, Icelandic composer (died
2019
)
[
15
]
Deaths
26 February
–
Jukka Ahti
, Finnish-born singer, songwriter and actor (born
1897
; executed)
[
1
]
30 April
–
Gunnar Olavsson Helland
, Hardanger fiddle maker (born
1852
)
[
16
]
14 June
–
Thekla Hofer
, Swedish operatic soprano (born
1852
)
[
17
]
2 August
–
Bjarni Thorsteinsson
, Icelandic priest, organist and collector of folk songs (born
1861
)
[
18
]
18 September
–
Ole Hjellemo
, Norwegian musician and composer (born
1873
)
[
19
]
4 December
–
Borghild Holmsen
, Norwegian pianist, composer and music critic (born
1865
)
[
20
]
See also
1938 in Denmark
1938 in Iceland
1938 in Norwegian music
1938 in Sweden
References
1
2
"Ahti, Jukka Samuelinpoika"
.
Inkeri.ru
(in Russian). 15 August 2019
. Retrieved
28 June
2025
.
1
2
"Swedish Jazz 1937-1939"
(PDF)
.
Caprice Records
. Retrieved
29 June
2025
.
↑
"Københavnerliv"
.
Wise Music Classical
. Retrieved
29 June
2025
.
↑
Poroila, Heikki (2012).
Yhtenäistetty Uuno Klami (List of Works by Uuno Klami)
. Helsinki:
Suomen musiikkikirjastoyhdistys
(Finnish Music Library Association). p.
17.
ISBN
978-952-5363-30-2
.
↑
"Five studies"
.
Swedish Musical Heritage
. Retrieved
28 June
2025
.
↑
"Tack ska' du ha. Ur Karl-Gerhards jubileumsrevy (Jules Sylvain -- Karl-Gerhard)"
.
Svensk Mediedatabas
. Retrieved
29 June
2025
.
↑
Francisco Salazar (12 February 2022).
"Obituary: Finnish Composer Paavo Heininen Dies at 84"
.
OperaWire
. Retrieved
27 June
2025
.
↑
"Berit Kullander"
.
Store norske leksikon
(in Norwegian). 2021
. Retrieved
10 July
2022
.
↑
"Roland Cedermark"
.
mic.stim.se
(in Swedish). Archived from
the original
on 10 December 2013
. Retrieved
28 June
2025
.
↑
Colin Larkin
, ed. (1992).
The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
(First
ed.).
Guinness Publishing
. p.
2472.
ISBN
0-85112-939-0
.
↑
"Hittebarn i musikken"
.
Information
(in Danish)
. Retrieved
27 June
2025
.
↑
Finch, Hilary (2001).
"Sigurbjörnsson, Thorkell"
.
Grove Music Online
.
Oxford University Press
.
doi
:
10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.25754
. Retrieved
3 January
2021
.
↑
Godal, Anne Marit
, ed. (29 September 2014).
"Povl Dissing"
.
Store norske leksikon
(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon
. Retrieved
27 June
2025
.
↑
"Rami Sarmasto"
.
Findagrave
. Retrieved
28 June
2025
.
↑
"Atli Heimir Sveinsson"
.
Classical Music Daily
. Retrieved
27 June
2025
.
↑
"Gunnar Olavsson Helland"
.
Telemark Arbeiderblad
. 2 May 1938
. Retrieved
27 June
2025
.
↑
Bohman, Nils; Dahl, Torsten, eds. (1948).
"Hofer, Thelka Catharina Charlotta Schröder"
.
Svenska män och kvinnor: biografisk uppslagsbok
(in Swedish). Stockholm: Alb. Bonniers Boktryckeri. p.
488
. Retrieved
17 May
2021
–
via Project Runeberg.
↑
"Thorsteinsson, Bjarni"
.
MGG Online
. Retrieved
27 June
2025
.
↑
Rune J. Andersen.
"Ole Hjellemo"
.
Store Norske leksikon
. Retrieved
28 June
2025
.
↑
Weydahl, Hanna-Marie
.
"Borghild Holmsen"
.
Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek
. Retrieved
1 April
2025
.
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