1938 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1938 in Scandinavian music.

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. "Ahti, Jukka Samuelinpoika". Inkeri.ru (in Russian). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
2. "Swedish Jazz 1937-1939" (PDF). Caprice Records. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
3. "Københavnerliv". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
4. 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.
5. "Five studies". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
6. "Tack ska' du ha. Ur Karl-Gerhards jubileumsrevy (Jules Sylvain -- Karl-Gerhard)". Svensk Mediedatabas. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
7. Francisco Salazar (12 February 2022). "Obituary: Finnish Composer Paavo Heininen Dies at 84". OperaWire. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
8. "Berit Kullander". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
9. "Roland Cedermark". mic.stim.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
10. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2472. ISBN   0-85112-939-0.
11. "Hittebarn i musikken". Information (in Danish). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
12. Finch, Hilary (2001). "Sigurbjörnsson, Thorkell". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.25754 . Retrieved 3 January 2021.
13. Godal, Anne Marit, ed. (29 September 2014). "Povl Dissing". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
14. "Rami Sarmasto". Findagrave. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
15. "Atli Heimir Sveinsson". Classical Music Daily. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
16. "Gunnar Olavsson Helland". Telemark Arbeiderblad. 2 May 1938. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
17. 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.
18. "Thorsteinsson, Bjarni". MGG Online. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
19. Rune J. Andersen. "Ole Hjellemo". Store Norske leksikon. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
20. Weydahl, Hanna-Marie. "Borghild Holmsen". Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek. Retrieved 1 April 2025.