1940 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1940 in Norwegian music .

Deaths

November

• 6 – Ivar F. Andresen, operatic singer (born 1896). ^[1]

Births

February

• 15 – Trygve Madsen, composer and pianist. ^[2]

March

• 20 – Frode Thingnæs, jazz trombonist, composer, music arranger, and conductor (died 2012). ^[3]

April

• 13 – Bjørn Stokstad, Norwegian clarinettist and architect. ^[4]
• 16 – Ole Jacob Hansen, jazz drummer (died 2000). ^[5]

May

• 23 – Bjørn Johansen, jazz saxophonist (died 2002). ^[6]
• 30 – Leif Rygg, traditional folk Hardanger fiddler (died 2018). ^[7]

August

• 6 – Egil Kapstad, jazz pianist, composer and music arranger (died 2017). ^[8]

September

• 24 – Roald Stensby, rock singer (died 2018). ^[9]

October

• 14 – Jack Berntsen, philologist, songwriter and folk singer (died 2010). ^[10]

November

• 6 – Laila Dalseth, jazz singer. ^[11]

See also

• 1940 in Norway
• Music of Norway

• Norway portal
• Music portal

References

1. "Ivar F. Andresen". Rockipedia.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-03-31.
2. Holbæk-Hanssen, Hilde (2009-02-13). "Trygve Madsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon . Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
3. Staude, Tone; Aune, Oddvin (2012-11-15). "Frode Thingnæs er død" (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved 2017-04-30.
4. Bergh, Johs (2009-02-15). "Bjørn Stokstad". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2018-04-12.
5. "Ole Jacob Hansen". Discography. Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-04-30.
6. Wicklund, Erling (2002-05-08). "Bjørn Johansen er død" (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved 2017-03-02.
7. Kvamsdal, Nils (2018-02-05). "Ein bauta er borte". Hordaland (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
8. Stendahl, Bjørn (2009-02-13). "Egil Kapstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon . Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
9. Skancke-Knutsen, Arvid. "Minneord Roald Stensby (1940 - 2018)" (in Norwegian). Rockheim. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
10. Berg, Vidar (2010-10-05). "Jack Berntsen døde tirsdag". Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
11. Bergh, Johs (2009-02-13). "Laila Dalseth". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon . Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-05-05.