1941 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1941 in Norwegian music .

Deaths

January

• 27 – Iver Holter, musician and band leader, Norwegian Army Band (born 1850). ^[1]

December

• 3 – Christian Sinding, composer (born 1856). ^[2]
• 24 – Godtfred Pedersen, organist and composer (born 1911). ^[3]
• 31 – Sigwardt Aspestrand, composer (born 1856). ^[4]

Births

February

• 24 – Kari Onstad, singer and actress (died 2020).

July

• 31 – Frøydis Ree Wekre, professor of horn and wind chamber music (Norwegian Academy of Music).

August

• 6 – Svein Christiansen, jazz drummer (died 2015). ^[5]

November

• 3 – Carl Høgset, choral conductor (died 2021).
• 9 – John Persen, Sami composer (died 2014). ^[6]

See also

• 1941 in Norway
• Music of Norway

• Norway portal
• Music portal

References

1. Dybsand, Øyvin (2009-02-13). "Iver Holter". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
2. Vollestad, Per (2009-02-13). "Christian Sinding". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
3. Helle, Knut, ed. (2009-02-14). "Godtfred Pedersen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
4. Helle, Knut, ed. (2013-10-07). "Sigwardt Aspestrand". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
5. Andersen, Arild; Stendahl, Bjørn (2015-03-04). "Nekrolog: Svein Christiansen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-04-29.
6. Boine, Marianne (2014-12-14). "John Persen er død" (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved 2017-04-29.