1942 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1942 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 26 October – Violinist Jacob Scharff is detained at Bredtveit prison along with his father and brother; they are later sent to Camp Berg outside Tønsberg. ^[1]

New works

• Selim Palmgren
  • Sun & Clouds, 12 Pieces for Piano, Op. 102 ^[2]
  • Jouluaatto ("Christmas Morning") for Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 103a ^[2]
• Ture Rangstrom – Hanneles himmelsfärd ^[3]

Popular music

• Matti Jurva & Tatu Pekkarinen – "Njet Molotoff" ^[4]
• Jacob Scharff & Arne Paasche Aasen – "Skjønne Sorina" ^[1]

Film music

• Erik Baumann – Fallet Ingegerd Bremssen ^[5]
• Lars-Erik Larsson – Farliga vägar ^[6]

Births

• 15 June – Birgitte Alsted, Danish violinist, teacher and composer ^[7]
• 17 June – Torgrim Sollid, Norwegian folk and jazz musician ^[8]
• 21 June – Ditlef Eckhoff, Norwegian jazz trumpeter ^[9]
• 25 August – Terje Fjærn, Norwegian musician, orchestra leader and musical conductor (died 2016) ^[10]

Deaths

• 8 January – Catharinus Elling, Norwegian organist, composer and ethnomusicologist (born 1858) ^[11]
• 20 March – Aksel Agerby, Danish organist, composer and music administrator (born 1889)
• 23 May – Harald Lie, Norwegian composer (born 1902) ^[12]
• 1 June – Ernest Pingoud, Finnish composer (born 1887; suicide) ^[13]
• 20 November – Emma Meissner, Swedish operatic soprano and actress (born 1866) ^[14]
• 2 December – Karen Jønsson née (Pedersen), Danish jazz singer, pianist, songwriter, composer, and actress (born 1909) ^[15]
• 3 December – Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer (born 1867) ^[16]
• December – Jacob Scharff, Latvian-born Norwegian violinist and composerr (born 1908) ^[1]

See also

• 1942 in Denmark
• 1942 in Iceland
• 1942 in Norwegian music
• 1942 in Sweden

References

1. "Jacob Scharff". Unfinished Lives. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
2. "List of works by Selim Palmgren". IMSLP. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
3. "Hanneles himmelsfärd". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
4. Marjo Kaartinen, Hannu Salmi & Marja Tuominen (2016). Maamme: itsenäisen Suomen kulttuurihistoria. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. p. 201. ISBN   978-952-222-686-0.
5. "The Ingegerd Bremssen Case". MUBI. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
6. Per Olov Qvist; Peter von Bagh (2000). Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 58.
7. Eva Marie Jensen. "Birgitte Alsted". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
8. Johs Bergh (15 February 2009). "Torgrim Sollid". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 November 2012.
9. Bergh, Johs. Ditlef Eckhoff Biography (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon . Retrieved 10 July 2025.
10. "Terje Fjærn er død 73 år gammel" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
11. "Catharinus Elling". Store Norsk Leksikon. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
12. Andersen, Rune J. (29 November 2013). "Harald Lie". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
13. Erkki Salmenhaara (January 1985). "Pingoud - the cosmopolitan in Finnish music". Finnish Music Quarterly. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
14. "Emma O Meissner". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
15. Barbara Zalewski. "Karen Jønsson". Kvindebiografiskleksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
16. "Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867−1942)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 10 July 2025.