1946 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1946 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 1 September – Norway's Kringkastingsorkestret, KORK, (Norwegian Radio Orchestra) is founded. ^[1]
• unknown date – Jean Sibelius composes his final completed works: — "Veljesvirsi" and "Ylistyshymni", two movements of his Masonic Ritual Music for voice and harmonium, Op. 113. ^[2]

New works

• Einar Englund – Symphony no 1 ("War Symphony") ^[3]
• Skarphéðinn Þorkelsson – Fimmtán sönglög ^[4]
• Dag Wirén – Violin Concerto ^[5]

Popular music

• Alf Prøysen – "Musevisa" ^[6]

Film music

• Sven Gyldmark – Så mødes vi hos Tove ^[7]
• Alvar Kraft – Klockorna i Gamla sta'n ^[8]

Births

• 13 January – Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish jazz saxophonist ^[9]
• 14 January – Ann-Elise Hannikainen, Finnish composer (died 2012) ^[10]
• 29 June – Gitte Hænning, Danish singer and actress ^[11]
• 2 May – Ralf Gothóni, Finnish pianist, conductor and composer ^[12]
• 2 December – Jaakko Ryhänen, Finnish operatic bass and teacher ^[13]
• 16 December – Benny Andersson, Swedish musician, songwriter, composer and producer (ABBA) ^[14]
• 17 December – Pepe Willberg, Finnish guitarist, singer and songwriter ^[15]

Deaths

• 4 March – Gustaf Hjalmar Heintze, Swedish pianist, organist and composer (born 1879) ^[16]
• 26 April – Oluf Ring, Danish composer (born 1884) ^[17]
• 30 April – Olav Gunnarsson Helland, Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1875) ^[18]
• 10 July – Björn Schildknecht, Swedish composer (born 1905) ^[19]
• 31 August – Paul von Klenau, Danish conductor and composer (born 1883) ^[20]

See also

• 1946 in Denmark
• 1946 in Iceland
• 1946 in Norwegian music
• 1946 in Sweden

References

1. "Kringkastingsorkestret KORK (Norwegian Radio Orchestra)". MIC.no. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
2. David Verdier. "Survey of works by Jean Sibelius". brahms.ircam. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
3. "Einar Englund Symphony No.1 (War Symphony; Sotasinfonia)". Daniels' Orchestral Music Online. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
4. "Fimmtán sönglög". Iceland Music. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
5. Fanfare, Volume 15, Issue 5. J. Flegler. 1992. p. 290.
6. "Musevisa". Christmas Music. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
7. "Så mødes vi hos Tove". DFI. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
8. "Klockorna i Gamla Sta'n". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
9. "Biography". Eero Koivistoinen official website. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
10. "Ann-Elise Hannikainen (1946-2012)". Musique Classique (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
11. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p.  159. ISBN   0-214-20512-6.
12. Bruce Duffie. "A Conversation with Bruce Duffie". bruceduffie.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
13. "Ryhänen, Jaakko". Uppslagsverket.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
14. "Creative Team". Mamma Mia. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
15. Kemppainen, Jouni K. (7 June 2014). "Pepe Willberg on 67 ja ykkönen". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
16. "Gustaf Heintze d.y. (1879−1946)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
17. "Memorial to composer Oluf Ring in Ribe". Vadehavskysten. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
18. Dilworth, John. "Maker: Olav Helland". Amati.com. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
19. "Björn Schildknecht (1905−1946)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
20. Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music . Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. p.  452. ISBN   0-674-37299-9 . Retrieved 16 March 2009.