1947 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1947 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 12 July – Líf, the 18-year-old daughter of composer Jón Leifs, drowns while swimming off the coast of Sweden. The impact on her father and his musical creativity is huge. ^[1]
• 10 December – Lars-Erik Larsson's Concertino for bassoon and string orchestra is premièred on Swedish Radio. ^[2]
• unknown date – Norwegian composer Edvard Fliflet Bræin makes his conducting debut in Bergen. ^[3]

New works

• Vagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 6 ^[4]
• Jón Leifs – Requiem ^[5]
• Harald Sæverud – Peer Gynt (incidental music) ^[6]

Popular music

• Evert Taube – "Här är den sköna sommar" ^[7]

Film music

• Sven Gyldmark – Familien Swedenhielm ^[8]
• Kai Møller – Soldaten og Jenny ^[9]
• Gunnar Sønstevold – Sankt Hans fest ^[10]

Musical films

• Tappa inte sugen , with music by Albert Harris and Julius Jacobsen (Swedish version of a British musical) ^[11]

Births

• 27 January – Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999) ^[12]
• 3 April – Anders Eliasson Swedish composer (died 2013) ^[13]
• 20 April – Björn Skifs, Swedish singer ^[14]
• 24 July – Loa Falkman, Swedish opera singer ^[15]
• 15 August – Gertrud Maria Mell, Swedish musician and composer (died 2016) ^[16]

Deaths

• 17 January – Agnes Janson, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1861) ^[17]
• 20 March – Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and singer (born 1884) ^[18]
• 11 May – Ture Rangström, Swedish composer (born 1884) ^[19]
• 23 May – Per Kvist, Norwegian revue writer and entertainer (born 1890) ^[20]
• 28 June – Per Steenberg, Norwegian organist and composer (born 1870) ^[21]
• 6 October – Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer (born 1887) ^[22]
• 28 November – Georg Schnéevoigt, Finnish cellist, conductor and composer (born 1872) ^[23]

See also

• 1947 in Denmark
• 1947 in Iceland
• 1947 in Norwegian music
• 1947 in Sweden

References

1. Árni Heimir Ingólfsson (2019). Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland. Indiana University Press. ISBN   9780253044082.
2. "Concertino for bassoon and string orchestra". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
3. Nesheim, Elef. "Edvard Fliflet Bræin". In Knut Helle (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
4. John H. Yoell (1974). The Nordic Sound: Explorations Into the Music of Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Crescendo Publishing Company. p. 122. ISBN   9780875970905.
5. Alex Ross (29 February 1996). "Passion by Way of Iceland And the Idiosyncratic". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
6. Arvid O. Vollsnes (2014). Ludvig Irgens-Jensen: The Life and Music of a Norwegian Composer. Toccata Press. p. 237. ISBN   9780907689737.
7. Rigmor Schill (1984). Evert Taubes genombrott (in Swedish). Evert Taube-sällskapet. p. 304.
8. "Swedenhielm Family". MUBI. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
9. Piil, M. (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide. Gyldendal. p. 508. ISBN   978-87-02-06669-2.
10. "Sankthansfest". Norsk filmografi. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
11. James Monaco (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. p. 190.
12. "Biografi". Bjorn Afzelius official website. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
13. Charlotte Smith (22 May 2013). "Obituary: Anders Eliasson, composer". Gramophone. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
14. Sveriges befolkning 2000: Skifs, Björn Nils Olof
15. David Cummings (ed.), Falkman, Carl Johan, International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory, Routledge, 2000, p. 190.
16. "Gertrud Maria Mell" (in Swedish). Fonus. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
17. "Death Of Well-Known Swedish Opera Singer". Trove. The Advertiser (Adelaide). 23 January 1947. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
18. Evelyn Mack Truitt (1977). Who was who on screen. Bowker. p. 476. ISBN   9780835209144.
19. Helmer, Axel (1995). "A J Ture Rangström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. Stockholm: Riksarchivet. p. 663. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
20. Diesen, Andreas (13 February 2009). "Per Kvist". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
21. Solhaug, Arne J. (13 February 2009). "Per Steenberg". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
22. Hillila, Ruth-Esther; Hong, Barbara Blanchard (1997). Historical Dictionary of Music and Musicians of Finland. London: Greenwood Press.
23. "Georg Schneevoigt- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.