1949 in Norwegian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1949 in Norwegian music .

Events

• The Department of Traditional Music was established in Tromsø by Arnt Bakke. ^[1]

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 1949

Further information: Category:1949 deaths

Births

January

• 18 – Håkon Banken, singer (died 2018) ^[2]

February

March

• 18 – Åse Kleveland, singer, guitarist, and politician.
• 21 – Åge Aleksandersen, singer, songwriter and guitarist.

April

• 2 – Per Husby, jazz pianist, composer, and orchestra leader.

May

• 13 – Philip Kruse, trumpeter, orchestra leader, composer, music arranger, music producer, and text writer.
• 25 – Iver Kleive, composer and organist.

June

• 20 – Harald Halvorsen, jazz trombonist.

August

• 3 – Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen, architect, poet and playwright.
• 12 – Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-born artist, songwriter and record producer (died 2013). ^[3]

September

• 2 – Knut Borge, journalist, entertainer, and jazz enthusiast (died 2017). ^[4]
• 25 – Olav Berg, composer.
• 30 – Lars Klevstrand, singer, guitarist, composer and actor.

October

• 18 – Lasse Thoresen, composer.

December

• 14 – Inger Lise Rypdal, singer and actress.

See also

• 1949 in Norway
• Music of Norway

• Norway portal
• Music portal

References

1. "About the Department of Traditional Music" (PDF). University of Tromsø . Retrieved 2017-03-31.
2. Krokstrand, Mats (19 March 2018). "Håkon Banken er død". Østlendingen (in Norwegian). p. 11.
3. Braathen, Jennifer (2013-09-19). "Alexandra "Alex" Sandøy er død" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang . Retrieved 2016-04-25.
4. Revheim, Hanna Huglen (2017-04-09). "Kollegaer sørger over Knut Borge: – En vegg har falt ut" (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved 2017-04-25.