1977 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1977.

Events

• 7 May – The 22nd Eurovision Song Contest is held in London, after being postponed from 2 April because of a BBC technicians' strike. Finland is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing 10th. Norway finishes 14th and Sweden 18th. Denmark does not participate. ^[1]
• December – Swedish punk band Ebba Grön is founded in Stockholm. ^[2]

New works

• Kalevi Aho – Quintet, for bassoon and string quartet ^[3]
• Birgitte Alsted – Strygekvartet i CD, for string quartet ^[4]
• Bengt Hambraeus – Antiphonie: Cathedral Music for Organ ^[5]
• Pehr Henrik Nordgren
  • Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 33 ^[6]
  • Summer Music for orchestra, Op. 34 ^[7]
  • Akinosuke-no-yume (安芸之助の夢; The Dream of Akinosuke) for piano, Op. 35 ^[8]
  • Jyūroku-zakura (十六ざくら) for piano, Op. 36 ^[7]
  • Jikininki (食人鬼) for piano, Op. 37 ^[7]
  • Häjyt (The Evil Braggarts), orchestral music for the television play, Op. 38 ^[7]
  • Butterflies for guitar solo, Op. 39 ^[7]
  • Tuolla mun heilani asuskeloo (Yonder Lives My Sweet Love) for string orchestra, Op. 40 ^[9]
• Per Nørgård
  • Kredsløb, for SATB choir ^[10]
  • Mating Dance, for flute (+ alto flute) and guitar ^[11]
  • Twilight, for orchestra ^[12]
• Einojuhani Rautavaara
  • Suomalainen myytti (A Finnish Myth), for string orchestra ^[13]
  • Serenades of the Unicorn, for guitar ^[13]
• Aulis Sallinen – Simppeli Simme ja Hamppari, for mixed choir ^[14]

Hit singles

• ABBA – "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (#1 Belgium, Ireland, South Africa, UK) ^[15]
• Monica Aspelund – "Lapponia" (#20 Sweden) ^[16]
• Jan Lindblad – "Oh Shenandoah" (#1 Sweden) ^[17]
• Shu-bi-dua – "Mig og så Harry" ^[18]
• Anita Skorgan – "Casanova" (#4 Norway) ^[19]

Hit albums

• ABBA – ABBA: The Album ^[20]

Eurovision Song Contest

• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977

Film and television music

• Björn Isfält & Lasse Dahlberg – Bröderna Lejonhjärta ^[21]
• Ralph Lundsten – Elvis! Elvis! ^[22]
• Gunner Møller Pedersen – En Forårsdag i Helvede ^[23]

Musical films

• ABBA: The Movie ^[24]

Deaths

• 8 February – Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and music-theorist (born 1901) ^[25]
• 5 March – Moses Pergament, Finnish-born classical composer ^[26]
• 18 October – Kristian Hauger, Norwegian pianist, orchestra leader and composer of popular music (born 1905) ^[27]
• 24 October – Hugo Myrtelius, Swedish conductor and composer (born 1892 in Scandinavian music)^{[ citation needed ]}
• unknown date – John Gunnarsson Helland, Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1897)^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• 1977 in Denmark
• 1977 in Iceland
• 1977 in Norwegian music
• 1977 in Sweden

References

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3. The Double Reed. International Double Reed Society. 1984. p. 38.
4. Dansk musiktidsskrift (in Danish). Unge Tonekunstnerselskab. 1988. p. 9.
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11. Hannu Annala; Heiki Matlik (2010). Handbook of Guitar and Lute Composers. Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated. p. 111. ISBN   9781609743536.
12. "Twilight (1979)". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
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