1920 in Nordic music

none April 2025 1920 1920 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1920 in Nordic music. Events 16 February – Composer Jean Sibelius spends an evening celebrating along with the poet Eino Leino, musicians Robert Kajanus, Eero Järnefelt, artist Pekka Halonen and other members of the Kalevala Society. In the course of the evening, Sibelius quarrels with Leino. 8 December – On his birthday, Jean Sibelius is presented with 63,000 marks, raised by the tenor Wäinö Sola to honour the composer and help pay his debts.http://www.sibelius.fi/english/elamankaari/sib_viimeiset.htm The last masterpieces 1920-1927 sibelius.fi 17 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20151217131719/http://www.sibelius.fi/english/elamankaari/sib_viimeiset.htm 2015-12-17 New works Hugo Alfvén – Min födelsedaghttps://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/alfven-hugo/SMH-W1931-Min_fodelsedag Min födelsedag Swedish Musical Heritage 16 April 2025 Viking Dahl – Maison de Fous (ballet)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/dahl-viking/SMH-W1118-Maison_de_Fous Maison de Fous Swedish Musical Heritage 17 April 2025 Johan Halvorsen – Norwegian Rhapsody No. 2https://musicwebinternational.com/2024/09/norwegian-heartland-simax-classics/ Norwegian Heartland Music Web International 17 April 2025 Oskar Merikanto – Regina von Emmeritz (opera)https://encore.opera.fi/en/performance/49493 Regina von Emmeritz Feb 5, 1920 Encore 18 April 2025 Carl Nielsen – Moderen (incidental music)http://www.kb.dk/en/kb/nb/mta/cnu/forord_kilder.html Carl Nielsen Edition - Prefaces and Critical Commentaries Danish Royal Library 16 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20100409070144/http://www.kb.dk/en/kb/nb/mta/cnu/forord_kilder.html 2010-04-09 Jean Sibelius – Hymn of the EarthDahlström Fabian :sv:Fabian Dahlström Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works 2003 Breitkopf & Härtel Wiesbaden de 3-7651-0333-0 406 Rued Langgaard – Symphony No. 6 "The Heaven-rending".Viinholt Nielsen Bendt November 2016 Langgaard SYMPHONY No 6 https://issuu.com/scoresondemand/docs/wh32316_rlu_pod_symfoni_6_b4_samlet 4 issuu.com Wise Music Classical 2 May 2025 Popular music Ellen Heijkorn sv – "Julvisa (Nu så kommer julen...)"; text by Zacharias Topeliushttps://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/heijkorn-ellen/ Julvisa (Christmas song) Swedish Musical Heritage 17 April 2025 Carl Nielsen & Helge Rode – "Min pige er så lys som rav"https://hojskolesangbogen.dk/om-sangbogen/historier-om-sangene/m-n/min-pige-er-saa-lys-som-rav da Min pige er så lys som rav hojskolesangbogen.dk 16 April 2025 Births 11 January – Ole Henrik Moe, Norwegian pianist, art historian, and critic (died 2013)http://www.budstikka.no/kultur/ole-henrik-moe-er-dod-1.7998795 Ole Henrik Moe er død Therese Hemb Myren Martine Hoff Jensen Hanne Wien Norwegian Budstikka 2013-08-01 21 February 2016 2 February – Heikki Suolahti, Finnish composer (died 1936)Burnett R. Toskey Concertos for violin and viola: a comprehensive encyclopedia B.R. Toskey 1983 9780960105489 822 15 February – Rolf Andersen, Norwegian trumpeter, orchestra conductor, and bandleader (died 2016)https://jolstad.vareminnesider.no/memorial_page_personal_info.php?order_id=516325&cat=Profile&sign=9980c0cb251e32b9e43266cd4f04f875 Rolf Andersen Jolstad.VareMinnesider.no Oslo no 13 April 2017 16 February — Karsten Andersen, Norwegian conductor (died 1997).https://nbl.snl.no/Karsten_Andersen Karsten Andersen no Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Laila Kismul Helle, Knut Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo 2009-02-13 16 March 2017 27 March – Carl-Henrik Norin, Swedish saxophonist (died 1967)http://78-varv.atspace.cc/carnor.htm Carl-Henrik Norin 78-varv.atspace.cc sv 17 April 2025 3 August – Jonas Brunvoll Jr., Norwegian opera singer and actor (died 1982)Jonas Brunvoll Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Jonas_Brunvoll no 30 March 2023 7 August – Harry Arnold, Swedish jazz saxophonist and bandleader (died 1971)Cook Richard 2005 Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia Penguin Books London 0-141-00646-3 19–20 28 August – Rowland Greenberg, Norwegian trumpeter, vocalist, and bandleader (died 1994).https://nbl.snl.no/Rowland_Greenberg Rowland Greenberg Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Bjørn Stendahl Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo no 2009-02-13 13 April 2017 7 September – Hans Leygraf, Swedish pianist, conductor and composer (died 2011)Who's who in Austria Intercontinental Book and Publishing Company 1982 440 4 October – Charlie Norman, Swedish jazz pianist and entertainer (died 2005)Norman, Charlie – pianist, sångare, arrangör, kompositör Norman, Charlie – pianist, singer, arranger, composer http://www.orkesterjournalen.com/jazzbiografier/637-norman-charlie orkesterjournalen.com Orkester Journalen 8 March 2010 17 April 2025 3 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203084807/http://www.orkesterjournalen.com/jazzbiografier/637-norman-charlie dead Deaths 16 April – Conrad Nordqvist, Swedish composer (born 1840)https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=8318 J Conrad Nordqvist SBL sv 16 April 2025 14 May – Lilly Walleni, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1875)https://runeberg.org/nfck/0260.html Wallëni, Lilly Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 31. Ural - Vertex 1931 12 April 2022 483 sv 10 August – Clara Lachmann, Danish-Swedish patron of the arts (born 1864)1979 Clara Lachmann Dictionary of Swedish National Biography https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=10817 Kjellander Rune 22 23 sv 31 October – Joachim Neergaard, Danish composer (born 1858)The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians Macmillan 1938 1291 unknown date – Maria Gelhaar, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1877) See also 1920 in Denmark 1920 in Iceland 1920 in Norwegian music 1920 in Sweden References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music