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1905
1905 Nordic music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1905 in Nordic music.
Events
17 March – Maurice Maeterlinck's 1892 play Pelléas and Mélisande is performed at the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki, Finland, with incidental music by Jean Sibelius, conducted by the composer himself.Tomi Mäkelä Jean Sibelius Boydell Press 2011 9781843836889 254
New works
Edvard Grieg – Lyric Suite Op 54Edvard Grieg Finn Benestad Edvard Grieg : diaries, articles, speeches 2001 9780964523838 100–103
Erkki Melartin – Salome, Op. 41
Oskar Merikanto – Fennia rediviva, Op. 55
Helena Munktell – Violin Sonata, Op.21https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/munktell-helena/SMH-W45-Sonate_in_E-flat_major_pour_Piano_et_Violon Sonate [in E-flat major] pour Piano et Violon Swedish Musical Heritage 3 March 2025
Ole Olsen – Trombone Concertohttp://www.ibew.org.uk/dvarch/DV01715.pdf TROMBONE MUSIC of SCANDINAVIA: a STUDY OF TROMBONE SOLO and CHAMBER WORKS from SWEDEN, NORWAY, and DENMARK Zenas Kim-Banther 2016 IBEW 3 March 2025
Jean Sibelius
MarjattaTimo Virtanen Sibelius's "Resurrection Symphony"?: The Third Symphony and the "Marjatta" Oratorio In Sibelius in the Old and New World: Aspects of His Music, Its Interpretation, and Reception 2010 319–331 Timothy Jackson Timothy L. Jackson Veijo Murtomäki :fi:Veijo Murtomäki Colin Davis Sir Colin Davis Timo Virtanen Frankfurt am Main Peter Lang 978-3-631-56025-9
Pelléas et Mélisande
Emil Sjögren – Piano Sonata No.2, Op.44https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/sjogren-emil/SMH-W1180-Sonat_nr_2_for_piano_A-dur_Sonata_no_2_for_piano_A_major Sonat nr 2 för piano A-dur [Sonata no. 2 for piano A major] Swedish Musical Heritage 3 March 2025
Births
5 February – Ulla Poulsen Skou, Danish ballerina (died 2001)http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195173697.001.0001/acref-9780195173697-e-1387 The International Encyclopedia of Dance Henrik Lundgren Selma Jeanne Cohen 16 April 1998 Oxford University Press www.oxfordreference.com 10.1093/acref/9780195173697.001.0001 9780195173697
21 February – Birgit Kronström, Finnish actress and singer (died 1979)https://www.finna.fi/AuthorityRecord/kavi.elonet_henkilo_231241?lng=en-gb Birgit Kronström finna.fi 2 March 2025
22 February – Elling Enger, Norwegian composer and organist (died 1979).https://snl.no/Elling_Enger Elling Enger Store Norske Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo no 2009-02-14 2 March 2025
25 February – Harald Lander, Danish dancer and choreographer (died 1971)Erik Aschengreen Harald Lander: His Life and Ballets Dance Books 2009 9781852731298 323
21 March – Ivar Haglund, US-born folk singer and restaurateur of Swedish-Norwegian parentage (died 1985)https://www.historylink.org/File/2499 Haglund, Ivar (1905-1985) Paul Dorpat History Link 2 March 2025
15 October – Dag Wirén, Swedish composer (died 1986)Haglund Rolf Wirén, Dag http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/30433 Grove Music Online Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press 17 September 2013
24 October – Kristian Hauger, Norwegian pianist, orchestra leader and composer of popular music (died 1977)2 March 2025 Øyvind Norheim Nils Larsen - Pianist, Komponist og Pedagog https://nbl.snl.no/Nils_Larsen Norsk biografisk leksikon
Deaths
19 January – Emily Nonnen, British-born Swedish amateur musician, writer and translator (born 1812)https://litteraturbanken.se/%C3%B6vers%C3%A4ttarlexikon/artiklar/Emily_Nonnen Emily Nonnen svensk översättarlexikon 3 March 2025
24 May – Joseph Dente, Swedish composer (born 1838)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/dente-joseph/ Joseph Dente (1838−1905) Swedish Musical Heritage 2 March 2025
See also
1905 in Denmark
1905 in Norwegian music
1905 in Sweden
References
Nordic
Category:Years in Nordic music