1946 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1946 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- 1 September – Norway's Kringkastingsorkestret, KORK, (Norwegian Radio Orchestra) is founded.[1]
- unknown date – Jean Sibelius composes his final completed works: — "Veljesvirsi" and "Ylistyshymni", two movements of his Masonic Ritual Music for voice and harmonium, Op. 113.[2]
New works
- Einar Englund – Symphony no 1 ("War Symphony")[3]
- Skarphéðinn Þorkelsson – Fimmtán sönglög[4]
- Dag Wirén – Violin Concerto[5]
Popular music
Film music
Births
- 13 January – Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish jazz saxophonist[9]
- 14 January – Ann-Elise Hannikainen, Finnish composer (died 2012)[10]
- 29 June – Gitte Hænning, Danish singer and actress[11]
- 2 May – Ralf Gothóni, Finnish pianist, conductor and composer[12]
- 2 December – Jaakko Ryhänen, Finnish operatic bass and teacher[13]
- 16 December – Benny Andersson, Swedish musician, songwriter, composer and producer (ABBA)[14]
- 17 December – Pepe Willberg, Finnish guitarist, singer and songwriter[15]
Deaths
- 4 March – Gustaf Hjalmar Heintze, Swedish pianist, organist and composer (born 1879)[16]
- 26 April – Oluf Ring, Danish composer (born 1884)[17]
- 30 April – Olav Gunnarsson Helland, Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1875)[18]
- 10 July – Björn Schildknecht, Swedish composer (born 1905)[19]
- 31 August – Paul von Klenau, Danish conductor and composer (born 1883)[20]
See also
References
- ^ "Kringkastingsorkestret KORK (Norwegian Radio Orchestra)". MIC.no. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ David Verdier. "Survey of works by Jean Sibelius". brahms.ircam. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Einar Englund Symphony No.1 (War Symphony; Sotasinfonia)". Daniels' Orchestral Music Online. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Fimmtán sönglög". Iceland Music. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ Fanfare, Volume 15, Issue 5. J. Flegler. 1992. p. 290.
- ^ "Musevisa". Christmas Music. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Så mødes vi hos Tove". DFI. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Klockorna i Gamla Sta'n". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Biography". Eero Koivistoinen official website. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Ann-Elise Hannikainen (1946-2012)". Musique Classique (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 159. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Bruce Duffie. "A Conversation with Bruce Duffie". bruceduffie.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Ryhänen, Jaakko". Uppslagsverket.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Creative Team". Mamma Mia. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Kemppainen, Jouni K. (7 June 2014). "Pepe Willberg on 67 ja ykkönen". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Gustaf Heintze d.y. (1879−1946)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Memorial to composer Oluf Ring in Ribe". Vadehavskysten. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Dilworth, John. "Maker: Olav Helland". Amati.com. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Björn Schildknecht (1905−1946)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. p. 452. ISBN 0-674-37299-9. Retrieved 16 March 2009.