1947 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1947 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- 12 July – Líf, the 18-year-old daughter of composer Jón Leifs, drowns while swimming off the coast of Sweden. The impact on her father and his musical creativity is huge.[1]
- 10 December – Lars-Erik Larsson's Concertino for bassoon and string orchestra is premièred on Swedish Radio.[2]
- unknown date – Norwegian composer Edvard Fliflet Bræin makes his conducting debut in Bergen.[3]
New works
- Vagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 6[4]
- Jón Leifs – Requiem[5]
- Harald Sæverud – Peer Gynt (incidental music)[6]
Popular music
Film music
- Sven Gyldmark – Familien Swedenhielm[8]
- Kai Møller – Soldaten og Jenny[9]
- Gunnar Sønstevold – Sankt Hans fest[10]
Musical films
- Tappa inte sugen, with music by Albert Harris and Julius Jacobsen (Swedish version of a British musical)[11]
Births
- 27 January – Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)[12]
- 3 April – Anders Eliasson Swedish composer (died 2013)[13]
- 20 April – Björn Skifs, Swedish singer[14]
- 24 July – Loa Falkman, Swedish opera singer[15]
- 15 August – Gertrud Maria Mell, Swedish musician and composer (died 2016)[16]
Deaths
- 17 January – Agnes Janson, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1861)[17]
- 20 March – Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and singer (born 1884)[18]
- 11 May – Ture Rangström, Swedish composer (born 1884)[19]
- 23 May – Per Kvist, Norwegian revue writer and entertainer (born 1890)[20]
- 28 June – Per Steenberg, Norwegian organist and composer (born 1870)[21]
- 6 October – Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer (born 1887)[22]
- 28 November – Georg Schnéevoigt, Finnish cellist, conductor and composer (born 1872)[23]
See also
References
- ^ Árni Heimir Ingólfsson (2019). Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253044082.
- ^ "Concertino for bassoon and string orchestra". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ Nesheim, Elef. "Edvard Fliflet Bræin". In Knut Helle (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- ^ John H. Yoell (1974). The Nordic Sound: Explorations Into the Music of Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Crescendo Publishing Company. p. 122. ISBN 9780875970905.
- ^ Alex Ross (29 February 1996). "Passion by Way of Iceland And the Idiosyncratic". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ Arvid O. Vollsnes (2014). Ludvig Irgens-Jensen: The Life and Music of a Norwegian Composer. Toccata Press. p. 237. ISBN 9780907689737.
- ^ Rigmor Schill (1984). Evert Taubes genombrott (in Swedish). Evert Taube-sällskapet. p. 304.
- ^ "Swedenhielm Family". MUBI. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ Piil, M. (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide. Gyldendal. p. 508. ISBN 978-87-02-06669-2.
- ^ "Sankthansfest". Norsk filmografi. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ James Monaco (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. p. 190.
- ^ "Biografi". Bjorn Afzelius official website. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ Charlotte Smith (22 May 2013). "Obituary: Anders Eliasson, composer". Gramophone. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ Sveriges befolkning 2000: Skifs, Björn Nils Olof
- ^ David Cummings (ed.), Falkman, Carl Johan, International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory, Routledge, 2000, p. 190.
- ^ "Gertrud Maria Mell" (in Swedish). Fonus. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Death Of Well-Known Swedish Opera Singer". Trove. The Advertiser (Adelaide). 23 January 1947. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Evelyn Mack Truitt (1977). Who was who on screen. Bowker. p. 476. ISBN 9780835209144.
- ^ Helmer, Axel (1995). "A J Ture Rangström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. Stockholm: Riksarchivet. p. 663. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Diesen, Andreas (13 February 2009). "Per Kvist". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ Solhaug, Arne J. (13 February 2009). "Per Steenberg". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Hillila, Ruth-Esther; Hong, Barbara Blanchard (1997). Historical Dictionary of Music and Musicians of Finland. London: Greenwood Press.
- ^ "Georg Schneevoigt- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.