1977 in Scandinavian music
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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
- Einojuhani Rautavaara
- 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
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
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)
- unknown date – John Gunnarsson Helland, Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1897)
See also
References
- ^ "London 1977 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Fakta Ebba Grön" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. 7 February 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ The Double Reed. International Double Reed Society. 1984. p. 38.
- ^ Dansk musiktidsskrift (in Danish). Unge Tonekunstnerselskab. 1988. p. 9.
- ^ "Bengt Hambraeus, Organ Works". OHS Catalog. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Finnish Violin Concertos". BIS Records. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Pehr Henrik Nordgren". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Akinosuke-no-yume". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Tuolla mun heilani asuskeloo". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Kredslob 1977". Sheet Music Plus. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ Hannu Annala; Heiki Matlik (2010). Handbook of Guitar and Lute Composers. Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated. p. 111. ISBN 9781609743536.
- ^ "Twilight (1979)". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ a b Barbara Blanchard Hong (2022). Rautavaara's Journey in Music. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 279–80. ISBN 9781538172346.
- ^ "Simppeli Simme ja Hamppari Hamme". Fennica Gehrman. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 338–9. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Lapponia". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Oh Shenandoah". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Danske Studier 2008.1.pdf, side 24" (PDF). p. 18.
- ^ "Casanova". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ Rees, Dafydd; Crampton, Luke (1991). Guinness Book of Rock Stars. Enfield: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 1. ISBN 0-85112-971-4.
- ^ "Bröderna Lejonhjärta". Swedish Film Database. 23 September 1977. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "10th Moscow International Film Festival (1977)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ Fotheringham, William (2018). Sunday in Hell: Behind the Lens of the Greatest Cycling Film of All Time. London: Random House UK. ISBN 978-1-4481-5635-1.
- ^ Kehr, Dave (22 March 2002). "At the Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ Rune J. Andersen. "Eivind Groven". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Rosengren, Henrik (29 January 2019), "Jewishness, Internationalism and the Swedish Music Scene – The Reception of Moses Pergament", A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1925–1950, Brill, pp. 849–859, ISBN 978-90-04-38829-1, retrieved 18 August 2023
- ^ Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Kristian Hauger". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 June 2014.