1879 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1879 in Nordic music.
Events
- 1 November â Aged 14, Carl Nielsen becomes a bugler and alto trombonist in the band of the Danish army's 16th Battalion at Odense.[1]
- unknown date (after August) â Following the death of his wife, Henriette Nissen-Saloman, Danish violinist and composer Siegfried Saloman moves to Stockholm, Sweden, where he remains until his death.[2]
New works
- Agathe Backer Grøndahl â Menuet[3]
- Niels Gade â En Sommerdag paa Landet[4]
- Emil Hartmann
- Cello Concerto, Op. 26
- Symphony No. 1[5]
- Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann â Opening Music for a University Anniversary[6]
- Robert Kajanus â Lyrische Stücke, Op.2[7]
- Amanda Röntgen-Maier â 6 Pieces for Violin and Piano[8]
- Johan Svendsen
Births
- 9 February â Natanael Berg, Swedish composer (died 1957)[10]
- 27 May â Per Reidarson, Norwegian composer and music critic (died 1954)[11]
- 31 July â Cally Monrad, Norwegian singer, actress and poet (died 1950).[12]
- 5 October â Halfdan Cleve, Norwegian composer (died 1951).[13]
- 7 October â Joe Hill (born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund), Swedish-American labor leader and songwriter (died 1915)
- 23 October â Johan Austbø, Norwegian teacher, dancer, poet, composer, singer, and proponent of Nynorsk (died 1945).[14]
- 29 November â Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (died 1963)[15]
- 19 December â Otto Olsson, Swedish organist and composer (died 1964)[16]
Deaths
- 27 August â Henriette Nissen-Saloman, Swedish opera singer, 60[17]
- 12 September â Peter Arnold Heise, Danish composer, 49[18]
- 30 November â August Bournonville, Danish ballet master and choreographer, 74[19]