1885 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1885 in Nordic music.
Events
- unknown date
- Finn Jean Sibelius, already a budding composer, passes his final school examination, qualifying him for university.[1]
- Swedish music teacher Alice Sandström marries Jakob Tegnér.[2]
New works
- Edvard Grieg â Holberg Suite (expanded version for string orchestra)[3]
- Robert Kajanus â Aino[4]
- Jean Sibelius â String Quartet in E-flat major[5]
- August Winding â Concert Overture, Op. 14 (published)[6]
Popular music
- Carl Boberg â O Store Gud (written; published the following year)[7]
Births
- 6 March â Hildor Lundvik, Swedish musician and composer (died 1951)[8]
- 11 August â Lilly Kajanus-Blenner, Finnish harpist, daughter of Robert Kajanus (died 1963)[9]
- 15 October â Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl, Norwegian pianist, composer and music teacher (died 1959)[10]
- 6 December â Helge Klæstad, Norwegian Supreme Court judge and composer (died 1965)[11]
Deaths
- 11 February â Niels Peter Hillebrandt, Danish organist and composer (born 1831)[12]
- 28 March â Ludvig Norman, Swedish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1831)[13]
- 17 July â Søffren Degen, Danish guitarist and composer (born 1816)[14]
- 21 November â Amalia Redec, Swedish pianist, teacher and composer (born 1810)[15]