1905 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1905 in Nordic music.
Events
- 17 March â Maurice Maeterlinck's 1892 play Pelléas and Mélisande is performed at the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki, Finland, with incidental music by Jean Sibelius, conducted by the composer himself.[1]
New works
- Edvard Grieg â Lyric Suite Op 54[2]
- Erkki Melartin â Salome, Op. 41
- Oskar Merikanto â Fennia rediviva, Op. 55
- Helena Munktell â Violin Sonata, Op.21[3]
- Ole Olsen â Trombone Concerto[4]
- Jean Sibelius
- Emil Sjögren â Piano Sonata No.2, Op.44[6]
Births
- 5 February â Ulla Poulsen Skou, Danish ballerina (died 2001)[7]
- 21 February â Birgit Kronström, Finnish actress and singer (died 1979)[8]
- 22 February â Elling Enger, Norwegian composer and organist (died 1979).[9]
- 25 February â Harald Lander, Danish dancer and choreographer (died 1971)[10]
- 21 March â Ivar Haglund, US-born folk singer and restaurateur of Swedish-Norwegian parentage (died 1985)[11]
- 15 October â Dag Wirén, Swedish composer (died 1986)[12]
- 24 October â Kristian Hauger, Norwegian pianist, orchestra leader and composer of popular music (died 1977)[13]
Deaths
- 19 January â Emily Nonnen, British-born Swedish amateur musician, writer and translator (born 1812)[14]
- 24 May â Joseph Dente, Swedish composer (born 1838)[15]