1909 in Nordic music
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1909 in Nordic music.
Events
- 23 January â The first performance of Jean Sibelius's Night Ride and Sunrise takes place in St Petersburg, and reception is hostile.[1]
- 13 February â Sibelius conducts a performance of Finlandia at the Queen's Hall in London, UK.[1]
- unknown date â Composer Armas Järnefelt becomes a Swedish citizen.[2]
New works
- Hugo Alfvén â Wedding March[3]
- Kurt Atterberg â Scherzo and Adagio for string quartet[4]
- Erkki Melartin â Lyrik I, Op.59
- Carl Nielsen â De unges Sang, CNW 291[5]
- Jean Sibelius â String Quartet in D minor (Voces intimae)[6]
- Christian Sinding â Serenade No. 2, Op. 92
Popular music
- Jean Sibelius â "Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt" ("Julvisa"), setting of lyric by Zacharias Topelius[7]
Births
- 11 January â Gunnar Berg, Swiss-born Danish composer (died 1989)[8]
- 10 February â Peter L. Rypdal, Norwegian fiddler and traditional folk music composer (died 1988)[9]
- 21 March â Miff Görling, Swedish bandleader, trombonist, arranger, and composer (died 1988)[10]
- 14 October â Kalervo Tuukkanen, Finnish composer (died 1979)[11]
- 18 October â Jan Wølner, Norwegian classical pianist (died 1991).[12]
- 18 November â Valdemar Söderholm, Swedish composer (died 1980)[13]
- 15 December â Randi Heide Steen, Norwegian operatic soprano (died 1990)[14]
- 20 December â Vagn Holmboe, Danish composer and teacher (died 1996)[15]
Deaths
- 7 May â Joachim Andersen, Danish flautist, conductor and composer (born 1847)[16]
- 19 July â Leopold Rosenfeld, Danish composer and singing teacher (born 1849)[17]
- 22 July â Oscar Byström Swedish composer (born 1821)[18]
- 10 November â Ludvig Schytte, Danish composer, pianist and teacher (born 1848)[19]
- 4 December â Christian Teilman, Norwegian organist, pianist, and composer (born 1843)[20]