1910 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1910 in Nordic music.
Events
- January â Carl Nielsen attends the funeral of 30-year-old artist Oluf Hartmann, for which he writes At the Bier of a Young Artist.[1]
- unknown date â Jean Sibelius revises his 1902 cantata The Origin of Fire.[2]
New works
- Johan Amberg â Fantasiestücke, Op.12[3]
- Erkki Melartin
- Oskar Merikanto â Kappaleet, Op. 73
- Carl Nielsen
- Jean Sibelius
Popular music
- Alice Tegnér â "Sankt Hans"[9]
Births
- 3 May â Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, Norwegian Hardanger fiddler and folk musician (died 1910)[10]
- 24 May â Nils-Eric Fougstedt, Finnish conductor and composer (died 1961)[11]
- 26 April â Erland von Koch, Swedish composer (died 2009)[12]
- 14 August â Konsta Jylhä, Finnish folk fiddler (died 1984)[13]
- 27 August â Erkki Aaltonen, Finnish composer (died 1990)[14]
- 14 September â Lasse Dahlquist, Swedish singer, songwriter and actor (died 1970)[15]
- 12 October â Brita Bratland, Norwegian folk singer (died 1975)[16]
- 14 November â Jens Book-Jenssen, Norwegian singer and songwriter (died 1999)[17]
Deaths
- 18 February â Johanna Sundberg, Swedish ballerina (born 1828)[citation needed]
- 29 March â Fritz Andersen, Danish pianist, organist and composer (born 1829)[18]