1914 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1914 in Nordic music.
Events
- 30 January â Wilhelm Stenhammar's Reverenza is included as movement no. 2 in the composer's Serenad [Serenade] at its first performance, which takes place at the Kungliga Teatern (Royal Opera House) in Stockholm, by the orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera, with Stenhammar conducting.[1]
- unknown date â The "Kotimainen Ooppera" is renamed "Finnish Opera".[2]
New works
- Oskar Lindberg â Concert fantasy in C minor[3]
- Carl Nielsen â Serenata in vano[4]
- Selim Palmgren â Ballade "Torpflickan" for Solo Voices, Choir and Orchestra[5]
- Jean Sibelius â The Oceanides[6]
- Wilhelm Stenhammar â Late Summer (Sensommarnätter), five piano pieces, Op. 33[7]
Popular music
- Wilhelm Peterson-Berger â "Ack, Wärmeland du sköna" (Svensk folkvisa)[8]
- Alice Tegnér â "Bön den 6 februari 1914"[9]
Births
- 17 February â Magne Elvestrand, Norwegian pianist, harpsichordist, and organist (died 1991)[10]
- 24 February â Eyvin Andersen, Danish organist, violinist, and composer (died 1968).[11]
- 8 June â KÃ¥re Siem, Norwegian musician and writer (died 1986)[12]
- 24 June â Kari Diesen, Norwegian actor and singer (died 1987)[13]
- 5 July â Gerda Gilboe, Danish actress and singer (died 2009)[14]
- 18 August â Irmgard Ãsterwall, Swedish jazz singer (died 1980)[citation needed]
- 3 November â HallgrÃmur Helgason, Icelandic composer (died 1994)[15]
- 18 November â Leif Solberg, Norwegian organist and composer (died 2016)[16]
Deaths
- 1 March â Tor Aulin, Swedish violinist, conductor and composer (born 1866)[17]
- 16 October â Wilhelmina Strandberg, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1845)[18]
- 9 November â Princess Teresia, German-born Swedish princess, composer[19]