1921 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1921 in Nordic music.
Events
- JanuaryâMarch â Jean Sibelius makes the last of his four visits to Britain.[1]
- 26 November â Rued Langgaard's Music of the Spheres is performed for the first time, at the Konzerthaus, Karlsruhe, Germany. After 1921, it is not performed again until the 1960s, after Langgaard's death.[2]
New works
- Hakon Børresen â Kaddara (opera)[3]
- Rued Langgaard â Music of the Spheres[2]
- Wilhelm Stenhammar â SÃ¥ngen. En symfonisk kantat[4]
Popular music
Births
- 7 May â Reidar Bøe, Norwegian singer and composer (died 1969)[6]
- 18 October â Willy Andresen, Norwegian jazz pianist and orchestra leader (died 2016).[7]
- 13 November â Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (died 1996)[8]
- 21 November â Margrethe Schanne, Danish ballerina (died 2014)[9]
- 7 December â Arne Dørumsgaard, Norwegian composer, poet, translator and music collector (died 2006).[10]
Deaths
- 22 November â Christina Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano and composer (born 1843)[11]
- 5 December â Ellen Bergman, Swedish musician and singing teacher (born 1842)[12]
- unknown date â Hilda Sandels, Swedish opera singer (born 1830)[citation needed]