1936 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1936 in Nordic music.
Events
- Summer â Eric Bengtson and Axel Gauffin co-found the Midnight Concerts at the National Museum in Stockholm.[1]
- October â Danish tenor Aksel Schiøtz gives his first lieder recital.[2]
- unknown date
- The Icelandic Singers (later the Reykjavik Male Choir) go on tour in North America for the first time.[3]
New works
- John Fernström â Clarinet Concerto[4]
- Uuno Klami â Psalmus[5]
- Lars-Erik Larsson â Prinsessan av Cypern (opera)[6]
Popular music
- Karl Olof Lagerkrans â "Kan du tänka dig honom utan hÃ¥r?"[7]
- Aage Stentoft & Poul Sørensen â "Ditt hjerte er i fare Andresen"[8]
Births
- 28 April â John Tchicai, Danish jazz musician and composer (died 2012)[9]
- 11 May â KÃ¥re Kolberg, Norwegian organist, composer and music critic (died 2014)[10]
- 25 October â Alf Cranner, Norwegian folk singer (died 2020)[11]
Deaths
- 22 January â Louis Glass, Danish composer (born 1864)[12]
- 4 March â Ruben Liljefors, Swedish conductor and composer (born 1871)[13]
- 15 April â Hilda Sehested, Danish composer (born 1858)[14]
- 22 October â Hedevig Quiding, Danish singer and music critic (born 1867)[15]
- 8 December â Jakob Hveding Sletten, Norwegian priest and musician (born 1872)[16]
- 14 December â Sven Scholander, Swedish musician, singer, composer and sculptor (born 1860)[17]
- 24 December â Paul Knutsen Barstad Sandvik, Norwegian organist and teacher (born 1847)[citation needed]
- 27 December â Heikki Suolahti, Finnish composer (born 1920; peritonitis)[18]