1945 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1945 in Nordic music.
Events
New works
- Uuno Klami – Symphony No. 2[1]
- Paul von Klenau – Symphony No. 9[2]
- Rued Langgaard
- Lars-Erik Larsson – Symphony No. 3[5]
Popular music
- Eric Christiansen & Anker Hansen – "Når det kommer en båt med bananer", sung by Arve Opsahls[6]
- Ulf Peder Olrog – "Schottis på Valhall"[7]
- Knudåge Riisager & Svend Møller-Kristensen – "Danmarks Frihedssang (En Vinter lang og mørk og haard)"[8]
Film music
- Kai Normann Andersen – Trötte Teodor[9]
- Sven Gyldmark – De røde enge[10]
- Knudåge Riisager – Niels Ebbesen[11]
Births
- 25 April – Björn Ulvaeus, singer-songwriter (ABBA)[12]
- 13 May – Lasse Berghagen, Swedishsinger/songwriter (died 2023)[13]
- 13 November – Knut Riisnæs, jazz musician, arranger and composer (died 2023)[14]
- 15 November – Anni-Frid Lyngstad, singer (ABBA)[15]
Deaths
- 5 January – Viking Dahl, Swedish composer (born 1895)[16]
- 11 May – Edvard Sylou-Creutz, Norwegian pianist, composer and radio personality (born 1881).[17]
- 12 July – Bjørn Talén, Norwegian opera singer (born 1890)[18]
- 19 November – Ruth Almén, Swedish pianist, poet and composer (born 1870)[19]
- 22 December – Johan Austbø, Norwegian teacher, dancer, poet, composer, and singer (born 1879)[20]
- 10 September – Väinö Raitio, Finnish composer (born 1891)[21]
