1947 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1947 in Nordic music.
Events
- 12 July – Líf, the 18-year-old daughter of composer Jón Leifs, drowns while swimming off the coast of Sweden. The impact on her father and his musical creativity is huge.[1]
- 10 December – Lars-Erik Larsson's Concertino for bassoon and string orchestra is premièred on Swedish Radio.[2]
- unknown date – Norwegian composer Edvard Fliflet Bræin makes his conducting debut in Bergen.[3]
New works
- Vagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 6[4]
- Jón Leifs – Requiem[5]
- Harald Sæverud – Peer Gynt (incidental music)[6]
Popular music
Film music
Musical films
- Tappa inte sugen, with music by Albert Harris and Julius Jacobsen (Swedish version of a British musical)[11]
Births
- 27 January – Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)[12]
- 3 April – Anders Eliasson Swedish composer (died 2013)[13]
- 20 April – Björn Skifs, Swedish singer[14]
- 24 July – Loa Falkman, Swedish opera singer[15]
- 15 August – Gertrud Maria Mell, Swedish musician and composer (died 2016)[16]
Deaths
- 17 January – Agnes Janson, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1861)[17]
- 20 March – Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and singer (born 1884)[18]
- 11 May – Ture Rangström, Swedish composer (born 1884)[19]
- 23 May – Per Kvist, Norwegian revue writer and entertainer (born 1890)[20]
- 28 June – Per Steenberg, Norwegian organist and composer (born 1870)[21]
- 6 October – Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer (born 1887)[22]
- 28 November – Georg Schnéevoigt, Finnish cellist, conductor and composer (born 1872)[23]
