1949 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1949 in Nordic music.
Events
- 24 March – Gösta Nystroem's Sinfonia del mare (Symphony No 3) receives its première at Gothenburg Concert Hall.[1]
- unknown date – Tromsø University's Department of Traditional Music is established by Arnt Bakke.[2]
New works
- Erik Bergman – Intervalles[3]
- Vagn Holmboe
- Rued Langgaard – Symphony No. 15 Søstormen, BVN 375[5]
- Allan Pettersson – Violin Concerto No. 1[6]
- Johnny Schönning – Donky-Fugue[7]
- Fartein Valen – Symphony No.4, Op. 43[8]
Popular music
Film music
Births
- 9 March – Kalevi Aho, Finnish composer[13]
- 2 September – Knut Borge, Norwegian journalist, entertainerand broadcaster (died 2017)[14]
- 19 December – Sebastian, Danish singer[15]
Deaths
- 28 January – Gustaf Nordqvist, Swedish church musician and composer (born 1886)[16]
- 28 September – Nancy Dalberg, Danish composer (born 1881)[17]
- 13 November – Magna Lykseth-Skogman, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1874)[18]
