1879 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1879 in Nordic music.

Events

• 1 November – Aged 14, Carl Nielsen becomes a bugler and alto trombonist in the band of the Danish army's 16th Battalion at Odense.
• unknown date (after August) – Following the death of his wife, Henriette Nissen-Saloman, Danish violinist and composer Siegfried Saloman moves to Stockholm, Sweden, where he remains until his death.

New works

• Agathe Backer Grøndahl – Menuet
• Niels Gade – En Sommerdag paa Landet
• Emil Hartmann
• Cello Concerto, Op. 26
• Symphony No. 1
• Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann – Opening Music for a University Anniversary
• Robert Kajanus – Lyrische Stücke, Op.2
• Amanda Röntgen-Maier – 6 Pieces for Violin and Piano
• Johan Svendsen
• 5 Melodies, Songs, Op. 23
• 4 Melodies, Songs, Op. 24

Births

• 9 February – Natanael Berg, Swedish composer (died 1957)
• 27 May – Per Reidarson, Norwegian composer and music critic (died 1954)
• 31 July – Cally Monrad, Norwegian singer, actress and poet (died 1950).
• 5 October – Halfdan Cleve, Norwegian composer (died 1951).
• 7 October – Joe Hill (born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund), Swedish-American labor leader and songwriter (died 1915)
• 23 October – Johan Austbø, Norwegian teacher, dancer, poet, composer, singer, and proponent of Nynorsk (died 1945).
• 29 November – Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (died 1963)
• 19 December – Otto Olsson, Swedish organist and composer (died 1964)

Deaths

• 27 August – Henriette Nissen-Saloman, Swedish opera singer, 60
• 12 September – Peter Arnold Heise, Danish composer, 49
• 30 November – August Bournonville, Danish ballet master and choreographer, 74

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