1885 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1885 in Nordic music.

Events

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• Finn Jean Sibelius, already a budding composer, passes his final school examination, qualifying him for university.
• Swedish music teacher Alice Sandström marries Jakob Tegnér.

New works

• Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite (expanded version for string orchestra)
• Robert Kajanus – Aino
• Jean Sibelius – String Quartet in E-flat major
• August Winding – Concert Overture, Op. 14 (published)

Popular music

• Carl Boberg – O Store Gud (written; published the following year)

Births

• 6 March – Hildor Lundvik, Swedish musician and composer (died 1951)
• 11 August – , Finnish harpist, daughter of Robert Kajanus (died 1963)
• 15 October – Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl, Norwegian pianist, composer and music teacher (died 1959)
• 6 December – Helge Klæstad, Norwegian Supreme Court judge and composer (died 1965)

Deaths

• 11 February – Niels Peter Hillebrandt, Danish organist and composer (born 1831)
• 28 March – Ludvig Norman, Swedish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1831)
• 17 July – Søffren Degen, Danish guitarist and composer (born 1816)
• 21 November – Amalia Redec, Swedish pianist, teacher and composer (born 1810)

See also

• 1880s in Danish music
• 1885 in Norwegian music
• 1885 in Sweden

References