1886 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1886 in Nordic music.

Events

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• The Finnish Literature Society advertises for "folk songs, dance or poetry tunes carefully written down from people (in other words, notated music)".
• Hoping to make a career as a violinist, Finnish music student Jean Sibelius gives a performance of Ferdinand David's Violin Concerto.
• "Jag lyfter ögat mot himmelen", with music by Rudolf Lagi and words by Finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, is introduced to the Finnish hymnal, Virsikirja
• Norwegian soprano Anna Kriebel Vanzo visits Edvard Grieg at Troldhaugen, and he recognises her singing talent.

New works

• Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces (Lyriske stykker), Book III
• Robert Kajanus – Suomalainen rapsodia (Finnish rhapsody) No. 2 in F major
• Jean Sibelius – Piano Trio in A minor (Hafträsk)
• Christian Sinding – Klavierstudien, Op. 7

Popular music

• – "En dag vid tusen Ã¥skors ljud" (translated from the original by T. H. Hill)

Births

• 12 February – Gustaf Nordqvist, Swedish composer and music teacher (died 1949)
• 18 May – Ole Windingstad, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1959)
• 30 June – Launy Grøndahl, Danish conductor and composer (died 1960)
• 16 November – Helmer Alexandersson, Swedish composer and violinist (died 1927)

Deaths

• 15 October – Vilhelm Christian Holm, Danish composer (born 1820)
• 1 December – Isak Albert Berg, Swedish operatic tenor, singing teacher and composer (born 1803)

See also

• 1880s in Danish music
• 1886 in Norwegian music
• 1886 in Sweden

References