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1904 in Nordic music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year
1904 in Nordic music
.
Events
24 April
âÂÂ
Pikku pyhimys
(translation of
Hervé
's
Mam'zelle Nitouche
), starring , is the first operetta to be performed in the Finnish language, in Viipuri.
10 May
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Hugo Alfven
's
Swedish Rhapsody for orchestra
,
Midsommervaka
, is premiered in Stockholm.
December âÂÂ
Adolf ÃÂstbye
, a Norwegian revue artist, becomes the first musician to make a gramophone record in Norway.
unknown date
â Finnish soprano
Alma Fohström
(probably) makes her only known recording.
New works
Hakon Børresen
â Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in G major
Armas Järnefelt
âÂÂ
Berceuse (Kehtolaulu)
Johan Halvorsen
âÂÂ
Fossegrimen
, Op. 21
Carl Nielsen
âÂÂ
Søvnen
, Op.18
Jean Sibelius
Cassazione
Violin Concerto
, Op. 47
Births
1 February
âÂÂ
Lea Piltti
, Finnish operatic soprano (died
1982
)
7 September
Ernst Glaser
, Norwegian violinist, orchestra conductor, and music teacher (died
1979
)
Ragnar Steen
, Norwegian guitarist (died
1958
).
11 September
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Hans Jacob Højgaard
, Faroese composer (died
1992
)
26 October
âÂÂ
Torbjørn Knutsen
, Norwegian composer and violinist (died
1987
).
Deaths
15 January
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Eduard Lassen
, Danish-born composer and conductor (born
1830
)
18 March
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Carl Johan Frydensberg
, Danish composer (born
1835
)
22 March
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Julius Günther
, Swedish opera singer and choirmaster (born
1818
)
29 May
âÂÂ
Maria Paulina ÃÂ hman
, Swedish harpist (born
1812
)
30 September
âÂÂ
Sigurd Lie
, Norwegian violinist, composer, and orchestra conductor (born
1871
)
6 December
âÂÂ
Johan Bartholdy
, Danish composer (born
1853
)
See also
1904 in Norway
1904 in Sweden
References