1947 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1947 in Nordic music.

Events

• 12 July – Líf, the 18-year-old daughter of composer Jón Leifs, drowns while swimming off the coast of Sweden. The impact on her father and his musical creativity is huge.
• 10 December – Lars-Erik Larsson's Concertino for bassoon and string orchestra is premièred on Swedish Radio.
• unknown date – Norwegian composer Edvard Fliflet Bræin makes his conducting debut in Bergen.

New works

• Vagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 6
• Jón Leifs – Requiem
• Harald Sæverud – Peer Gynt (incidental music)

Popular music

• Evert Taube – ""

Film music

• Sven Gyldmark – Familien Swedenhielm
• Kai Møller – Soldaten og Jenny
• Gunnar Sønstevold – Sankt Hans fest

Musical films

• Tappa inte sugen, with music by Albert Harris and Julius Jacobsen (Swedish version of a British musical)

Births

• 27 January – Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)
• 3 April – Anders Eliasson Swedish composer (died 2013)
• 20 April – Björn Skifs, Swedish singer
• 24 July – Loa Falkman, Swedish opera singer
• 15 August – Gertrud Maria Mell, Swedish musician and composer (died 2016)

Deaths

• 17 January – Agnes Janson, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1861)
• 20 March – Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and singer (born 1884)
• 11 May – Ture Rangström, Swedish composer (born 1884)
• 23 May – Per Kvist, Norwegian revue writer and entertainer (born 1890)
• 28 June – Per Steenberg, Norwegian organist and composer (born 1870)
• 6 October – Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer (born 1887)
• 28 November – Georg Schnéevoigt, Finnish cellist, conductor and composer (born 1872)

See also

• 1947 in Denmark

• 1947 in Iceland
• 1947 in Norwegian music
• 1947 in Sweden

References