1948 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1948 in Nordic music.

Events

unknown date Ã¢ÂÂ JÃÂ³n Leifs sets up the Performing Rights Society of Iceland (STEF).

New works

Einar Englund Ã¢ÂÂ Symphony No. 2, "Blackbird"
Vagn Holmboe Ã¢ÂÂ Concerto No. 11 for trumpet and orchestra

Popular music

Hugo AlfvÃÂ©n Ã¢ÂÂ "Linden"
Hugo Lindh Ã¢ÂÂ "FlottarkÃÂ¤rlek"
Evert Taube Ã¢ÂÂ "SÃÂ¥ skimrande var aldrig havet"

Film music

Sven Gyldmark Ã¢ÂÂ StÃÂ¸t stÃÂ¥r den danske sÃÂ¸mand
Erland von Koch Ã¢ÂÂ Musik i mÃÂ¶rker
Charles Redland Ã¢ÂÂ Marknadsafton
Sven SkÃÂ¶ld Ã¢ÂÂ Flickan frÃÂ¥n fjÃÂ¤llbyn
Gunnar SÃÂ¸nstevold Ã¢ÂÂ '

Births

26 April Ã¢ÂÂ Pekka Streng, Finnish rock musician (died 1975)

1 May Ã¢ÂÂ Carl Morten Iversen, Norwegian jazz bassist (died 2023)

26 May Ã¢ÂÂ GÃÂ¶ran Fristorp, Swedish singer and songwriter (died 2024)

30 August Ã¢ÂÂ Jukka Tiensuu, Finnish composer

20 November Ã¢ÂÂ Martti WallÃÂ©n, Finnish operatic bass (died 2024)

14 December Ã¢ÂÂ Peter Thorup, Danish blues guitarist, singer and composer (died 2007)

22 December Ã¢ÂÂ Stein Ove Berg, singer and songwriter (died 2002).

Deaths

6 April Ã¢ÂÂ Eric Bengtson, Swedish film score composer (born 1897)

14 June Ã¢ÂÂ , Swedish violist and composer (born 1868)

22 August Ã¢ÂÂ Frantz Rabinowitz, Danish baritone (born 1918)

4 October Ã¢ÂÂ Camillo Carlsen, Danish composer (born 1876)

8 October Ã¢ÂÂ , Swedish composer (born 1879)

See also

1948 in Denmark

1948 in Iceland

1948 in Norwegian music

1948 in Sweden

References