1977 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1977.

Events

• 7 May – The 22nd Eurovision Song Contest is held in London, after being postponed from 2 April because of a BBC technicians' strike. Finland is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing 10th. Norway finishes 14th and Sweden 18th. Denmark does not participate.
• December – Swedish punk band Ebba Grön is founded in Stockholm.

New works

• Kalevi Aho – Quintet, for bassoon and string quartet
• Birgitte Alsted – Strygekvartet i CD, for string quartet
• Bengt Hambraeus – Antiphonie: Cathedral Music for Organ
• Pehr Henrik Nordgren
• Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 33
• Summer Music for orchestra, Op. 34
• Akinosuke-no-yume (安芸之助の夢; The Dream of Akinosuke) for piano, Op. 35
• JyÅ«roku-zakura (十六ざくら) for piano, Op. 36
• Jikininki (食人鬼) for piano, Op. 37
• Häjyt (The Evil Braggarts), orchestral music for the television play, Op. 38
• Butterflies for guitar solo, Op. 39
• (Yonder Lives My Sweet Love) for string orchestra, Op. 40
• Per NørgÃ¥rd
• Kredsløb, for SATB choir
• Mating Dance, for flute (+ alto flute) and guitar
• Twilight, for orchestra
• Einojuhani Rautavaara
• Suomalainen myytti (A Finnish Myth), for string orchestra
• Serenades of the Unicorn, for guitar
• Aulis Sallinen – Simppeli Simme ja Hamppari, for mixed choir

Hit singles

• ABBA – "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (#1 Belgium, Ireland, South Africa, UK)
• Monica Aspelund – "Lapponia" (#20 Sweden)
• Jan Lindblad – "Oh Shenandoah" (#1 Sweden)
• Shu-bi-dua – ""
• Anita Skorgan – "Casanova" (#4 Norway)

Hit albums

• ABBA – '

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Deaths

• 8 February – Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and music-theorist (born 1901)
• 5 March – Moses Pergament, Finnish-born classical composer
• 18 October – Kristian Hauger, Norwegian pianist, orchestra leader and composer of popular music (born 1905)
• 24 October – , Swedish conductor and composer (born 1892 in Nordic music)
• unknown date – John Gunnarsson Helland, Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1897)

See also

• 1977 in Denmark

• 1977 in Iceland
• 1977 in Norwegian music
• 1977 in Sweden

References