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)".[1]
- Hoping to make a career as a violinist, Finnish music student Jean Sibelius gives a performance of Ferdinand David's Violin Concerto.[2]
- "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[3]
- Norwegian soprano Anna Kriebel Vanzo visits Edvard Grieg at Troldhaugen, and he recognises her singing talent.[4]
New works
edit- Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces (Lyriske stykker), Book III[5]
- Robert Kajanus – Suomalainen rapsodia (Finnish rhapsody) No. 2 in F major[6]
- Jean Sibelius – Piano Trio in A minor (Hafträsk)[7]
- Christian Sinding – Klavierstudien, Op. 7[8]
Popular music
edit- Emanuel David Booth-Hellberg – "En dag vid tusen åskors ljud" (translated from the original by T. H. Hill)[9]
Births
edit- 12 February – Gustaf Nordqvist, Swedish composer and music teacher (died 1949)[10]
- 18 May – Ole Windingstad, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1959)[11]
- 30 June – Launy Grøndahl, Danish conductor and composer (died 1960)[12]
- 16 November – Helmer Alexandersson, Swedish composer and violinist (died 1927)[13]
Deaths
edit- 15 October – Vilhelm Christian Holm, Danish composer (born 1820)[14]
- 1 December – Isak Albert Berg, Swedish operatic tenor, singing teacher and composer (born 1803)[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Olli Heikkinen (1 April 2015). "Utterly Finnish, peculiarly original". Finnish Music Quarterly. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "Studies in Helsinki 1885–1888". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ↑ Catharina Östman (1985). Psalm och språk: Finlandssvenska revisioner av Runebergspsalmer 1865-1983. Kyrkohistoriska arkivet vid Åbo Akademi. p. 102. ISBN 9789516491564.
- ↑ Beryl Foster (2007). The songs of Edvard Grieg. Boydell Press. p. 22. ISBN 9781843833437.
- ↑ Hanspeter Krellmann (2008). Griegs lyrische Klavierstücke: Ein musikalischer Werkführer (in German). C.H. Beck.
- ↑ "Rhapsodie No. 2". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-0-300-11159-0.
- ↑ "Category:Sinding, Christian". ISMLP.
- ↑ "Skynda fram till Jesus". Stridsropet (46). 13 November 1886.
- ↑ "Gustaf Nordqvist (1886−1949)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ Cleven, Harry T. (13 February 2009). "Ole Windingstad". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ Burnett R. Toskey (1983). Concertos for violin and viola: a comprehensive encyclopedia. B.R. Toskey. p. 323.
- ↑ "Helmer Alexandersson". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ Andersen, Hans Christian; Jürgensen, Knud Arne; Bournonville, August (2005). Digterens & balletmesterens luner: H.C. Andersens og August Bournonvilles brevveksling (in Danish). Gyldendal A/S. p. 27. ISBN 978-87-02-03751-7.
- ↑ Tobias Norlind. "Isak Albert Berg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 9 February 2025.