The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1908 in Nordic music.
Events
edit- 12 May – Jean Sibelius undergoes a preliminary operation for suspected throat cancer. On doctors' advice, he travels to Berlin for further operations, which are eventually successful, and he spends July recuperating.[1]
- 28 September – Swedish baritone John Forsell gives a recital in Stockholm, accompanied by Finnish composer Armas Järnefelt at the piano.[2]
- October – US sound recordist Fred Gaisberg visits Stockholm and records baritone August Svenson singing "I Småland där ä' de' så gutt, gutt, gutt"[3]
- unknown date
- Armas Järnefelt and his wife, soprano Maikki Pakarinen, are divorced, following her affair with composer Selim Palmgren, whom she subsequently marries.[4]
- Leevi Madetoja is accepted for private tuition by Jean Sibelius.[5]
New works
edit- Hugo Alfvén – Drapa[6]
- Toivo Kuula – Piano Trio[7]
- Erkki Melartin – Pienoiskuvia III, Op.53
- Carl Nielsen – Saga-Drøm (tone poem)[8]
- Jean Sibelius
- Nightride and Sunrise
- Swanwhite, incidental music for a play by August Strindberg[9]
Popular music
editBirths
edit- 20 February – Seymour Österwall, Swedish jazz musician, bandleader and composer (died 1981)[11]
- 24 March – Birgit Åkesson, Swedish choreographer, dancer and dance researcher (died 2001)[12]
- 15 May – Lars-Erik Larsson, Swedish conductor and composer (died 1986)
- 20 July – Gunnar de Frumerie, Swedish pianist and composer (died 1987)[13]
- 3 August – Birgit Cullberg choreographer (died 1999)[14]
- 31 August – Conrad Baden, Norwegian organist, composer, teacher and music critic (died 1989).[15]
- 1 October – Herman David Koppel, Danish composer (died 1998)[16]
- 19 October – Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian composer (died 1981)[17]
- 8 November – Henning Elbirk, Danish conductor and composer (died 1985)[18]
Deaths
edit- 8 June – Johan Lindegren, Swedish composer, musician and teacher (born 1842)[19]
- 11 June – August Lagergren, Swedish organist and composer (born 1848)[20]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Andrew Barnett (2007). Sibelius. Yale University Press. pp. 190–191. ISBN 9780300111590.
- ↑ Carl-Gunnar Åhlén. "An essay of the recordings". Armas Järnefelt. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "Gramophone matrix 11523b. I Småland där ä' de' så gutt, gutt, gutt / August Svenson". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ Barbara B. Hong (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland. p. 147. ISBN 9780313387753.
- ↑ Tawaststjerna, Erik (1976). Sibelius: Volume 1, 1865–1905. (Robert Layton, English translation). London: Faber and Faber. p. 133.
- ↑ "Drapa". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ "Piano Trio, Op.7 (Kuula, Toivo)". IMSLP. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ Peter Hauge. "Saga Dream" (PDF). Royal Danish Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. Yale University Press. pp. 187–189, 257. ISBN 9780300111590.
- ↑ Ellenius, Allan; Brusewitz, Gunnar; Thunman, Olof (2005). Olof Thunmans Uppland. Atlantis. p. 92. ISBN 91-7486-784-9.
- ↑ Alf Björnberg; Thomas Bossius, eds. (2016). Made in Sweden: Studies in Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. p. 5. ISBN 9781134858507.
- ↑ "Dansade sin egen väg". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 April 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "Gunnar de Frumerie". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ Cullberg, Birgit (3 August 1908). "Birgit Ragnhild Cullberg". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ↑ Nesheim, Elef (13 February 2009). "Conrad Baden". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ "Herman D. Koppel". denstoredanske.dk. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ Storaas, Reidar (12 March 2009). "Geirr Tveitt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ Saaby, Svend (14 August 2017). "Henning Elbirk". In Bech, Svend Cedergreen (ed.). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish) (3rd ed.). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ↑ "Johannes (Johan) Lindegren". SBL. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "August Lagergren (1848−1908)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 9 March 2025.