The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1918 in Nordic music.
Events
edit- February – Jean Sibelius's home in Ainola is twice searched by Finland's Red Guards. His family is subsequently escorted to Helsinki as a result of the intervention of Robert Kajanus.[1]
- 1 May – Composer Toivo Kuula is mortally wounded by a gunshot during an incident at the Hotel Seurahuone, Viipuri, during the Finnish Civil War.[2]
- unknown dates
- The Swedish Society of Composers is founded, with Natanael Berg as its first president.[3]
- Carl Nielsen's daughter Anne Marie marries Hungarian violinist Emil Telmányi, who promotes Nielsen's music throughout the world.[4]
New works
editPopular music
editBirths
edit- 22 March – Tauno Pylkkänen, Finnish composer (died 1980)[9]
- 3 April – Sixten Ehrling, Swedish conductor (died 2005)[10]
- 17 May – Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (died 2005)[11]
- 21 July – Vidar Sandbeck, folk singer, composer, and writer (died 2005).[12]
- 17 September – Berit Brænne, Norwegian actress, children's writer and songwriter (died 1976).[13]
- 26 October – Eric Ericson, Swedish choral conductor and choral teacher (died 2013)[14]
- 16 November – Finn Ludt, pianist, composer and music critic (died 1992)[15]
- 24 November – Torstein Grythe, Norwegian choir leader (died 2009)[16]
- 7 December – Jórunn Viðar, Icelandic pianist and composer (died 2017)[17]
Deaths
edit- 1 March – Emil Sjögren, Swedish organist and composer (born 1853)[18]
- 1 April – Karl Valentin, Swedish composer (born 1853)[19]
- 18 May – Toivo Kuula, Finnish composer (born 1883)[20]
- 20 May – Richard Andersson, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1851)[21]
- 10 November – Frants Beyer, Norwegian tax inspector and composer (born 1851)[22]
- 3 December – Anders Heyerdahl, Norwegian violinist, composer and folk music collector (born 1832)[23]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Tawaststjerna, Erik W. (2008). "Civil War". Sibelius Volume III: 1914–1957. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-057-12477-4-5.
- ↑ Finnish Music Quarterly (in Finnish). Performing Music Promotion Centre (ESEK). 1993. p. 59.
- ↑ Oscar Thompson, ed. (1975). The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians. Dodd, Mead. p. 197.
- ↑ The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 1996. p. 910. ISBN 9780674372993.
- ↑ Salmenhaara, Erkki (2011). "Leevi Madetoja". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (Biographical Dictionary of the Republic of Finland) (in Swedish). Vol. M to Z (4 ed.). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ "Pan og Syrinx". IMSLP. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ Barnett, Andrew (2005). Sibelius: Song of the Earth (booklet). Osmo Vänskä, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, & Dominante Choir. BIS. p. 7. BIS CD-1365. OCLC 62255940
- ↑ Körling, Felix (1918). Nyman Hilding (ed.). Kisse-Misse-Måns och andra visor (in Swedish). Stockholm: Åhlén & Åkerlund.
- ↑ "Pohjolan Puccini, säveltäjä Tauno Pylkkänen oli punaorpo – Musiikin syntymäpäiväkalenteri". YLE. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ Nice, David (22 April 2005). "Obituary for Sixten Ehrling". The Guardian. London.
- ↑ Holland, Bernard (12 January 2006). "Birgit Nilsson, Soprano Legend Who Tamed Wagner, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ Øystå, Øystein (13 February 2009). "Vidar Sandbeck". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ Birkeland, Tone (13 February 2009). "Berit Brænne". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ "Eric Ericson". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ Eggen, Anders (8 July 2013). "Finn Ludt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ Østby, Erik (4 May 2009). "Torstein Grythe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ "Andlát: Jórunn Viðar tónskáld". MBL.is (in Icelandic). 18 February 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "Emil Sjögren (1853-1918)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "Karl Valentin (1853−1918)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 1996. p. 474. ISBN 9780674372993.
- ↑ "Richard Andersson (1851−1918)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ Helle, Knut (ed.). "Frants Beyer". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ Andersen, Rune J. (24 January 2013). "Anders Heyerdahl". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.