The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1899 in Nordic music.
Births
- 2 March – Harald Agersnap, Danish pianist, cellist, conductor and composer (died 1982)[10]
- 10 March – Finn Høffding, Danish composer (died 1997)[11]
- 29 April – Yngve Sköld, Swedish pianist and composer (died 1992)[12]
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- 1 May – Jón Leifs, Icelandic pianist, conductor and composer (died 1968)[14]
- 9 June – Signe Amundsen, Norwegian operatic soprano (died 1987)[15]
- 20 July – Sven Sköld, Swedish conductor and film composer (died 1956)[16]
- 23 September – Odd Grüner-Hegge, Norwegian conductor (died 1973).[17]
- 13 October – Einar Fagstad, Norwegian accordionist, singer and composer (died 1961).[18]
- 29 November – Arvid Kleven, Norwegian flautist and composer (died 1929).[19]
References
- Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 1971. p. 31.
- "Waldemarsskatten, romantic opera in 4 acts". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- Finlandia pictorial, Volumes 5–9. Yhtyneet kuvalehdet. 1950. p. 23.
- "Symphony no. 2 in D major". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- "Four Aquarelles". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- Ivan March; Edward Greenfield; Robert Layton; Paul Czajkowski (2002). Guide to Compact Discs. Penguin. p. 94.
- "Johan Halvorsen". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). 26 November 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- "3 Songs for Chorus, Op.31 (Sibelius, Jean) - IMSLP". imslp.org. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- Alice Tegnér (2020). Våra visor. Bonnier Carlsen. p. 45. ISBN 9789178038572.
- "Harald Agersnap". Den Store Danske. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "Finn Høffding - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Rolf Haglund. "Sköld, Yngve in Oxford Music Online". oxfordmusiconline.com. Grove Music Online. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- Colin Mackie (7 January 2013). "Yngve Skold: A Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music" (PDF). Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- Gudmundur Halfdanarson (2010). The A to Z of Iceland. Scarecrow Press, Incorporated. p. 134. ISBN 9780810872080.
- "SIGNE AMUNDSEN (Finsland) (1899-1987)" (in Norwegian). Norsk Operahistorie. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- "Sven Sköld". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- Nesheim, Elef (13 February 2009). "Odd Grüner Hegge". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- "Einar Fagstad". Norsk Kunstnerleksikon. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- Andersen, Rune J. (23 January 2016). "Arvid Parly Kleven". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- William H. Rehrig (1991). The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music: Composers and Their Music. Integrity Press. p. 349.
- Singer, Isidore; Adler, Cyrus (1912). The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Funk and Wagnalls. p. 42.
- Frederic Barclay Emery (1928). The Violin Concerto Through a Period of Nearly 300 Years: Covering about 3300 Concertos, with Brief Biographies of 1000 Composers. Violin Literature Publishing Company. p. 302.
- Nathan Haskell Dole (2003). The Bibliophile Dictionary: A Biographical Record of the Great Authors. University Press of the Pacific. p. 8. ISBN 9781410210401.
- "Ernst Mielck - Thrice homeless". FMQ. Retrieved 24 February 2025.