1954 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1954 in Scandinavian music.
Events
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- Einojuhani Rautavaara wins the Thor Johnson Brass Composition Award for his composition A Requiem in Our Time.[1] Another Finnish composer, Usko Meriläinen, wins second place in the same competition with his Partita for Brass.[2]
- Geirr Tveitt begins publishing his collection of Hardanger folk tunes as a suite.[3]
- Uuno Klami finishes re-writing his Violin Concerto, the original manuscript of which was lost in 1944.[4]
New works
- Carl-Olof Anderberg – Musical vignettes for Charlotte Löwensköld[5]
- Olallo Morales – Festspel[6]
- Lille Bror Söderlundh – Incidental music for Mariana Pineda[7]
Popular music
- Thorbjørn Egner – "Visen om vesle Hoa" (also translated from Norwegian into Finnish as "Hottentottilaulu" by Jukka Virtanen)[8]
Film music
- Egon Kjerrman – En natt på Glimmingehus[9]
- Egil Monn-Iversen – Kasserer Jensen[10]
- Lille Bror Söderlundh – Storm over Tjurö[11]
- Jules Sylvain – Dans på rosor[12]
Musical films
- I rök och dans, with music by Povel Ramel, Charles Redland and Lille Bror Söderlundh[13]
Births
- 14 January – Gunnar Andreas Berg, Norwegian guitarist, music teacher, and record label manager[14]
- 13 April – Niels "Noller" Olsen, of Denmark's Olsen Brothers[15]
- 27 April – Heikki Silvennoinen, Finnish musician and actor (died 2024)[16]
- 31 May – Anders Hillborg, Swedish composer[17]
- 12 June – Jesper Lundgaard, Danish jazz musician and composer[18]
- 11 December – Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Icelandic heavy metal musician[19]
Deaths
- 21 January – Per Reidarson, Norwegian composer and music critic (born 1879)[20]
- 6 October – Hakon Børresen, Danish composer (born 1876)[21]
See also
References
- ^ Johnston, Blair. "Einojuhani Rautavaara / A Requiem in our Time, for brass, Op. 3". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Partita for Brass". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "Hundrad hardingtonar for orkester, op. 151. Suite nr. 1, 1-15". Norwegian Musical Heritage. Norwegian Academy of Music. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ Korhonen, Kimmo (2016). Uuno Klami / Einar Englund: Violin Concertos (CD booklet). Translated by Mäntyjärvi, Jaakko. Johannes Gustavsson & Oulu Symphony Orchestra. Ondine. p. 3–8. ODE 1278–2. OCLC 966451034
- ^ "Musical vignettes [sic] for Charlotte Löwensköld (Musikvinjetter till Charlotte Löwensköld)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Festspel". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Lille Bror Söderlundh (1912−1957)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ Raimo Henriksson (1990). Rakkaimmat lastenlaulut: 150 koko perheen suosikkia (Valitut palat). Brepols, Turnhout. p. 60. ISBN 9518933146.
- ^ Per Olov Qvist; Peter von Bagh (2000). Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 124.
- ^ Svend Erik Løken Larsen. "Egil Monn-Iversen". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ Alfred Krawc (1986). International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the beginnings to 1984). Saur. p. 569.
- ^ Per Olov Qvist; Peter von Bagh (2000). Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 44.
- ^ Per Olov Qvist; Peter von Bagh (2000). Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 108.
- ^ Monsen, Chris (29 December 2016). "Andreas Berg". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Olsen Brothers". Eurovision Universe. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ Seppänen, Elina (18 December 2024). "Heikki Silvennoinen ajoi kuolemaa edeltävänä iltana kotiin tv-ohjelman kuvauksista – Saara-tytär kertoo merkittävän tiedon viimeisistä hetkistä". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Anders Hillborg (1954-)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Jesper Lundgaard – biography". allaboutjazz. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson". Metal Archives. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ Stenseth, Bodil (1995). "Reidarson, Per". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik (ed.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ "Hakon Børresen". Edition S. Retrieved 13 September 2025.