1959 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1959 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- 29 January – Melodifestivalen, an annual Swedish music competition that determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, is held for the first time, in Stockholm.[1]
- 12 March – The 4th Eurovision Song Contest is held in France. Denmark (5th) and Sweden (9th) are the only Scandinavian countries to compete.[2]
- unknown date – Icelandic new-music collective Musica Nova is founded by Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson and others.[3]
New works
- Erik Bergman – Aton[4]
- Sven-Erik Bäck – A Game around a Game[5]
- Niels Viggo Bentzon – Piano Sonata No. 7, op. 121[6]
Popular music
- Sven Gyldmark – "Bornholmervalsen", performed by Ib Mossin[7]
- Per Martin Hamberg – "Nu tändas åter ljusen i min lilla stad"[8]
New recordings
- Louis Armstrong – Americans in Sweden[9]
Film music
Musical films
- Raggare!, with music by Harry Arnold and others[11]
Births
- 12 January – Per Gessle, Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist[12]
- 6 August – Sigurd Køhn Norwegian jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer (died 2004)[13]
- 14 September – Morten Harket, Norwegian singer[14]
- 13 December – Staffan William-Olsson, Swedish jazz musician[15]
Deaths
- 2 March – Yrjö Kilpinen, Finnish composer (born 1892)[16]
- 13 April – Dagmar Hansen, Danish singer and entertainer (born 1871)[17]
- 21 April – Hakon Andersen, Danish organist and composer (born 1875)
- 30 April – Daniel Andersen, Danish composer, sculptor and ceramist (born 1885)[18]
- 3 June – Ole Windingstad, Norwegian pianist, conductor and composer (born 1886)[19]
- 21 June – Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl, Norwegian pianist, composer and music teacher (born 1885).[20]
- 7 August – Armas Launis, Finnish composer and ethnomusicologist (born 1884)[21]
See also
References
- ^ Leif Thorsson (2006). Melodifestivalen genom tiderna. p. 19publisher=Premium Publishing AB. ISBN 91-89136-29-2.
- ^ "Cannes 1959 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson tónskáld". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 January 2005. p. 25. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Juha Torvinen (January 1985). "Hearing the Self through the Other". Finnish Music Quarterly. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Library of Congress. 1961. p. 132.
- ^ "Sonate nr 7 for klaver". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Far til fire på Bornholm". Danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ Anders Berglund (2022). Musik att minnas: Vägvisare till vår gemensamma sångskatt. p. 30. ISBN 9789180572279.
- ^ "Americans in Sweden". Mountain View Public Library. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Vi er allesammen tossede – Danmarks Nationalfilmografi". Archived from the original on 6 September 2007.
- ^ "Raggare!". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ Graham Betts (2005). Complete UK Hit Albums 1956-2005. Collins. p. 347. ISBN 9780007205325.
- ^ "Sigurd Køhn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian).
- ^ Potton, Ed (18 July 2009). "Guest List: The pop singer Morten Harket". The Times. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Staffan William-Olsson (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ The NATS Bulletin: The Official Magazine of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. 1970. p. 2.
- ^ Thomsen, Allan Mylius (2001). "Dagmar Hansen". Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 2: 8–9.
- ^ "Daniel Andersesn". Gravsted. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ Cleven, Harry T. (13 February 2009). "Ole Windingstad". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Norheim, Øyvind (13 February 2009). "Fridtjof Backer Grøndahl". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Susanne Rode-Breymann (1994). Die Wiener Staatsoper in den Zwischenkriegsjahren: ihr Beitrag zum zeitgenössischen Musiktheater (in German). H. Schneider. p. 379. ISBN 9783795207724.