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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1917 in Scandinavian music.

Events

24 October – The Norwegian Society of Composers (Norsk komponistforening) is founded in Oslo by Gerhard Schjelderup, Eyvind Alnæs and others.^[1]
early in the year – Jean Sibelius, following another drinking bout, is inspired by the Russian Revolution and begins writing the Jäger March, setting Heikki Nurmio's words to music.^[2]

New works

Hugo Alfvén – Kantat vid Reformationsfesten i Uppsala 1917 [Cantata for the 1917 Reformation Festivities in Uppsala]^[3]
Nancy Dalberg – Symphony in C-sharp minor^[4]
Launy Grøndahl – Violin Concerto in D Major^[5]
Armas Launis – Kullervo (opera)^[6]
Carl Nielsen – Chaconne, for piano^[7]
Jean Sibelius – Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra op. 87 and 89^[8]

Popular music

Hjalmar Peterson – "Nikolina"^[9]
Jean Sibelius & Heikki Nurmio – "Jäger March"^[2]
Jean Sibelius & Jonatan Reuter – "Till havs"^[10]

Births

2 January – Vera Zorina, Norwegian dancer and actress (died 2003)^[11]
18 February – Eva Gustavson, Norwegian operatic contralto (died 2009)^[12]
20 April – Eva Prytz, Norwegian operatic soprano (died 1987)^[13]
19 May – Ingvar Wieslander, Swedish composer (died 1963)^[14]
9 September – Maj Sønstevold, Norwegian composer and music teacher (died 1996).^[15]
22 December – Hans W. Brimi, Norwegian folk musician (died 1998)^[16]

Deaths

4 March – Julius Bechgaard, Danish composer (born 1843)^[17]
20 March – Sophie Cysch, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1847)^[18]

References

^ "Historie". Komponist (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
^ ^a ^b "The war and the fifth symphony 1915-1919". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
^ "Kantat vid Reformationsfesten i Uppsala 1917". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
^ Carl Nielsen Studies. Denmark Royal Library. 2005. pp. 40–41.
^ "Kai Laursen plays 26 Danish Violin Concertos". Danacord. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
^ Free scores by 1917 in Scandinavian music at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
^ Daniel M Grimley (2010). Carl Nielsen and the Idea of Modernism. Boydell. p. 203. ISBN 9781843835813.
^ Eskola, Jari (2016). Jean Sibelius: Six Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra, Opp. 87 & 89. Translated by Jaako; Mäntyjärvi (Urtext ed.). Painojussit, Kerava: Fennica Gehrman. pp. ii, xii. ISMN 979-0-55011-261-2.
^ Culture Work: Folklore for the Public Good. University of Wisconsin Press. 2022. p. 21. ISBN 9780299338206.
^ "Förteckning enligt opusnummer". Sibelius Musiiki (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
^ "Vera Zorina". The Guardian. 5 May 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
^ "Eva Gustavson". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (15 January 2016). "Eva Prytz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
^ "Ingvar Wieslander". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
^ Dahm, Cecilie (13 February 2009). "Maj Sønstevold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
^ Møller, Arvid (13 February 2009). "Hans Brimi". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
^ Free scores by 1917 in Scandinavian music at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
^ "Sophie Cysch (f. Wiberg)". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[1] "Historie". Komponist (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[War-2] "The war and the fifth symphony 1915-1919". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

[3] "Kantat vid Reformationsfesten i Uppsala 1917". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[4] Carl Nielsen Studies. Denmark Royal Library. 2005. pp. 40–41.

[5] "Kai Laursen plays 26 Danish Violin Concertos". Danacord. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[6] Free scores by 1917 in Scandinavian music at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

[7] Daniel M Grimley (2010). Carl Nielsen and the Idea of Modernism. Boydell. p. 203. ISBN 9781843835813.

[8] Eskola, Jari (2016). Jean Sibelius: Six Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra, Opp. 87 & 89. Translated by Jaako; Mäntyjärvi (Urtext ed.). Painojussit, Kerava: Fennica Gehrman. pp. ii, xii. ISMN 979-0-55011-261-2.

[9] Culture Work: Folklore for the Public Good. University of Wisconsin Press. 2022. p. 21. ISBN 9780299338206.

[10] "Förteckning enligt opusnummer". Sibelius Musiiki (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[11] "Vera Zorina". The Guardian. 5 May 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

[12] "Eva Gustavson". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

[13] Henriksen, Petter, ed. (15 January 2016). "Eva Prytz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

[14] "Ingvar Wieslander". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[15] Dahm, Cecilie (13 February 2009). "Maj Sønstevold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

[16] Møller, Arvid (13 February 2009). "Hans Brimi". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

[17] Free scores by 1917 in Scandinavian music at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

[18] "Sophie Cysch (f. Wiberg)". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

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