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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1956 in Nordic music.
Events
- 24 May – The first-ever Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Switzerland. There is no representation from Scandinavian countries, but Danish radio broadcasts the event.[1]
- 13 June – Jean Sibelius meets the British conductor Sir Malcolm Sargent in Helsinki, and the two are photographed together.[2]
- unknown date – Lars-Erik Larsson begins playing in the Swedish Radio Big Band.[3]
New works
- Erik Bergman – Simbolo[4]
- Lars-Erik Larsson – Concertino for Violin[5]
- Bo Nilsson – Zwei Stücke, for flute, bass clarinet, piano, and percussion[6]
- Alan Petterson – Symphony No 3[7]
- Hilding Rosenberg – Lento per orchestra d'archi[8]
- Dag Wirén – Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and violoncello[9]
Popular music
- Kai Gullmar & Hasse Ekman – "I Heidelberg"[10]
Film music
- Håkan von Eichwald – Flickan i frack[11]
- Sven Gyldmark – Flintesønnerne[12]
- Erland von Koch – Sången om den eldröda blomman[13]
- Ulrik Neumann, Svend Asmussen & Arvid Muller – Kispus[14]
Births
- 15 February – Nils Landgren, Swedish jazz trombonist[15]
- 13 March – John Frandsen, Danish composer
- 14 June – King Diamond, Danish heavy metal vocalist[16]
- 6 July – Bubbi Morthens, Icelandic singer and songwriter[17]
- 8 September – Eivin One Pedersen, jazz accordionist and pianist (died 2012)[18]
- 24 November – Jouni Kaipainen, Finnish composer (died 2015)[19]
Deaths
- 27 January – Harald Heide, Norwegian violinist, conductor, and composer (born 1876)[20]
- 4 February – Peder Gram, Danish organist and composer (born [21]
- 25 March – Sam Rydberg, Swedish military musician and composer (born 1885)[22]
- 20 December – Hildur Andersen, Norwegian pianist and music teacher (born 1864)[23]
See also
References
- ^ "Radio og Fjernsyn: Velkommen Eurovision" [Radio and TV: Welcome, Eurovision]. Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). 25 May 1956. p. 6. OCLC 1367883859.
- ^ "Music. Helsinki, Finland. 13th June 1956". Getty Images. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ Leon Joseph Bly (2023). A History of the Music for Wind Band. Lit. p. 877. ISBN 9783643916549.
- ^ Juha Torvinen (January 1985). "Hearing the Self through the Other". Finnish Music Quarterly. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ Skans, Per (1991). Lars-Erik Larsson: Twelve Concertinos, Op. 45 (CD booklet). Various artists. BIS. p. 8–9. CD–473/474. OCLC 25292700
- ^ Jean Christensen (2002). New Music of the Nordic Countries. Pendragon Press. p. 468. ISBN 9781576470190.
- ^ "Styrelsen". Archived from the original on 8 September 2008.
- ^ "Lento per orchestra d'archi". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and violoncello". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Library of Congress. 1957. p. 509.
- ^ Per Olov Qvist; Peter von Bagh (2000). Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 142.
- ^ "Flintesønnerne". danskefilm. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Gunnar Iverson; Astrid Soderbergh Widding; Tytti Soila (2005). Nordic National Cinemas. Routledge. p. 201.
- ^ John Sundholm; Isak Thorsen; Lars Gustaf Andersson; Olof Hedling (2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 68. ISBN 9780810878990.
- ^ Hansson, Dan (1 August 2010). "Ingen blåsning". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ Bille, Torben, ed. (2002). Dansk rockleksikon (in Danish) (1st ed.). Politikens Forlag. p. 253. ISBN 87-567-6525-8.
- ^ Stan Jeffries (2003). Encyclopedia of World Pop Music, 1980-2001. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 135. ISBN 9780313315473.
- ^ "Eivin One Pedersen" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Finnish Music Quarterly 2006. Performing Music Promotion Centre (ESEK). 2006. p. 17.
- ^ Kortsen, Bjarne (13 February 2009). "Harald Heide". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Peder Gram (1881-1956)". earsense. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Sam Rydberg (1885−1956)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ Andersen, Rune J. (13 February 2009). "Hildur Andersen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 March 2017.