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1 January – Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky meet for the first time, in Leipzig. [1]5 February – Carl Nielsen's String Quartet No. 1 is premiered in the smaller hall of the Odd Fellows Mansion, Copenhagen.
Nordic folk music includes a number of traditions of Nordic countries, especially Scandinavian. The Nordic countries are Iceland , Norway , Sweden , Denmark and Finland . The many regions of the Nordic countries share certain traditions, many of which have diverged significantly.
16 October – Andreas Hallén's groundbreaking opera Harald Viking, dedicated to his home town of Gothenburg, is premièred in Leipzig, Germany. [1]30 October. The wedding cantata composed by Johan Svendsen to celebrate the wedding of future king Gustaf V of Sweden and Princess Victoria of Baden (which took place on 20 September) is premiered in Kristiania, Norway.
25 January – Swedish aristocrat Baron Rolf Cederström (1870–1947) marries world-famous operatic soprano Adelina Patti, who is thirty years his senior. [1]8 April – Andreas Hallén's opera Waldemarsskatten, with a libretto by Axel von Klinkowström, is premièred at the Royal Swedish Opera.
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He has composed the music for eight ballets with the Danish Dance Theatre, 50 theatrical plays and for more than 100 movies. [25] Frederik Magle. Poul Ruders (born 1949) is known internationally for the music he has written for choir, chamber ensemble, and solo instruments, which are frequently performed outside Denmark. It is however is ...
Swedish cinema is known for including many acclaimed films; during the 20th century the industry was the most prominent of Scandinavia.This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of directors Victor Sjöström and especially Ingmar Bergman; and more recently Roy Andersson, Lasse Hallström, Lukas Moodysson and Ruben Östlund.
Hip-hop music is a genre of rhythmic music that is often accompanied by rapping. [13] Hip-hop came to Norway in the summer of 1984 with the movie Beat Street that was shown in Norwegian cinemas. Hip-hop soon became a small but eager subculture and it expanded from breakdance and graffiti culture to include rap music. In the 1980s and 1990s ...