The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1912 in
Norwegian music.
Events
Deaths
; December
* 28 –
Ola Mosafinn
Ola Mosafinn (14 July 1828 – 28 December 1912) was a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle player and composer. Mosafinn is regarded among the more important fiddlers in Norway in the late 19th century.
Ola Sjursson was born in Voss in Hordaland Count ...
, hardingfele fiddler and composer (born 1828).
Births
; January
* 1 –
Svein Øvergaard, jazz saxophonist and percussionist (died
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
).
; May
* 19 –
Jens Gunderssen, singer, songwriter, actor, stage producer, and theatre director (died
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
).
; June
* 6 –
Robert Levin, classical pianist and composer (died
1996
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...
).
; November
* 26 –
Gunnar Sønstevold
Gunnar Sønstevold (26 November 1912 – 18 October 1991) was a Norwegian composer. He was born in Elverum, and married composer Maj Sønstevold in 1941. He composed orchestral works, vocal music, chamber music, and music to a number of plays, ...
, composer and pianist (died
1991
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...
).
; December
* 12 –
Thorbjørn Egner, actress, children's writer, songwriter, playwright and illustrator (died
1990
File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...
).
See also
*
1912 in Norway
Events in the year 1912 in Norway.
Incumbents
*Monarch – Haakon VII
*Prime Minister – Jens Bratlie
Events
*7 March – Roald Amundsen announced his success in reaching the South Pole
* 26 July – Elise Sem was authorized as the first femal ...
*
Music of Norway
References
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1910s in Norwegian music