The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1921 in
Norwegian music
Much has been learned about early music in Norway from physical artifacts found during archaeological digs. These include instruments such as the lur. Viking and medieval sagas also describe musical activity, as do the accounts of priests and pil ...
.
Events
Deaths
; June
* 7 –
Knut Dahle, hardingfele fiddler (born 1834).
; July
* 29 –
Christian Haslerud, composer and choral conductor (born 1812).
Births
; May
* 7 –
Reidar Bøe
Reidar Bøe (7 May 1921 – 9 August 1969) was a Norwegian singer and composer.
He was born in Bergen, and is known for his collaboration with Kurt Foss. He made his stage debut at Den nationale scene in 1939, and also participated in radio s ...
, singer and composer (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 ...
).
; April
* 20 –
Søren Gangfløt, organist and composer (died
1997
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...
).
; October
* 18 –
Willy Andresen, jazz pianist and orchestra leader (died
2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...
).
; December
* 7 –
Arne Dørumsgaard
Arne Dørumsgaard (7 December 1921 – 13 March 2006) was a Norwegian composer, poet, translator and music collector. He started his professional career as a composer, but is also known for his translations of Eastern poetry and for his large ...
, composer, poet, translator and music collector (died
2006).
* 19 –
Peder Alhaug, tenor (born
2003).
See also
*
1921 in Norway
*
Music of Norway
Much has been learned about early music in Norway from physical artifacts found during archaeological digs. These include instruments such as the lur. Viking and medieval sagas also describe musical activity, as do the accounts of priests and pil ...
References
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Music of Norway
Norwegian
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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1920s in Norwegian music