The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1929 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
; November
* 23 –
Arvid Kleven
Arvid Parly Kleven (29 November 1899 in Trondheim - 23 November 1929 in Kristiania) was a Norwegian composer and flautist.
Biography
Kleven studied flute in Oslo under Axel Andersen and music theory under Gustav Lange
Gustav Lange (13 August ...
, composer and flautist (born
1899
Events January 1899
* January 1
** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas.
** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City.
* January 2 –
**Bolivia sets up a c ...
).
Births
; July
* 1 –
Sigurd Berge, composer (died
2002
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).
; March
* 17 –
Simon Flem Devold
Simon Flem Devold birthname Helge Flem Devold (17 March 1929 – 20 May 2015) born in Namsos, Norway, was a Norwegian author, journalist and jazz clarinetist.
When he was three years of age he and his family moved to Ålesund, where he was raise ...
, clarinetist and columnist (died
2015
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).
; August
* 28 –
Sølvi Wang
Sølvi Valborg Wang (28 August 1929 – 31 May 2011) was a Norwegian singer, actress and comedian.
She was born in Bærum, Akershus, to the jazz musician Yngvar Wang and the singer Marie Gulbrandsen. Already at an early age she sang with ...
, singer and actress (died
2011
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).
; October
* 30 –
Finn Benestad
Finn Benestad (30 October 1929, Kristiansand – 30 April 2012, Kristiansand) was a Norwegian musicologist and music critic. He was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1965 to 1998, and is probably best known for his long-term research o ...
, musicologist (died
2012
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)
See also
*
1929 in Norway
Events in the year 1929 in Norway.
Incumbents
* Monarchy of Norway, Monarch – Haakon VII
Events
* 21 March - Olav V of Norway, Crown Prince Olav (later King Olav) married his cousin, Princess Märtha of Sweden.
* 8 May
** Norway annexed th ...
*
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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1920s in Norwegian music