The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1942 in Norwegian music.

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Deaths

; May * 2 –

Alfred Evensen Alfred Bergiton Evensen (17 August 1883 – 2 May 1942) was a Norwegian musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to ...

, musician and band leader, Norwegian Army Band (born

1883 Events January–March * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * Ja ...

). * 23 – Harald Lie, composer (born

1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f ...

). ; September * 13 –

Catharinus Elling Catharinus Elling (13 September 1858 – 8 January 1942) was a Norwegian music teacher, organist, music critic, and composer. He was also a folk music collector and the author of a number of books. Biography Elling was born in Christiania ( ...

, music teacher, organist, folk music collector and composer (born 1858).

Births

; April * 1 – Jan Fredrik Christiansen, principal trumpeter of the

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra The Oslo Philharmonic (Oslo-Filharmonien) is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra traces its roots to the Philharmonic Society founded in 1847 and the Christiania Musical Association co-founded by Edvard Grieg in 187 ...

(1973-2007). * 21 – Jon Mostad, composer. ; June * 17 –

Torgrim Sollid Torgrim Sollid (born 17 June 1942) is a Norwegian self-taught traditional folk musician, composer and jazz musician (trumpet, flugelhorn, and drums), known for combining folk music with jazz, and for playing in the Jan Garbarek Quartet and War ...

, jazz and traditional folk trumpeter, and composer and musician. * 21 – Ditlef Eckhoff, jazz trumpeter. ; July * 4 – Jan Rohde, rock singer (died

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

). ; August * 25 –

Terje Fjærn Terje Egil Tolås Fjærn (25 August 1942 – 8 June 2016) was a Norwegian musician, orchestra leader and musical conductor. He was first married to singer Gro Anita Schønn Gro Anita Schønn (28 January 1950 – 24 April 2001) was a Norwegian ...

, musician, orchestra leader and musical conductor (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 trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

). ; September * 5 –

Björn Haugan Björn Haugan (5 September 1942 – 8 January 2009) was a Swedish born, Norwegian operatic lyric tenor. Background Björn Haugan was born in Söderhamn Municipality in the province of Hälsingland within Gävleborg County, Sweden. He was th ...

, operatic lyric tenor (died

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

). * 25 – Arne J. Solhaug, assistant professor at Norges Musikkhøgskole, cantor of Grønland Church. ; October * 2 –

Gro Sandvik Gro Schibsted Sandvik (born 2 October 1942 in Sarpsborg, Norway) is a Norwegian flautist. Career Sandvik is a member of the Bergen Woodwind Quintet and served as solo flutist in the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra from 1967 until 2005. She has a ...

, classical flautist. ; December * 23 –

Grynet Molvig Ann-Kristin "Grynet" Molvig (born 23 December 1942 in Rygge) is a Norwegian actress and singer. She made her name as a singer in the 1960, with acts such as Kjell Karlsen and Willy Andresen. Later, she also started performing in Sweden, often ...

, actress and singer. ; Unknown date *

Richard Badendyck Carl Richard Badendyck (born in 1942) is a Norwegian Jazz singer and pianist, that in his time was strong in Decathlon. Biography Badendyck has released three solo albums, ''That’s All'' (2005), ''Peace'' (2010) and ''Lover'' (2015), and it is ...

, Jazz singer and pianist

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