The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1956 in Norwegian music.

Events

May

* The 4th Bergen International Festival started in

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Deaths

; January * 27 – Harald Heide (79), violinist, conductor, and composer. ; December * 20 – Hildur Andersen (92), pianist and music teacher.

Births

; February * 28 – Jens Wendelboe, jazz trombonist, composer, music arranger and orchestra leader. ; April * 29 –

Morgan Lindstrøm Morgan Lindstrøm (born 29 April 1956 in Oslo) is a Norwegians, Norwegian artist, composer, and synthesizer-performer. Lindstrøm was a member of the synth-duo Langsomt Mot Nord during their "Westrveg" period. His style has been described as "... ...

, artist, composer, and synthesizer-performer. ; June * 1 –

Stephan Barratt-Due Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due Jr. (born 1 June 1956 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian violinist, the son of violinist Stephan Henrik Barrat-Due (1919–1985) and Else Barratt-Due (b. Holst, June 1925). Biography Barrat-Due started his violin studi ...

, violinist and music teacher. ; July * 19 – Marit Sandvik, jazz singer. ; August * 10 –

Lars Martin Myhre Lars Martin Myhre (born 10 August 1956 in Tønsberg, Norway) (in Norwegian) is a Norwegian composer, guitarist, pianist, singer and producer residing in Sandefjord. He is best known for his collaboration with Odd Børretzen, (in Norwegian) but ha ...

, composer, guitarist, pianist, folk singer, and record producer. ; September * 1 – Hilde Hefte, jazz singer, pianist, and composer. ; October * 9 – Geir Langslet, jazz pianist and band leader. * 23 –

Svein Dag Hauge Svein Dag Hauge (born 23 October 1956 in Årdal, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and record producer, known from the band Lava and numerous recordings as a studio musician. Career His early career began in Olav Stedje Band «Co ...

, jazz guitarist and record producer. ; September * 8 – Eivin One Pedersen, jazz accordionist and pianist (died

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). * 19 – Eivind Aadland, orchestra conductor and violinist. ; November * 7 – Mikhail Alperin, Ukrainian born jazz pianist, member of the Moscow Art Trio, professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music (died

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). * 8 – Mari Boine, Sami singer and yoiker. * 15 – Maj Britt Andersen, singer. ; December * 3 – Rob Waring, contemporary music composer and performer (drums and vibraphone). * 9 – Kari Bremnes, singer and songwriter. * 12 –

Geir Holmsen Geir Holmsen (born 12 December 1956 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician, bassist, arranger and composer, and married 1983 to the singer Maj Britt Andersen. He participated in various bands connected to the jazz club Club 7 in Oslo, from ...

, jazz bassist, music arranger, and composer. ; Unknown date *

Kate Augestad Kate Elisabeth Augestad (born 1956) is a Norwegian vocalist known from bands like Johnny Banan Band and Program 81/82, and the mother of mezzo-soprano, vocalist, actress and conductor Tora Augestad (b. 1979). Augestad was born in Bergen. Afte ...

, vocalist ( Program 81/82). * Ragnhild Berstad, contemporary composer.

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