The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2017 in
Danish music.
Events
January
* 5 –
Royal Danish Opera
The Royal Danish Theatre (RDT, Danish: ') is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first ser ...
announces that its artistic director, Sven Müller, will leave his position in 2017, three years ahead of schedule. Müller is believed to have resigned because of financial cuts.
February
* 25 – At the 47th edition of the
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (), also known as Melodi Grand Prix or simply DMGP, is an annual music competition organised by the Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) since 1957, which determines the for the Eurovision Song Contest. The fes ...
, "
Where I Am", performed by
Anja Nissen
Anja Nissen (born 6 November 1995), sometimes known as simply Anja, is a Danish and Australian singer. She was the winner of the third series of ''The Voice Australia''. Following her win, Nissen was signed to Universal Music Group and lists h ...
, is selected as Denmark's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
March
* 28 – Under its new conductor
Fabio Luisi
Fabio Luisi (born 17 January 1959) is an Italian conductor. He is currently principal conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and chief conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra.
B ...
, the
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Danish: ''DR Symfoniorkestret''; English abbreviation "DNSO"), is a Danish orchestra based in Copenhagen. The DNSO is the principal orchestra of DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation). The DRSO is based at th ...
begins a tour of the United States.
* 31 – The live final of ''
X Factor
''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003) ...
'' (Denmark) is won by
Morten Nørgaard.
April
May
* 13 – In the final of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the with the song "1944" by Jamala.
Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and ...
, Denmark finish in 20th place.
* 31 – The 19th
Distortion
In signal processing, distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic) of a signal. In communications and electronics it means the alteration of the waveform of an information-bearing signal, such as an audio signa ...
festival started in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
(May 31 - June 4).
June
* 17 – The 8th
NorthSide Festival opened in
Aarhus (June 17–19).
* 22 – The 8th
Copenhell festival started in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
(June 22–24).
* 24
** The 3rd Tinderbox Festival started in
Odense
Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 20 ...
(June 24–27).
** The 47th
Roskilde Festival opened (June 24 - July 1).
* 28 – The 33rd Nibe Festival started in
Nordjylland (June 28 - July 1).
July
* 7 – The 38th
Copenhagen Jazz Festival start in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
(July 7 – 16).
* 13 –
G! Festival
The G! Festival (commonly known as G!, in Faroese also called G! Festivalur or G! Festivalurin) is a Faroese musical festival, held annually at the seaside village Gøta on Eysturoy in mid or late July, but always before the Ólavsøka. It is one ...
opened in Göta,
Eysturoy
Eysturoy (pronounced estroimeaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.
Description
Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely ...
,
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
(July 13–15).
* 14 – The 29th
Aarhus Jazz Festival
Aarhus Jazz Festival (formerly Aarhus International Jazz Festival) is an eight-day jazz festival in Aarhus, Denmark. It is held every year in July,
August or September. The festival performs at the Aarhus Concert Hall, as well as many different ...
started (July 14–22).
August
* 2 – The Strøm Fesatival started in Copenhagen (August 2–5).
September
* 6 – The Copenhagen World Music Festival started (September 6–10).
October
November
December
Album releases
January
May
November
Deaths
; February
* 7 –
Svend Asmussen
Svend Asmussen (28 February 1916 – 7 February 2017) was a Danish jazz violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking". A Swing style virtuoso, he played and recorded with many of the other jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and S ...
, jazz violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking" (born
1916
Events
Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled.
* J ...
).
* 20 –
Nicolai Munch-Hansen, Danish bassist and composer (born
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...
).
; March
* 27 –
Peter Bastian, bassoonist (born 1943).
; May
* 4 -
Katy Bødtger
Katy Bødtger (28 December 1932 – 1 May 2017) was a Danish singer.
Eurovision Song Contest 1960
In 1960, Bødtger won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with the song " Det var en yndig tid" (It was a lovely time). Later on that year Bødtger sang ...
, singer (born 1932).
; June
* 8 -
Ivan Horn, rock guitarist (born 1949).
See also
*
Music of Denmark
The earliest traces of Danish music go back to the many twisting Bronze-Age horns or lurs which some experts have identified as musical instruments. They have been discovered in various parts of Scandinavia, mostly Denmark, since the end of the ...
*
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Where I Am" written by Anja Nissen, Angel Tupai and Michael D'Arcy. The song was performed by Anja Nissen. The Danish broadcaster DR (broadcaster), DR organised the national ...
References
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Danish music
Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
Music
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...