1947 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1947 in Norwegian music.

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Events

• Edvard Fliflet Bræin made his debut as an orchestra conductor in Bergen.[1]

Deaths

May

• 23 – Per Kvist, revue writer, entertainer, stage actor, film actor and children's writer (born 1890).[2]

June

• 28 – Per Steenberg, organist and composer (born 1870).[3]

Births

January

• 24 – Øystein Sunde, folk singer and guitarist.

February

• 9 – Ole Paus, folk singer and guitarist.
• 15 – Wenche Myhre, singer and actress.
• 19 – Øystein Dolmen, singer and songwriter, Knutsen & Ludvigsen.

March

• 4 – Jan Garbarek, jazz saxophonist and composer.
• 29 – Aage Kvalbein, cellist and professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music.
• 30 – Terje Venaas, jazz upright bassist.
• 31 – Kjell Mørk Karlsen, composer and organist.

April

• 1 – Fred Nøddelund, jazz flugelhornist and band leader (died 2016).[4]
• 30 – Finn Kalvik, singer and songwriter.

May

• 1 – Gunnar Germeten Jr., composer (died 1999).[5]
• 9 – Pernille Anker, actor and singer (died 1999).[6]

June

• 13 – Ketil Haugsand, harpsichordist and conductor.

July

• 3 – Grethe Kausland, singer, performer and actress (died 2007).[7]

August

• 2 – Ruth Bakke, organist and composer.
• 23 – Terje Rypdal, guitarist and composer.

September

• 25 – Torhild Staahlen, operatic mezzo-soprano at Norwegian National Opera.
• 28 – Gustav Lorentzen, folk singer and entertainer in Knutsen & Ludvigsen (died 2010).[8]

December

• 29 – Odd-Arne Jacobsen, guitarist and songwriter.

See also

• 1947 in Norway
• Music of Norway

References

1. "Edvard Fliflet Bræin – Biography". ListenTo.no. 2002-10-12. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
2. Diesen, Andreas (2009-02-13). "Per Kvist". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
3. Solhaug, Arne J. (2009-02-13). "Per Steenberg". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
4. "Nekrolog: Fred Nøddelund". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
5. "Gunnar Germeten – Komponist" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
6. "PERNILLE ANKER er død". Teaternett.no. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
7. Ighanian, Catherine Gonsholt; Ryste, Camilla (2007-11-16). "Grethe Kausland er død" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
8. Furberg, Kristoffer (2010-04-21). "Gustav Lorentzen døde av hjertestans". Adresseavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.