1898 in Norwegian music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1898 in Norwegian music.

Events

June

• 26 – The first Norwegian music festival was held in Bergen on initiative by Edvard Grieg (June 26 – July 3).^[1]

Unknown date

• Olaus Alvestad publishes the songbook Norsk Songbok for Ungdomsskular og Ungdomslag.

Births

January

• 5 – Rolf Gammleng, violinist and organizational leader (died 1984).^[2]

June

• 2 – Ola Isene, opera singer (baritone) and actor (died 1973).^[3]

August

• 7 – Eyvind Hesselberg, organist, composer, and conductor (died 1986).^[4]

December

• 4 – Reimar Riefling, classical pianist, music teacher, and music critic (died 1981).^[5]

See also

• 1898 in Norway
• Music of Norway

Notes and References

1. Web site: Den første norske musikkfest . no . . 2017-04-26 . 2017-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170427095715/http://www.fib.no/no/Om-festspillene/Festspillenes-historie/Den-forste-norske-musikkfest/ . dead .
2. Web site: Rolf Gammleng . Geni.com . no . 2017-04-24.
3. Encyclopedia: Ola Isene . Tone . Hoemsnes . Norwegian . . Kunnskapsforlaget . 2009-02-13 . 2017-04-24.
4. Encyclopedia: Eyvind Hesselberg . . Rune J. . Andersen . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 2016-03-08 . 2017-04-24.
5. Encyclopedia: Reimar Riefling . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 2015-09-03 . 2017-03-20.