1898 in Norwegian music

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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.

Deaths

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

References

1. "Den første norske musikkfest" (in Norwegian). Festspillene i Bergen. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
2. "Rolf Gammleng" (in Norwegian). Geni.com. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
3. Hoemsnes, Tone (2009-02-13). "Ola Isene". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
4. Andersen, Rune J. (2016-03-08). "Eyvind Hesselberg". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
5. "Reimar Riefling". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2017-03-20.