The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1944 in Norwegian music.
Events
August 21 – Song of Norway by Robert Wright and George Forrest, adapted from the music of Edvard Grieg opened at Broadway.
Deaths
April 1 – Sandra Droucker, classical pianist, composer and radio personality (born 1875).
Births
January 9 – Roy Hellvin, pianist, composer, and music arranger.
February 24 – Oddbjørn Blindheim, jazz pianist and dentist.
June 7 – Erling Wicklund, jazz trombonist, composer, music arranger and journalist (died 2019). 19 – Arne Holen, musicologist.
July 4 – Jan Erik Kongshaug, sound engineering, jazz guitarist, and composer (died 2019). 17 – Aage Teigen, jazz trombonist (died 2014)
October 1 – Yngvar Numme, singer, actor, revue writer and director (died 2023).
Unknown date Jiri Hlinka, music professor and piano teacher.
See also 1944 in Norway Music of Norway
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