The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1880 in Norwegian music.
Events
September – Edvard Grieg becomes artistic director of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
New works Edvard Grieg – 2 Elegiac Melodies, Op.34
Deaths August 17 – Ole Bull, virtuoso violinist and composer (born 1810)
October 8 – Magnus Brostrup Landstad, parish priest and provost, psalmist and poet (born 1802).
Births
April 29 – Sigvart Høgh-Nilsen, pianist and composer (died 1919)
See also 1880 in Norway Music of Norway
References