The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1879 in Nordic music.
Events
1 November – Aged 14, Carl Nielsen becomes a bugler and alto trombonist in the band of the Danish army's 16th Battalion at Odense. Unknown date (after August) – Following the death of his wife, Henriette Nissen-Saloman, Danish violinist and composer Siegfried Saloman moves to Stockholm, Sweden, where he remains until his death in 1899.
New works Agathe Backer Grøndahl – Menuet Niels Gade – En Sommerdag paa Landet Emil Hartmann Cello Concerto, Op. 26 Symphony No. 1 Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann – Opening Music for a University Anniversary Robert Kajanus – Lyrische Stücke, Op.2 Amanda Röntgen-Maier – 6 Pieces for Violin and Piano Johan Svendsen 5 Melodies, Songs, Op. 23 4 Melodies, Songs, Op. 24
Births 9 February – Natanael Berg, Swedish composer (died 1957) 27 May – Per Reidarson, Norwegian composer and music critic (died 1954) 31 July – Cally Monrad, Norwegian singer, actress and poet (died 1950). 5 October – Halfdan Cleve, Norwegian composer (died 1951). 7 October – Joe Hill (born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund), Swedish-American labor leader and songwriter (died 1915) 23 October – Johan Austbø, Norwegian teacher, dancer, poet, composer, singer, and proponent of Nynorsk (died 1945). 29 November – Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (died 1963) 19 December – Otto Olsson, Swedish organist and composer (died 1964)
Deaths 27 August – Henriette Nissen-Saloman, Swedish opera singer, 60 12 September – Peter Arnold Heise, Danish composer, 49 30 November – August Bournonville, Danish ballet master and choreographer, 74
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