The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1890 in Nordic music.
Events February – Carl Nielsen obtains a scholarship worth 1800 Danish kroner. 23 April – Icelandic composer Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson marries his Scottish wife, Eleanor. October – In Berlin, on his way to Vienna, Jean Sibelius meets two other young Scandinavian composers, Carl Nielsen and Armas Järnefelt.
New works Edvard Grieg Gammel norsk melodi med variasjonerFog, Dan; Grinde, Kirsti; Norheim, Øyvind (2008): Edvard Grieg - Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis. Henry Litolffs Verlag: Frankfurt/Main Leipzig London New York. Klaverstykker etter egne sanger, hefte II Johan Halvorsen – Suite for Violin and Piano Carl Nielsen – String Quartet No. 2 in F minor Jean Sibelius – Piano Quintet in G minor Christian Sinding – Symphony No. 1 in D minor
Popular music Johan Halmrast (lyrics) & Kristian Wendelborg (music) – "Å, salige stund uten like"
Births 12 March – Evert Taube, Swedish composer and singer (died 1976) 4 April – Per Kvist, Norwegian entertainer and revue writer (died 1947) 5 August – Pauline Hall, Norwegian music critic and composer (died 1969). 8 September – Bjørn Talén, Norwegian operatic tenor (died 1945). 11 September – Marius Ulfrstad, composer, organist and music teacher (died 1968). 13 October – Gösta Nystroem, Swedish composer (died 1966)
Deaths 7 January – Hans Matthison-Hansen, Danish organist and composer (born 1817) 21 December – Niels Gade, Danish conductor and composer (born 1817)
See also 1890 in Denmark 1890 in Norwegian music 1890 in Sweden
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