The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1896 in Nordic music.
Events 18 March – Danish composer Carl Nielsen conducts a performance of his First Symphony in Dresden, resulting in the start of his international success. 26 May – Jean Sibelius's choral work Hymn is premiered by an amateur choir at a memorial service in Helsinki.
New works Eyvind Alnæs – Symphony No. 1 August Enna – Aucassin og Nicolette (opera) Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, Op. 65 Symphonic Dances Andreas Hallén – Hexfällan (opera) Johan Halvorsen Air norvégien, Op. 7 Vasantasena Carl Nielsen – Hymnus amoris (cantata) Jean Sibelius Lemminkäinen Suite The Maiden in the Tower Wilhelm Stenhammar – Excelsior!
Popular music Sigurd Lie – "Sne (Snow)" (setting of poem by Helge Rode) Christian Sinding – "Frühlingsrauschen"
Births 20 January – Elmer Diktonius, Finnish poet and composer (died 1979) 26 July – Alfred Maurstad, Norwegian actor, director, singer and fiddle player (died 1967) 3 November – Trygve Lindeman, Norwegian cellist and music teacher (died 1961) 30 December – Hans Stenseth, Norwegian flautist (died 1994)
Deaths 1 August – Wilhelm Herman Barth, Danish musician and composer (born 1813) 21 February – Fritz Arlberg, Swedish operatic baritone and composer (born 1830) 13 December – Emma Dahl, Norwegian opera singer and composer (born 1819)
See also 1896 in Denmark 1896 in Norwegian music 1896 in Sweden
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