The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1900 in Nordic music.
Events 2 July – The revised version of Jean Sibelius's tone poem Finlandia is premièred by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Robert Kajanus.
New works Hugo Alfvén – Vid sekelskiftet (cantata composed for the inauguration of the year 1900) Hjalmar Borgstrøm – Fiskeren (not performed until 2003) August Enna – The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep (ballet) Edvard Grieg 5 Songs, Op. 69 5 Songs, Op. 70 Carl Nielsen – Fest-præludium ved Aarhundredskiftet, CNW 84 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger – Frösöblomster II Jean Sibelius – Snöfrid Wilhelm Stenhammar String Quartet No. 3 Violin Sonata
Popular music "Stjernsången", poem with words by Esaias Tegnér, to a new melody by King Oscar I of Sweden.
Births 11 April – Kai Normann Andersen, Danish film composer and songwriter (died 1967) 11 June – Jules Sylvain (Axel Stig Hansson), Swedish musician, songwriter and composer (died 1968) 20 September – Uuno Klami, Finnish composer (died 1961)
Deaths 7 January – Augusta Schrumpf, Norwegian operatic soprano and actress (born 1813) 26 January – Carl Leopold Sjöberg, Swedish composer (born 1861) 10 March – Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, Danish composer (born 1805)
See also 1900 in Denmark 1900 in Norwegian music 1900 in Sweden 1900 in Iceland
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