The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1905 in Nordic music.
Events
17 March – Maurice Maeterlinck's 1892 play Pelléas and Mélisande is performed at the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki, Finland, with incidental music by Jean Sibelius, conducted by the composer himself.
New works Edvard Grieg – Lyric Suite Op 54 Erkki Melartin – Salome, Op. 41 Oskar Merikanto – Fennia rediviva, Op. 55 Helena Munktell – Violin Sonata, Op.21 Ole Olsen – Trombone Concerto Jean Sibelius Marjatta Pelléas et Mélisande Emil Sjögren – Piano Sonata No.2, Op.44
Births 5 February – Ulla Poulsen Skou, Danish ballerina (died 2001) 21 February – Birgit Kronström, Finnish actress and singer (died 1979) 22 February – Elling Enger, Norwegian composer and organist (died 1979). 25 February – Harald Lander, Danish dancer and choreographer (died 1971) 21 March – Ivar Haglund, US-born folk singer and restaurateur of Swedish-Norwegian parentage (died 1985) 15 October – Dag Wirén, Swedish composer (died 1986) 24 October – Kristian Hauger, Norwegian pianist, orchestra leader and composer of popular music (died 1977)
Deaths 19 January – Emily Nonnen, British-born Swedish amateur musician, writer and translator (born 1812) 24 May – Joseph Dente, Swedish composer (born 1838)
See also 1905 in Denmark 1905 in Norwegian music 1905 in Sweden
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