The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1940 in Nordic music.
Events
25 October – Lars-Erik Larsson's Intima miniatyrer för stråkkvartett, written in 1938, is premièred in Stockholm
New works John Fernström – Cello Concerto Lars-Erik Larsson – God in Disguise (cantata) Gösta Nystroem – Viola Concerto, "Hommage à la France" Geirr Tveitt – Dragaredokko (opera) Dag Wirén – Sonatina for violin and piano
Popular music Thore Ehrling, Eskil Eckert-Lundin, Hasse Ekman – "Regntunga skyar" Leo Mathisen – "Take it Easy" Nils Perne (Jokern) – "Min soldat" Jean Sibelius – "Finlandia hymn" (new version with words by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi
Film music Victor Cornelius – Familien Olsen Jolly Kramer-Johansen – Vildmarkens sång
Musical films SF-paraati, with music by Georg Malmstén Swing it, magistern!, with music by Sten Axelsson, Alice Tegnér, Thore Ehrling & Kai Gullmar and others
Births 20 March – Frode Thingnæs, Norwegian jazz trombonist, composer, music arranger, and conductor (died 2012) 29 March – Allan Botschinsky, Danish jazz trumpeter (died 2020) 3 May – Leif Rygg, Norwegian Hardanger fiddle player (died 2018) 12 May – Lill Lindfors, Finnish-Swedish singer 22 December – Boris Lindqvist, Swedish jazz and rock musician and schlager singer (died 2017)
Deaths 7 January – Carl Boberg, Swedish hymn-writer (born 1859) 29 May – Mathilda Grabow, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1852) 6 November – Ivar F. Andresen, Norwegian operatic bass (born 1896) 3 December – Walborg Lagerwall, Swedish cellist (born 1851) unknown date – Petur Alberg, Faroese violinist and composer (born 1885)
See also 1940 in Denmark
1940 in Iceland 1940 in Norwegian music 1940 in Sweden
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