title: 1940 in Norwegian music
text: # 1940 in Norwegian music
  
  The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1940 in Norwegian music.
  
  ## Deaths
  
  ### November
  
  * 6 – Ivar F. Andresen, operatic singer (born 1896).
  
  ## Births
  
  ### February
  
  * 15 – Trygve Madsen, composer and pianist.
  
  ### March
  
  * 20 – Frode Thingnæs, jazz trombonist, composer, music arranger, and conductor (died 2012).
  
  ### April
  
  * 13 – Bjørn Stokstad, Norwegian clarinettist and architect.
  * 16 – Ole Jacob Hansen, jazz drummer (died 2000).
  
  ### May
  
  * 23 – Bjørn Johansen, jazz saxophonist (died 2002).
  * 30 – Leif Rygg, traditional folk Hardanger fiddler (died 2018).
  
  ### August
  
  * 6 – Egil Kapstad, jazz pianist, composer and music arranger (died 2017).
  
  ### September
  
  * 24 – Roald Stensby, rock singer (died 2018).
  
  ### October
  
  * 14 – Jack Berntsen, philologist, songwriter and folk singer (died 2010).
  
  ### November
  
  * 6 – Laila Dalseth, jazz singer.
  