1879 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1879 in Norwegian music.

Deaths

 * December
 * 22 – Hanna Bergwitz-Goffeng, pianist and piano teacher (born 1821).

Births

 * May
 * 27 – Per Reidarson, composer and music critic (died 1954).


 * July
 * 31 – Cally Monrad, singer, actress and poet (died 1950).


 * October
 * 5 – Halfdan Cleve, composer (died 1951).
 * 23 – Johan Austbø, teacher, dancer, poet, composer, singer, and proponent of Nynorsk (died 1945).