The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1931 in Norwegian music.

Events

Deaths

January

• 20 – Margrethe Munthe, teacher, children's writer, songwriter, and playwright (born 1860).^[1]

May

• 3 – Otto Winter-Hjelm, composer, known especially for his operas.musician, conductor, writer, composer, and music critic (born 1837).^[2]

Births

January

• 26 – Kaare Ørnung, pianist and music teacher (died 2013).^[3]

June

• 520 – Arne Nordheim, composer (died 2010).^[4]

July

• 29 – Kjell Karlsen, band leader, composer, arranger, jazz pianist and organist.

December

• 7 – Bjørg Lødøen, painter, graphic artist, and composer (died 2009).^[5]