The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1936 in Norwegian music.

Events

Deaths

April

• 8 – Alfred Paulsen, composer (born 1849).^[1]

December

• 8 – Jakob Hveding Sletten, priest and musician (born 1872).^[2]
• 24 – Paul Knutsen Barstad Sandvik, organist and teacher (born 1847).

Births

May

• 11 – Kåre Kolberg, composer, organist and music critic (died 2014).^[3]

September

• 17 – Rolv Wesenlund, comedian, singer, clarinetist, writer and actor (died 2013).^[4]

August

• 1 – Helge Hurum, jazz musician, composer, arranger and musical director.

October

• 25 – Alf Cranner, folk singer, lyricist and painter.

December

• 14 – Arve Tellefsen, violinist.