This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1903.

Specific locations

* 1903 in Norwegian music

Events

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- The French government awards the Cross of Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur to

Claude Debussy Achille Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influe ...

January 3 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69, 69 – The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor. * 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (ex ...

Alexander Glazunov Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov ( – 21 March 1936) was a Russian composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Russian Romantic period. He was director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory between 1905 and 1928 and was instrumental i ...

's ''Symphony No. 7 "Pastorale" in F major'' Op.70 and the orchestral suite "From the Middle Ages", suite in E major for orchestra Op.79 are premiered. The composer conducts the works at the annual Russian Symphony Concerts at

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

. *

January 16 Events Pre-1600 * 1458 BC – Hatshepsut dies at the age of 50 and is buried in the Valley of the Kings. * 27 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the R ...

Reinhold Gliere Reinhold is a German, male given name, originally composed of two elements. The first is from ''regin'', meaning "the (German)Gods" or as an emphatic prefix (very) and ''wald'' meaning "powerful". The second element having been reinterpreted as '' ...

's ''Symphony No 1 in E-flat major, Op. 8'' premiers in Moscow *

January 28 Events Pre-1600 *AD 98, 98 – On the death of Nerva, Trajan is declared Roman emperor in Cologne, the seat of his government in lower Germany. * 814 – The death of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, brings about the accessi ...

Ernani ''Ernani'' is an operatic ''dramma lirico'' in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the 1830 play ''Hernani (drama), Hernani'' by Victor Hugo. Verdi was commissioned by the Teatro La Fenice in Ve ...

, an opera by

Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( ; ; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for List of compositions by Giuseppe Verdi, his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the province of Parma ...

, receives its first New York performance at the

Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera is an American opera company based in New York City, currently resident at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center), Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Referred ...

. * January - The

New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is an American symphony orchestra based in New York City. Known officially as the ''Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc.'', and globally known as the ''New York Philharmonic Orchestra'' (NYPO) or the ''New Yo ...

Society dispenses with having a regular music director due to declining sales.

Walter Damrosch Walter Johannes Damrosch (January 30, 1862December 22, 1950) was a Prussian-born American conductor and composer. He was the director of the New York Symphony Orchestra and conducted the world premiere performances of various works, including Aa ...

leaves, and the next three seasons are handled by guests conductors. *

February 11 Events Pre-1600 * 660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. * 55 – The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Empire, on the eve of his comin ...

–

Anton Bruckner Joseph Anton Bruckner (; ; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his Symphonies by Anton Bruckner, symphonies and sacred music, which includes List of masses by Anton Bruckner, Masses, Te Deum (Br ...

's unfinished 9th Symphony is posthumously premiered in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

. ''Te Deum'' substitutes unfinished last movement of the symphony. *

February 23 Events Pre-1600 * 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. * 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone o ...

– March 8 –

George Enescu George Enescu (; – 4 May 1955), known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanians, Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, teacher and statesman. He is regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history. Biography En ...

conducts the world premieres of three of his works, the Suite No. 1 for orchestra, op. 9, in C major, and the two '' Romanian Rhapsodies'', op. 11, in A major and D major, as part of a concert at the

Romanian Athenaeum The Romanian Athenaeum () is a concert hall in the center of Bucharest, Romania, and a landmark of the Romanian capital city. Opened in 1888, the ornate, domed, circular building is the city's most prestigious concert hall and home of the "Geor ...

in Bucharest. *

March 21 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the '' Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas ...

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (born Ermanno Wolf) (January 12, 1876 – January 21, 1948) was an Italian composer and teacher. He is best known for his comic operas such as ''Il segreto di Susanna'' (1909). A number of his works were based on plays by ...

's oratorio ''La Vita Nuova'' premiers in Munich *

April 30 Events Pre-1600 * 311 – The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends. * 1315 – Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged at the instigation of Charles, Count of Valois. *1492 – Spain gives Christopher Columbus ...

- Victor cuts its first Red Seal recordings. Soprano Ada Crossley records music at the Cornegie Hall studio, New York City. *

May 5 Events Pre-1600 * 553 – The Second Council of Constantinople begins. * 1215 – Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta. * 1260 – ...

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 18751 September 1912) was a British composer and conductor. He was particularly known for his three cantatas on the epic 1855 poem ''The Song of Hiawatha'' by American Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Coler ...

's trilogy

The Song of Hiawatha ''The Song of Hiawatha'' is an 1855 epic poem in trochaic tetrameter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which features Native American characters. The epic relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his lo ...

receives its first American performance as Charles E. Knauss conducts the Orpheus Oratorio Society in Easton, Pennsylvania *

September 9 Events Pre-1600 *337 – Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors. The Roman Empire is divided between the three Augusti. * 1000 – Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. * 1141 &ndas ...

's sacred cantata ''The Atonement'', Op. 53 receives its first performance at the Hereford Festival in Hereford, England. *September –

Frederick Delius file:Fritz Delius (1907).jpg, Delius, photographed in 1907 Frederick Theodore Albert Delius (born Fritz Theodor Albert Delius; ; 29 January 1862 – 10 June 1934) was an English composer. Born in Bradford in the north of England to a prospero ...

marries Jelka Rosen. *

October 8 Events Pre-1600 * 316 – Constantine I Battle of Cibalae, defeats Roman Emperor Licinius, who loses his European territories. * 451 – The first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins. * 876 – Frankish forces led by Louis ...

Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen (; 9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor, and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer. Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he d ...

's overture

Helios In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Helios (; ; Homeric Greek: ) is the god who personification, personifies the Sun. His name is also Latinized as Helius, and he is often given the epithets Hyperion ("the one above") an ...

premieres in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, the composer conducting. *

October 13 Events Pre-1600 * 54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina. * 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the ...

Victor Herbert Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924) was an American composer, Cello, cellist and conducting, conductor of English and Irish ancestry and German training. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and co ...

's '' Babes in Toyland'' premieres. *

October 14 Events Pre-1600 *1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings. *1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's in ...

- The Apostles by

Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestr ...

receives its world premiere at the Birmhingham Festival in England *

November 23 Events Pre-1600 *534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage. *1248 – Siege of Seville, Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. *1499 – Seve ...

Enrico Caruso Enrico Caruso (, , ; 25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921) was an Italian operatic first lyric tenor then dramatic tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles that r ...

makes his debut with the Metropolitan Opera, New York, singing the role of the Duke of Manrua in ''

Rigoletto ''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play '' Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had c ...

.'' *

November 25 Events Pre-1600 *571 BC – Servius Tullius, king of Ancient Rome, Rome, celebrates the first of his three Roman triumph, triumphs for his victory over the Etruscans. *1034 – Máel Coluim II of Scotland, Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, Ki ...

- Soprano Olive Fremstad debuts at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, as Sieglinde in ''

Die Walküre (; ''The Valkyrie''), Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis, WWV 86B, is the second of the four epic poetry, epic music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's Literary cycle, cycle ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (English: ''The Ring of the Nibelung''). It was ...

''. *

makes first records for the

Victor Talking Machine Company The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer, incorporated in 1901. Victor was an independent enterprise until 1929 when it was purchased by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and became ...

. *

Mississippi John Hurt John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Biography Early years John Hurt was born in Teoc,Cohen, Lawrence (1996). Liner notes to ''Av ...

begins performing. * Charles W. Clark is the first American to give a concert at the Paris National Conservatoire of Music, an honor that had not been given to an American in seventy years of those concerts.

Published popular music

* "Always In The Way" w.m. Charles K. Harris * "

Always Leave Them Laughing When You Say Goodbye "Always Leave Them Laughing When You Say Goodbye" was a popular song, first published in 1903, and written by George M. Cohan. Today, the best known recording of the song is by Billy Murray, which was recorded in 1907 with Victor Records, and whos ...

" w.m.

George M. Cohan George Michael Cohan (July 3, 1878November 5, 1942) was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer. Cohan began his career as a child, performing with his parents and sister in a vaudev ...

* "Are We To Part Like This?" w.m. Harry Castling & Charles Collins * " Anona" w.m. Vivian Grey * "Bedelia" w.

William Jerome William Jerome Flannery (September 30, 1865 – June 25, 1932) was an American songwriter, born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, of Irish immigrant parents: Mary Donnellan and Patrick Flannery. He collaborated with numerous well-known composer ...

Jean Schwartz Jean Schwartz (November 4, 1878 – November 30, 1956) was a Hungarian-born Jewish American composer and pianist. He is best known for his work writing the scores for more than 30 Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals, and for his creation of more t ...

* "The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous" w.m. Dan McAvoy * "The Burning of Rome" by E. T. Paull * "By The Sycamore Tree" w. George V. Hobart m. Max Hoffmann * "Congo Love Song" w.m. Bob Cole & J. Rosamond Johnson * "Daisy Donahue" w. James O'Dea m. Robert J. Adams * "Dear Old Girl" w. Richard Henry Buck m.

Theodore F. Morse Theodore F. Morse (April 13, 1873 – May 25, 1924) was an American composer of popular songs. Biography Born in Washington, D.C., Morse was educated at the Maryland Military and Naval Academy. He went on to study both violin and piano. He an ...

* " Dear Sing Sing" Schwartz * "Down At The Old Bull And Bush" w.m.

Florrie Forde Florrie Forde (born Flora May Augusta Flannagan;16 August 187518 April 1940) was an Australian-born British vaudevillian performer and popular singer, notable in music hall and pantomime. From 1897 she lived and worked in the United Kingdom, wh ...

* "Flowers Of Dixieland" w. Edgar Smith m. J. Rosamond Johnson * "General Hardtack On Guard" w.m. Dave Reed Jr * "Good-bye, Eliza Jane" w. Andrew B. Sterling m.

Harry Von Tilzer Harry Von Tilzer (born Aaron Gumbinsky, also known as Harry Gumm; 8 July 1872 – 10 January 1946) was an American composer, songwriter, publisher and vaudeville performer. Early life Von Tilzer was born in Detroit, Michigan. His parents, Sarah ...

* "Hamlet Was A Melancholy Dane" w.

* "Hannah!" by Joseph Farrell * "He Was A Sailor" w.

* "Hurrah For Baffin's Bay" w. Vincent Bryan m.

* "I Can't Do The Sum" w. Glen MacDonough m.

* "I Could Love You In A Steam Heat Flat" w. Vincent Bryan m. J. B. Mullen * "I Never Could Love Like That" Bowman, Johns * "Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider" w. Eddie Leonard m. Eddie Munson * "I'm A Jonah Man" w.m. Alex Rogers * "I'm On The Water Wagon Now" w. Paul West m. John Walter Bratton * "I'm Thinking Of You All The While" Reed Jnr * "I'm Wearing My Heart Away For You" w.m. Charles K. Harris * "In The Village By The Sea" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Stanley Crawford * "Indolence" Jason Mathews * "Is Your Mother In, Molly Malone?" w.m. A. J. Mills & George Everard * " It Takes the Irish to Beat the Dutch" w. Edward Madden m.

* "It Was The Dutch" w. Vincent Bryan m. J. B. Mullen * "It's The Man In The Sailor Suit" w. Fred C. Farrell m.

* "Jack Tar March" by

John Philip Sousa John Philip Sousa ( , ; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic music, Romantic era known primarily for American military March (music), marches. He is known as "The March King" or th ...

* "Julie" w.

* "Lazy Moon" w. Bob Cole m. J. Rosamond Johnson * "Like A Star That Falls From Heaven" w. Arthur Lamb m. Kerry Mills * "Little Yellow Bird" w.m. C. W. Murphy & William Hargreaves * "The Maid Of Timbucktoo" w.

James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871June 26, 1938) was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson. Johnson was a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ...

m. Bob Cole * "The March Of The Toys" m.

* "Main Gazebo" Chris Praetorius * "Mary Ellen" Bryan, Lemonier * " Melody Of Love" w. Tom Glazer m. H. Engelmann * "The Military Band" m.

* "Moriaty" w. Charles Horwitz m. Fred V. Bowers * "Mother O' Mine" w.

Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. He was born in British Raj, British India, which inspired much ...

m. Frank E. Tours * "My Cosy Corner Girl" w.

Charles Noel Douglas Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

m. John Walter Bratton *"My Hula Lula Girl" by

* "My Little Coney Isle" w. Andrew B. Sterling m.

* "My Little Creole Babe" w.m. Maude Nugent * "My Little 'Rang Outang" w. Edward Madden m.

* "Navajo" w. Harry H. Williams m.

Egbert Van Alstyne Egbert Anson Van Alstyne (March 4, 1878 – July 9, 1951) was an American songwriter and pianist. Van Alstyne was the composer of a number of popular and ragtime tunes of the early 20th century. Biography Van Alstyne was born in Marengo, Illi ...

* "An Old Man's Darling" w.m. Fred Murray & George Everard * "Only a Dream of the Golden Past" w. Alfred Bryan m. Stanley Crawford * "Out Where the Breakers Roar" w. Harlow Hyde m. H. W. Petrie * "Over the Pilsner Foam" w. Vincent Bryan m. J. B. Mullen * "Palm Leaf Rag" by

Scott Joplin Scott Joplin (November 24, 1868 – April 1, 1917) was an American composer and pianist. Dubbed the "King of Ragtime", he composed more than 40 ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas. One of his first and most popular pieces, the ...

* "Please Mother, Buy Me a Baby" w.m. Will D. Cobb & Gus Edwards * "The Saftest of the Family" w.

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& Bobry Beaton m.

* "Save It for Me" w.

m. Bob Cole * "Spring Beautiful Spring" m. Paul Lincke * "Summer Breeze March & Two-Step" by

James Scott James Scott may refer to: Entertainment * James Scott (composer) (1885–1938), African-American ragtime composer * James Scott (director) (born 1941), British filmmaker * James Scott (actor) (born 1979), British television actor * James Scott (Sh ...

* "There's a Little Street in Heaven That They Call Broadway" w. Jack T. Waldron & A. Baldwin Sloane m.

A. Baldwin Sloane Alfred Baldwin Sloane, often given as A. Baldwin Sloane, (28 August 1872, Baltimore – 21 February 1925, Red Bank, New Jersey) was the most prolific songwriter for Broadway musical comedies in the United States at the beginning of the 20th centur ...

* "Toyland" w. Glen MacDonough m.

* "The Toymaker's Shop" m.

* "Two Eyes Of Blue" w. George H. Taylor m.

Leslie Stuart Leslie Stuart (15 March 1863 – 27 March 1928) born Thomas Augustine Barrett was an English composer of Edwardian musical comedy, best known for the hit show ''Florodora'' (1899) and many popular songs. He began in Manchester as a church orga ...

* "Two Eyes Of Brown" w. Edward Madden m. Stephen Howard * "Under A Panama" w. Vincent Bryan m. J. B. Mullen * " Under the Anheuser Bush" w.m. Andrew B. Sterling &

* "Up In A Coconut Tree" w. Edward Madden m.

* "Upper Broadway After Dark" w. Edward Gardinier m. Maurice Levi * "When I'm Away From You Dear" w.m.

Paul Dresser Paul Dresser (born Johann Paul Dreiser Jr.; April 22, 1857 – January 30, 1906) was an American singer, songwriter, and comedic actor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Dresser performed in traveling minstrel and medicine-wa ...

* "The Woodchuck Song" w. Robert Hobart Davis m.

* "The Wreck Of The Old '97" w.m. Henry C. Work * "Your Dad Gave His Life For His Country" w. Harry J. Breen m. T. Mayo Geary * " You're The Flower Of My Heart, Sweet Adeline" w. Richard H. Gerard m. Henry W. Armstrong

Recorded popular music

* "Always In The Way" (w.m. Charles K. Harris)
– Byron G. Harlan on

Edison Records Edison Records was one of the early record labels that pioneered sound recording and reproduction, and was an important and successful company in the early recording industry. The first phonograph cylinders were manufactured in 1888, followed by ...

* "Any Rags?" (w.m. Thomas S. Allen)
– Arthur Collins on Edison * "The Arrow And The Song" (w.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems " Paul Revere's Ride", '' The Song of Hiawatha'', and '' Evangeline''. He was the first American to comp ...

Michael William Balfe Michael William Balfe (15 May 1808 – 20 October 1870) was an Irish composer, best remembered for his operas, especially ''The Bohemian Girl''. After a short career as a violinist, Balfe pursued an operatic singing career, while he began to co ...

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– Herbert Goddard on

Victor Records The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer, incorporated in 1901. Victor was an independent enterprise until 1929 when it was purchased by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and became ...

* "Badinage" (m.

)
– Edison Grand Concert Band on Edison * "Bedelia" (w.

)
– George J. Gaskin on

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

– Edward M. Favor on Columbia
– Billy Murray on Edison * "The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous" (w.m. Dan McAvoy)
– Edward M. Favor on Edison
– Dan W. Quinn on Victor * "Blaze Away" (m. Abe Holzmann)
– banjos Vess L. Ossman & Bill Farmer on Victor * "Blaze Away" (m. Abe Holzmann)
– Kendle's Band on Victor * "By The Sycamore Tree" (w. George V. Hobart m.

Max Hoffmann Carl Adolf Maximilian Hoffmann (25 January 1869 – 8 July 1927) was a German military officer and strategist. As a staff officer at the beginning of World War I, he was Deputy Chief of Staff of the 8th Army, soon promoted Chief of Staff. Hoff ...

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– Harry Macdonough on Edison
– Bob Roberts on Columbia
– Billy Murray on Victor * "Come Down Ma' Evenin' Star" (w. Robert B. Smith m. John Stromberg)
– Mina Hickman on Victor * "Congo Love Song" (w.m. Bob Cole & J. Rosamond Johnson)
– Harry Macdonough on Edison
– Mina Hickman on Victor * "Could You Be True To Eyes Of Blue If You Looked Into Eyes Of Brown?" (w.m. Will D. Cobb & Gus Edwards)
– Harry Macdonough on Victor * "The Country Girl" (w. Stanislaus Stange m. Julian Edwards)
– Vesta Victoria on

Gramophone Records A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English) or a vinyl record (for later varieties only) is an analog signal, analog sound Recording medium, storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, ...

* "Didn't Know Exactly What To Do" (w. Frank Pixley m. Gustav Luders)
– Edward M. Favor on Edison * "Down On The Farm" (w. Raymond A. Browne m.

)
– Franklyn Wallace on Edison * "Flowers Of Dixieland" (w. Edgar Smith m. J. Rosamond Johnson)
– Franklyn Wallace on Edison * "The Gambling Man(1)" (w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz)
–

Silas Leachman Silas Field Leachman (20 August 1859 – 28 April 1936) was an American pioneer recording artist, possibly the first person to make recordings in Chicago and known for making hundreds of thousands of phonograph cylinder recordings in the 189 ...

on Victor * "Good-bye, Eliza Jane" (w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry Von Tilzer)
– Arthur Collins on Edison * "Hamlet Was A Melancholy Dane" (w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz)
– Edward M. Favor on Edison * "He Ought To Have A Tablet In The Hall of Fame" (w. Arthur L. Robb m. John Walter Bratton)
– Edward M. Favor on Edison * "He Was A Sailor" (w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz)
–

Collins & Harlan Collins & Harlan, the team of American singers Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan, formed a popular comic duo between 1903 and 1926. They sang ragtime standards as well as what were known as " coon songs" – music sung by white performers in a ...

on Edison * "Heidelberg Stein Song" (w. Frank Pixley m. Gustav Luders)
– Harry Macdonough on Edison & Victor * "

Hiawatha Hiawatha ( , also : ), also known as Ayenwatha or Aiionwatha, was a precolonial Native American leader and cofounder of the Iroquois Confederacy. He was a leader of the Onondaga people, the Mohawk people, or both. According to some accounts, he ...

" (w. James O'Dea m. Neil Moret)
– Edison Grand Concert Band on Edison
– Harry Macdonough on Edison
– Metropolitan Orchestra on Victor
– Sousa's Band on Victor * "Hurrah For Baffin's Bay" (w. Vincent Bryan m. Theodore F. Morse)
–

on Edison
– Dan W. Quinn on Victor * "I Could Love You In A Steam Heat Flat" (w. Vincent Bryan m. J. B. Mullen)
–

Harry West Henry William West (27 March 1917 – 5 February 2004) was a Northern Irish unionist politician who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1974 until 1979. Career to Stormont West was born in County Fermanagh and educated at ...

on Edison * "I Like You, Lil, For Fair" (Ade, Loraine)
– Billy Murray on Victor * "I Never Could Love Like That" (Bowman, Johns)
– Billy Murray on Victor * "I Want To Be A Lidy" (w. George Dance m. George Dee)
– Clarke's Band Of Providence on Victor * "I Wonder Why Bill Bailey Don't Come Home" (w.m. Frank Fogerty, Matt C. Woodward & William Jerome)
– Arthur Collins on Victor & Edison * "I'll Wed You In The Golden Summertime" (w. Alfred Bryan m. Stanley Crawford)
– John H. Bieling & Harry Macdonough on Victor * "I'm A Jonah Man" (w.m. Alex Rogers)
– Dan W. Quinn on Victor
– Arthur Collins on Edison & Victor * "I'm Thinking Of You All The While" (Reed Jnr)
– Billy Murray on Victor * "I'm Wearing My Heart Away For You" (w.m. Charles K. Harris)
– Harry Macdonough & John H. Bieling on Victor * "In Silence" (w. Sydney Rosenfeld m.

)
– Arthur Clifford on Edison * "In The City Of Sighs And Tears" (w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Kerry Mills)
– J. W. Myers on Victor * "

In the Good Old Summer Time "In the Good Old Summer Time" is an American Tin Pan Alley song first published in 1902 with music by George "Honey Boy" Evans, George Evans and lyrics by Ren Shields. The song is in the public domain. Background Shields and Evans were at first ...

" (w. Ren Shields m.

George "Honey Boy" Evans George Evans (10 March 1870 – 5 March 1915) known as "Honey Boy" Evans was a Wales, Welsh-born songwriter, comedian, entertainer, and musician active in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Biography Evans was born in P ...

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– Haydn Quartet on Victor
– S. H. Dudley & Harry Macdonough with Sousa's Band on Victor
– Harry Macdonough on Victor * "In The Sweet Bye And Bye" (w. Vincent P. Bryan m. Harry Von Tilzer)
– J. Aldrich Libbey on Edison * "In The Village By The Sea" (w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Stanley Crawford)
– Byron G. Harlan on Edison * "It Takes The Irish To Beat The Dutch" (w. Edward Madden m.

)
– Billy Murray on Victor Monarch * "It Was The Dutch" (w. Vincent Bryan m. J. B. Mullen)
– Collins & Harlan on Edison * "Juanita" (w. Caroline Norton m. trad Sp.)
– Haydn Quartette on Victor * "Julie" (w. Wiliam Jerome m. Jean Schwartz)
– Edward M. Favor on Edison * "Just For Tonight(1)" (w.m. Frank O. French)
– Albert C. Campbell on Edison * "The Leader Of The Frocks And Frills" (w. Robert B. Smith m. Melville Ellis)
– Clarke's Band of Providence on Victor * "Like A Star That Falls From Heaven" (w. Arthur Lamb m. Kerry Mills)
– Joe Natus on Victor * "The Maid Of Timbucktoo" (w.

m. Bob Cole)
– Harry Macdonough on Edison * "Massa's In De Cold Ground" (w. m. Stephen Collins Foster)
– Edison Male Quartette on Edison * "Meet Me When The Sun Goes Down" (w. Vincent Bryan m. Harry von Tilzer)
– William H. Thompson (singer) on Victor * "Melody Of Love" (w. Tom Glazer m. H. Engelmann)
– Edison Symphony Orchestra on Edison * "The Message Of The Rose" (w. Will A. Heelan m. Leo Edwards)
– George Seymour Lenox on Edison * "The Message Of The Violet" (w. Frank Pixley m. Gustav Luders)
– J. W. Myers on Victor * " Mighty Lak' A Rose" (w. Frank Lebby Stanton m.

Ethelbert Nevin Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin (November 25, 1862February 17, 1901) was an American pianist and composer. Early life Nevin was born on November 25, 1862, at Vineacre, on the banks of the Ohio River, in Edgeworth, Pennsylvania. There he spent the fir ...

)
– Arthur Clifford on Edison * "Moriaty" (w. Charles Horwitz m. Fred V. Bowers)
– Collins & Harlan on Edison * "My Cosy Corner Girl" (w.

m. John Walter Bratton)
–

Henry Burr Henry Burr (January 15, 1882 – April 6, 1941) was a Canadian singer, radio performer and producer. He was born Harry Haley McClaskey and used Henry Burr as one of his many pseudonyms, in addition to Irving Gillette, Henry Gillette, Alfred Ale ...

on Columbia
– Harry Macdonough on Edison * "My Little Coney Isle" (w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry von Tilzer)
– Harry Tally on Edison * "My Little 'Rang Outang" (Madden, Morse)
– Billy Murray on Victor * "My Own United States" (w. Stanislaus Stange m. Julian Edwards)
– J. W. Myers on Victor * "My Sulu Lulu Loo" (w. George Ade m. Nat D. Mann)
– Clarke's Band Of Providence on Victor * "Only A Dream Of A Golden Past" (w. Alfred Bryan m. Stanley Crawford)
– Franklyn Wallace on Edison * "Out Where The Breakers Roar" (w. Harlow Hyde m. H. W. Petrie)
– Frank C. Stanley on Edison * "Please Mother, Buy Me A Baby" (w.m. Will D. Cobb & Gus Edwards)
– Byron G. Harlan on Victor & Edison * "Pretty Little Dinah Jones" (w.m. J. B. Mullen)
– Harry Macdonough on Edison * "R-E-M-O-R-S-E" (w. George Ade m. Alfred G. Wathall)
– Joe Natus on Victor * "Sal" (w.m. Paul Rubens)
– Madge Crichton with piano Landon Ronald on Gramophone & Typewriter Records * "Sammy" (w. James O'Dea m. Edward Hutchinson)
– Harry Macdonough on Edison * "Sammy" (w. James O'Dea m. Edward Hutchinson)
– Henry Burr on Columbia * "Sly Musette" (w. Sydney Rosenfeld m. A. Baldwin Sloane)
– Harry Macdonough on Edison * "Tell Me Dusky Maiden" (w. James Weldon Johnson & Bob Cole m. J. Rosamond Johnson)
– S. H. Dudley & Harry Macdonough on Victor * "Then I'd Be Satisfied With Life" (w.m.

)
– Edward M. Favor on Edison * "There's One In A Million Like You" (w.

Grant Clarke Grant Clarke (May 14, 1891, Akron, Ohio – May 16, 1931, California) was an American songwriter. Clarke moved to New York City early in his career, where he worked as an actor and a staff writer for comedians. He began working on Tin Pan Alley, ...

m. Jean Schwartz)
– Walter Van Brunt on Edison * "Two Eyes Of Blue" (w. George H. Taylor m.

)
– Harry Macdonough on Victor
– Mina Hickman on Victor * "Under The Bamboo Tree" (w.m. Bob Cole & J. Rosamond Johnson)
– Mina Hickman on Victor * "Up In A Coconut Tree" (Madden, Morse)
– Billy Murray on Victor Monarch * "Upper Broadway After Dark" (w. Edward Gardinier m. Maurice Levi)
– Edward M. Favor on Edison * "The Vacant Chair" (w. Henry S. Washburne m.

George Frederick Root George Frederick Root (August 30, 1820August 6, 1895) was a romantic American composer, who found particular fame during the American Civil War, with songs such as " Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" and " The Battle Cry of Freedom". He is regarded as the ...

)
– Byron G. Harlan on Edison * "Wait At The Gate For Me" (w. Ren Shields m.

)
– J. W. Myers on Victor * "What's The Matter With The Moon Tonight?" (w. Sydney Rosenfeld m. A. Baldwin Sloane)
– Arthur Clifford on Edison * "When The Fields Are White With Cotton" (w. Robert F. Roden w. Max S. Witt)
– Franklyn Wallace on Edison * "When We Were Two Little Boys" (w. Edward Madden m. Theodore F. Morse)
– Billy Murray on Victor

Classical music

* Hakon Borresen – ''Romance for Cello and Piano/Orchestra'' *

Vincent d'Indy Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (; 27 March 18512 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the Pa ...

- ''Choral varié'', for saxophone/viola and orchestra, Op. 55, *

– '' Sea Drift'' *

– '' The Apostles'' (

oratorio An oratorio () is a musical composition with dramatic or narrative text for choir, soloists and orchestra or other ensemble. Similar to opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguisha ...

) *

– **'' Piano Suite No. 2'' in D major, Op. 10 ("Des cloches snores") **''Sérénade lointaine'' for piano, violin, and cello * Joseph Holbrooke – ''The Bells'' *

Joseph Jongen Joseph Marie Alphonse Nicolas Jongen (14 December 1873 – 12 July 1953) was a Belgian organist, composer, and music educator. Biography Jongen was born in Liège, where his parents had moved from Flanders. He was the elder brother of Léon Jonge ...

– ''Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1'' *

– '' Helios Overture'' *

Ludolf Nielsen Karl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen (29 January 1876 – 16 October 1939) was a Danish composer, violinist, conductor, and pianist. Today he is considered one of the most important Danish composers of the early 1900s (together with the more famous Carl N ...

– Symphony No.1, Op.3 * Vítězslav Novák – ''Slovak Suite'' *

Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism in music, Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composer ...

– '' String Quartet in F'' *

Max Reger Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger (19 March 187311 May 1916) was a German composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and academic teacher. He worked as a concert pianist, a musical director at the Paulinerkirche, Leipzig, Leipzig University Chu ...

– Variations and Fugue on an Original Theme, Op.73 * Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Christmas Eve (suite) *

Albert Roussel Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel (; 5 April 1869 – 23 August 1937) was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period. His ...

- ''Résurrection'', Prelude for orchestra Op. 4 *

Alexander Scriabin Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin, scientific transliteration: ''Aleksandr Nikolaevič Skrjabin''; also transliterated variously as Skriabin, Skryabin, and (in French) Scriabine. The composer himselused the French spelling "Scriabine" which was a ...

** 8 ''Études for piano'', Op. 42 ** '' Le divin poème (The Divine Poem), Symphony No. 3 in C minor'' *

Charles Villiers Stanford Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (30 September 1852 – 29 March 1924) was an Anglo-Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Romantic music, Romantic era. Born to a well-off and highly musical family in Dublin, Stanford was ed ...

– String Quintet No.1, Op.85 (dated April 21, Malvern) *

Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss (; ; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer and conductor best known for his Tone poems (Strauss), tone poems and List of operas by Richard Strauss, operas. Considered a leading composer of the late Roman ...

- '' Symphonia domestica'' *

Francesco Paolo Tosti Sir Francesco Paolo Tosti KCVO (9 April 1846, Ortona, Abruzzo2 December 1916, Rome) was an Italian composer and music teacher. Today, he is remembered mostly for his light-hearted songs, which are popular among vocal students. Life Frances ...

– Seconda mattinata * Ángel Gregorio Villoldo – El Choclo *

Alexander von Zemlinsky Alexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky (14 October 1871 – 15 March 1942) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher. Biography Early life Zemlinsky was born in Vienna to a highly diverse family. Zemlinsky's grandfather, Anton ...

– '' Die Seejungfrau''

Opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ...

Eugen d'Albert Eugen (originally Eugène) Francis Charles d'Albert (10 April 1864 – 3 March 1932) was a Scottish-born pianist and composer who immigrated to Germany. Educated in Britain, d'Albert showed early musical talent and, at the age of seventeen, h ...

– '' Tiefland'' premiered on 15 November at the Neues Deutsches Theater, Prague *

Thomas O'Brien Butler Thomas O'Brien Butler (3 November 1861 – 7 May 1915; lost on the ''RMS Lusitania, Lusitania''), was an Irish composer who wrote the Irish-language opera ''Muirgheis'' (1903). Biography O'Brien Butler, as he was generally known, was born in Cah ...

– ''

Muirgheis ''Muirgheis'' is a 1903 opera by Thomas O'Brien Butler (1861–1915), written originally in the Irish language. Caving to market and political pressures of the time, the piece was mainly staged in English. Nonetheless, some consider it the first ...

'' (first Irish opera) produced in Dublin on 7 December *

Ernest Chausson Amédée-Ernest Chausson (; 20 January 1855 – 10 June 1899) was a French Romantic composer. Life Born in Paris into an affluent bourgeois family, Chausson was the sole surviving child of a building contractor who made his fortune assisting Ba ...

– '' Le roi Arthus'', first performance at the Theatre de la Monnaie, Brusseles on 30 November * César Cui – '' Mam'zelle Fifi'' premiers in Moscow on 17 January *

– ''L'étranger'', premiers at the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels on 7 January * Edmund Eysler – '' Bruder Straubinger'' premiered on 20 February at the

Theater an der Wien The is a historic theatre in Vienna located on the Left Wienzeile in the Mariahilf district. Completed in 1801, the theatre has hosted the premieres of many celebrated works of theatre, opera, and symphonic music. Since 2006, it has served prim ...

, Vienna *

– '' Le donne curiose'' premiers at the Residenztheater in Munich on 27 November *

Umberto Giordano Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano (28 August 186712 November 1948) was an Italian composer, mainly of operas. His best-known work in that genre was Andrea Chénier (1896). He was born in Foggia in Apulia, southern Italy, and studied under Paolo Se ...

– ''

Siberia Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states ...

'' premiers at

Teatro alla Scala La Scala (, , ; officially , ) is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as (, which previously was a church). The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri's ''Europa r ...

in Milan on 19 December *

Alexander Gretchaninov Alexander Tikhonovich GretchaninovAlso commonly transliterated as ''Aleksandr/Alexandre'' ''Grechaninov/Gretchaninoff/Gretschaninow'' ( rus, Алекса́ндр Ти́хонович Гречани́нов, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɡrʲɪtɕɐˈnʲin� ...

– '' Dobrynya Nikitich'' premiered on 27 October at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscov *

– '' A Guest of Honor'' (lost) * Mykola Lysenko – ''

Taras Bulba ''Taras Bulba'' (; ) is a romanticized historical novella set in the first half of the 17th century, written by Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852). It features elderly Zaporozhian Cossack Taras Bulba and his sons Andriy and Ostap. The sons study at th ...

'' premiered on 20 December in Kiev * Juan Manén – ''Giovanni di Napoli'' *

John Knowles Paine John Knowles Paine (January 9, 1839 – April 25, 1906) was the first United States, American-born composer to achieve fame for large-scale orchestral music. The senior member of a group of composers collectively known as the Boston Six, Paine wa ...

– '' Azara'' premiered in a concert version on 7 May in Boston * Emile Pessard – ''L'Épave'' premiered on 17 February at the Bouffes-Parisiens, Salle Choiseul, Paris * Sergei Vassilenko – ' ("Tale of the Great City of Kitezh and the Quiet Lake Svetoyar") first staged version is produced in Moscow (originally a cantata, Op. 5)

Dance Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

January 12 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – List of Byzantine emperors, Byzantine Emperor Zeno (emperor), Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire. *1528 – Gustav I of Sweden is crow ...

- ''The Devil's Forge'' is produced by the Alhambra Ballet, London. Choreography by Lucia Cormani, the new prima ballerina, and music by George Byng. *

May 7 Events Pre-1600 * 351 – The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch. * 558 – In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I im ...

- ''Carmen'', a new ballet by Alhambra Ballet premiers in London. Lucia Cormani choreographs music by

Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (; 25 October 18383 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, ''Carmen'', w ...

Musical theater Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, moveme ...

* '' Babes In Toyland'' Broadway production opened at the

Majestic Theatre Majestic Theatre or Majestic Theater may refer to: Australia * Majestic Theatre, Adelaide, former name of a theatre in King William Street, Adelaide, built 1916, now demolished *Majestic Theatre, Launceston, a former cinema in Tasmania designed by ...

and ran for 192 performances * '' The Cherry Girl'' London production opened at the

Vaudeville Theatre The Vaudeville Theatre is a West End theatre on the Strand in the City of Westminster. Opening in 1870, the theatre staged mostly vaudeville shows and musical revues in its early days. The theatre was rebuilt twice, although each new buildin ...

December 29 Events Pre-1600 * 1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church. * ...

and ran for 215 performances * ''

The Duchess of Dantzig ''The Duchess of Dаntzic'' is a comic opera in three acts, set in Paris, with music by Ivan Caryll and a book and lyrics by Henry Hamilton (playwright), Henry Hamilton, based on the play ''Madame Sans-Gêne (play), Madame Sans-Gêne'' by Victori ...

'' London production opened at the Lyric Theatre on

October 17 Events Pre-1600 * 690 – Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China. * 1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London. * 1346 – The English capture King D ...

and ran for 236 performances * '' The Earl and the Girl'' London production opened at the

Adelphi Theatre The Adelphi Theatre is a West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster, central London. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, and today it is a receiv ...

December 10 Events Pre-1600 *1317 – The Nyköping Banquet: King Birger of Sweden treacherously seizes his two brothers, dukes Valdemar and Erik, who are subsequently starved to death in the dungeon of Nyköping Castle. * 1508 – The Leag ...

and transferred to the Lyric Theatre on September 12, 1904, for a total run of 371 performances * '' The Fisher Maiden'' (Music:

Harry von Tilzer Harry Von Tilzer (born Aaron Gumbinsky, also known as Harry Gumm; 8 July 1872 – 10 January 1946) was an American composer, songwriter, publisher and vaudeville performer. Early life Von Tilzer was born in Detroit, Michigan. His parents, Sarah ...

) Broadway production opened at the Victoria Theater on

October 5 Events Pre-1600 * 610 – Heraclius arrives at Constantinople, kills Byzantine Emperor Phocas, and becomes emperor. * 816 – King Louis the Pious is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope. * 869 – The Fourth Co ...

and ran for 32 performances. Starring

Al Shean Abraham Elieser Adolph Schönberg (May 12, 1868 – August 12, 1949), known as Al Shean, was a comedian and vaudeville performer. Other sources give his birth name variously as Adolf Schönberg, Albert Schönberg, or Alfred Schönberg. He is mos ...

, George A. MacFarlane, Edna Bronson, Bessie Tannehill, Dorothy Jardon and Frances Cameron. * '' In Dahomey'' Broadway production opened at the New York Theatre on

February 18 Events Pre-1600 * 3102 BC – Kali Yuga, the fourth and final yuga of Hinduism, starts with the death of Krishna. * 1229 – The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining J ...

and ran for 53 performances * '' In Dahomey'' London production opened at the

Shaftesbury Theatre The Shaftesbury Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Shaftesbury Avenue, in the London Borough of Camden. It opened in 1911 as the New Prince's Theatre, with a capacity of 2,500. The current capacity is 1,416. The title "Shaftesbury Theat ...

May 16 Events Pre-1600 * 946 – Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan. * 1204 – Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. *13 ...

and ran for 251 performances * '' The Jersey Lily'' Broadway production opened at the Victoria Theater on

September 14 Events Pre-1600 *AD 81 – Domitian became Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. * 786 – "Night of the three Caliphs": Harun al-Rashid becomes the Abbasid caliph upon the death of his brother al-Hadi. Bir ...

and ran for 24 performances * '' Madame Sherry'' Vienna production * '' Madame Sherry'' London production opened at the

Apollo Theatre The Apollo Theatre is a listed building, Grade II listed West End theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, in central London.

December 23 Events Pre-1600 * 484 – The Arian Vandal Kingdom ceases its persecution of Nicene Christianity. * 558 – Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks. * 583 – Maya queen Yohl Ik'nal is crowned ruler of Palenque. * 962 &ndash ...

* ''

The Medal and the Maid ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

'' London production opened at the Lyric Theatre on

April 25 Events Pre-1600 * 404 BC – Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion. * 775 – The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against th ...

* '' My Lady Molly'' London production opened at Terry's Theatre on

March 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1074 – Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary, forcing him to flee to Hungary's western borderland. * 1590 – Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the H ...

* '' The Orchid'' London production opened at the Gaiety Theatre on

October 26 Events Pre-1600 * 1185 – The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire. * 1341 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 formally ...

and ran for 559 performances * ''

A Princess of Kensington ''A Princess of Kensington'' is an English comic opera in two acts by Edward German to a libretto by Basil Hood, produced by William Greet. The first performance was at the Savoy Theatre, London, on 22 January 1903 and ran for 115 performances. ...

'' London production opened at the

Savoy Theatre The Savoy Theatre is a West End theatre in the Strand in the City of Westminster, London, England. The theatre was designed by C. J. Phipps for Richard D'Oyly Carte and opened on 10 October 1881 on a site previously occupied by the Savoy ...

January 22 Events Pre-1600 * 613 – Eight-month-old Heraclius Constantine is crowned as co-emperor ('' Caesar'') by his father Heraclius at Constantinople. * 871 – Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated b ...

and ran for 115 performances * '' The Rogers Brothers In London'' Broadway production opened at the Knickerbocker Theatre on

September 7 Events Pre-1600 * 878 – Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII. * 1159 – Cardinal Rolando Bandinelli is elected Pope Alexander III, prompting the election of Cardinal Octaviano Monticelli as Anti ...

and ran for 64 performances * ''

The School Girl ''The School Girl'' is an Edwardian musical comedy, in two acts, composed by Leslie Stuart (with additional songs by Paul Rubens (composer), Paul Rubens) with a book by Henry Hamilton (playwright), Henry Hamilton and Paul M. Potter, and lyrics b ...

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

production opened on

May 9 Events Pre-1600 * 328 – Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria. * 1009 – Lombard Revolt: Lombard forces led by Melus revolt in Bari against the Byzantine Catepanate of Italy. * 1386 – England and Portugal formall ...

at the

Prince of Wales Theatre The Prince of Wales Theatre is a West End theatre in Coventry Street, near Leicester Square in London. It was established in 1884 and rebuilt in 1937, and extensively refurbished in 2004 by Sir Cameron Mackintosh, its current owner. The theatre ...

and ran for 333 performances. * '' Three Little Maids''

Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street ** Broadway Theatre (53rd Stre ...

production opened at

Daly's Theatre Daly's Theatre was a theatre in the City of Westminster. It was located at 2 Cranbourn Street, just off Leicester Square. It opened on 27 June 1893, and was demolished in 1937. The theatre was built for and named after the American impresa ...

September 1 Events Pre-1600 * 1145 – The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time the seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is consecrated. *1173 – The widow Stamira sacrifices herself in order to raise the siege of A ...

and ran for 130 performances * ''

The Wizard of Oz ''The Wizard of Oz'' is a 1939 American Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Based on the 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left pro ...

'

Broadway production opened at the

January 21 Events Pre-1600 * 763 – Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa. * 1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded wh ...

and ran for 293 performances

Published Writings

* Hermann Abert – ''Robert Schumann'' *

Hector Berlioz Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the ''Symphonie fantastique'' and ''Harold en Italie, Harold in Italy'' ...

– ''Lettres inédites de Hector Berlioz à Thomas Gounet'' * Vsevolod Cheshikhin – ''History of Russian Opera from 1674 to 1903'' * Theodor von Frimmel – ''Ludwig van Beethoven'' * Francis Williams Galpin – ''The Whistles and Reed Instruments of the American Indians'' *

George Grove Sir George Grove (13 August 182028 May 1900) was an English engineer and writer on music, known as the founding editor of ''Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians''. Grove was trained as a civil engineer, and successful in that profession ...

– ''The Life and Letters of George Grove'' * Rupert Hughes – ''Music Lovers' Encyclopedia'' (final version published 1912) * Tobias Matthay – ''The Act of Touch in All its Diversity'' (piano practice) * Alphonse Mustel – ''L'Orgue-Expressif ou Harmonium'' * Julius Friedrich Sachse – ''The Music of the Ephrata Cloister'' * G. Schirmer – ''The Piano Teacher's Guide'' * Auguste Tolbecque – ''L'art du luthier''

Births

January 4 Events Pre-1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. * 871 – Battle of Reading (871), Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred the Great, Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasi ...

–

Carroll Gibbons Carroll Richard Gibbons (January 4, 1903 – May 10, 1954) was an American-born pianist, bandleader and popular composer who made his career primarily in England during the British dance band era. Early life and career Gibbons was born an ...

, bandleader and composer (d. 1954) *

January 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1066 – Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will ...

Maurice Abravanel Maurice Abravanel (January 6, 1903 – September 22, 1993) was an American classical music conductor. He is remembered as the conductor of the Utah Symphony for over 30 years. Life Abravanel was born in Salonika, Rumelia Eyalet, Ottoman Emp ...

- Greek conductor (d. 1993) *

January 10 Events Pre-1600 *49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war. * 9 – The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and th ...

- Jean Paul Morel - French conductor (d. 1975) *

January 19 Events Pre-1600 * 379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to '' Augustus'', and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. * 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surren ...

Boris Blacher Boris Blacher (30 January 1975) was a German composer and librettist. Life Blacher was born when his parents (of German-Estonian and Russian backgrounds) were living within a Russian-speaking community in the Manchurian town of Niuzhuang () (h ...

- Chinese conductor (d. 1975) ** Ervin Nyiregyházi - Jungarian pianist (d. 1987) *

– Robin Milford, English composer and educator (d. 1959) *

February 6 Events Pre-1600 * 590 – Hormizd IV, king of the Sasanian Empire, is overthrown and blinded by his brothers-in-law Vistahm and Vinduyih. * 1579 – The Diocese of Manila is erected by papal bull, with Domingo de Salazar appointe ...

–

Claudio Arrau Claudio Arrau León (; February 6, 1903June 9, 1991) was a Chilean and American pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque music, baroque to 20th-century classical music, 20th-century composers, especially B ...

, Chilean pianist (d. 1991) *

February 10 Events Pre-1600 * 1258 – The Siege of Baghdad ends with the surrender of the last Abbasid caliph to Hulegu Khan, a prince of the Mongol Empire. * 1306 – In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bru ...

–

Abel Meeropol Abel Meeropol (February 10, 1903 – October 29, 1986)Baker, Nancy Kovaleff, "Abel Meeropol (a.k.a. Lewis Allan): Political Commentator and Social Conscience," '' American Music'' 20/1 (2002), pp. 25–79, ; see especially note 3. was an Ameri ...

('Lewis Allan'), American lyricist (d. 1986) *

– Hans Redlich, Austrian composer and musicologist (d. 1968) *

February 12 Events Pre-1600 * 1096 – Pope Urban II confirms the foundation of the abbey of La Roë under Robert of Arbrissel as a community of canons regular. * 1404 – The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sofia performed the first post- ...

–

Todd Duncan Robert Todd Duncan (February 12, 1903 – February 28, 1998) was an American baritone opera singer and actor. One of the first African-Americans to sing with a major opera company, Duncan is also noted for appearing as Porgy in the premier produ ...

, American baritone, first Porgy in ''

Porgy and Bess ''Porgy and Bess'' ( ) is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play ''Porgy (play), ...

'' (d. 1998) *

February 15 Events Pre-1600 * 438 – Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus * 590 – Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. * 706 – Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Ti ...

–

Marie-Thérèse Gauley Marie-Thérèse Gauley (15 February 1903 – 23 January 1992) was a French opera and concert singer who sang leading soprano and mezzo-soprano roles at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as well as in other French cities and abroad. She was also heard ...

, French opera singer prominent at the

Opéra-Comique The Opéra-Comique () is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular Théâtre de la foire, theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief riva ...

(d. 1992) *

March 10 Events Pre-1600 * 241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. * 298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes ...

–

Bix Beiderbecke Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke ( ; March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was an American jazz cornetist, pianist and composer. Beiderbecke was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s, a cornet player noted for an inventive lyrical a ...

, jazz musician (d. 1931) *

March 28 Events Pre-1600 * AD 37 – Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the Senate. * 193 – After assassinating the Roman Emperor Pertinax, his Praetorian Guards auction off the throne to Did ...

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Rudolf Serkin Rudolf Serkin (28 March 1903 – 8 May 1991) was a Bohemian-born Austrian-American pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of the 20th century. Early life, childhood debut, and education Serkin was born in ...

, Czech pianist of Russian parents (d. 1991) *

April 3 Events Pre-1600 * 686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul. * 1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. * 1077 – The Patriarchate of Friûl, the first Friulian state, is created. ...

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Bubber Miley Bubber is a nickname and surname which may refer to: People: * Bubber or Bubba Brooks (1922-2002), American jazz tenor saxophonist * James Bubber Epps (born 1943), American politician * Clarence James Bubber Jonnard (1897-1977), American Major Leag ...

, jazz trumpeter (d. 1932) *

April 5 Events Pre-1600 * 823 – Lothair I is crowned King of Italy by Pope Paschal I. * 919 – The Fatimid invasion of Egypt (919–921), second Fatimid invasion of Medieval Egypt, Egypt begins, when the Fatimid heir-apparent, Al-Qa'im (Fa ...

– Jimmy Campbell, songwriter (died 1967) *

April 10 Events Pre-1600 * 428 – Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople. * 837 – Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles). * 140 ...

– Herbert Graf, Austrian opera producer (d. 1958) *

April 17 Events Pre-1600 * 1080 – Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized. * 1349 – The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of H ...

** Nicolas Nabokov, Russian composer (d. 1978) **

Gregor Piatigorsky Gregor Piatigorsky (, ''Grigoriy Pavlovich Pyatigorskiy''; August 6, 1976) was a Russian-born American cello, cellist. Biography Early life Gregor Piatigorsky was born in Dnipro, Ekaterinoslav (now Dnipro, Ukraine) into a Jewish family. As a c ...

, Russian cellist (d. 1976) *

April 21 Events Pre-1600 * 753 BC – Romulus founds Rome ( traditional date). * 43 BC – Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is mur ...

– Issy Bonn, singer and actor (d. 1977) *

May 3 Events Pre-1600 * 752 – Mayan king Bird Jaguar IV of Yaxchilan in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, assumes the throne. * 1481 – The largest of three earthquakes strikes the island of Rhodes and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties ...

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Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwi ...

, US singer and actor (d. 1977) *

May 12 Events Pre-1600 * 254 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism. * 907 – Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the ...

Lennox Berkeley Sir Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley CBE (12 May 190326 December 1989) was an English composer. Biography Berkeley was born on 12 May 1903 in Oxford, England, the younger child and only son of Aline Carla (1863–1935), daughter of Sir James ...

, composer (d. 1989) ** Verna Osborne, soprano (d. 2006) *

May 20 Events Pre-1600 * 325 – The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church. * 491 – Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed '' Augusta'' is able to choose h ...

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Jerzy Fitelberg Jerzy Fitelberg (May 20, 1903 – April 25, 1951) was a Polish-American composer."Jerzy Fitelberg, 48, A Polish Composer," ''New York Times'' (April 27, 1951), p. 23. Biography Son of Grzegorz Fitelberg, Jerzy was born in Warsaw. He first stud ...

, composer (d. 1951) *

May 26 Events Pre-1600 * 17 – Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe. * 451 – Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire ta ...

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Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared ...

, English-born US actor, comedian and singer (d. 2003) *

May 28 Events Pre-1600 * 585 BC – A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from ...

– Walter Goehr, German composer (d. 1960) * June 4 –

Yevgeny Mravinsky Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Mravinsky () (19 January 1988) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue; he was a professor at Leningrad State Conservatory. Biography Mravinsky was born in Saint Petersburg. The soprano Yevgen ...

, Russian conductor and pianist (d. 1988) *

June 6 Events Pre-1600 * 913 – Constantine VII, the eight-year-old illegitimate son of Leo VI the Wise, becomes nominal ruler of the Byzantine Empire under the regency of a seven-man council headed by Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos, appointe ...

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Aram Khachaturian Aram Ilyich Khachaturian (; 1 May 1978) was a Soviet Armenians, Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Music of the Soviet Union#Classical music of the Soviet Union, Soviet composers. Khachaturian was born and rai ...

, Armenian composer and conductor (d. 1978) *

June 15 Events Pre-1600 * 763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. * 844 – Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II. * 923 – Battle of So ...

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Huldreich Georg Früh Huldreich Georg Früh (15 June 1903 – 25 April 1945) was a Swiss composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Ma ...

, Swiss composer (d. 1945) *

June 18 Events Pre-1600 * 618 – Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China. * 656 – Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. * 860 – Siege of Constantinople (860), Byzantine� ...

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Jeanette MacDonald Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American soprano and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (''The Love Parade'', ''Love Me Tonight'', ''The Merry Widow (1934 film) ...

, US singer and actress (d. 1965) *June 26 – St. Louis Jimmy Oden, blues singer (d. 1977) *July 3 **Dick Robertson (singer), Dick Robertson, US singer (d. 1944?) **David Webster (opera manager), Daid Webster, Scottish opera administrator (d.1971) *July 4 – Flor, Peeters, Belgian composer and organist (d. 1986) *July 10 – Helen Pickens of the Pickens Sisters US singing group *July 16 – Carmen Lombardo, Canadian singer, composer and saxophonist (d. 1971) *August 4 – Helen Kane, US singer (d. 1966) *August 17 – Abram Chasins, American composer and pianist (d. 1987) *August 20 – António Fortunato de Figueiredo, conductor (d. 1981) *August 23 – William Primrose, Scottish violinist (d. 1982) *September 6 – Pál Kadosa, Hungarian composer and pianist (d. 1983) *September 11 – Theodor Adorno, German musician and philosopher (d. 1969) *September 15 – Roy Acuff, Country and Western singer (d. 1992) *October 1 (probable) – Vladimir Horowitz, pianist (d. 1989) *October 10 – Vladimir Dukelsky aka Vernon Duke, composer (d. 1969) *October 16 **Lena Machado, singer (d. 1974) **Big Joe Williams, blues guitarist (d. 1982) *October 19 – Vittorio Giannini, neoromantic American composer (d. 1966) *October 29 – Yvonne Georgi, ballet dancer and choreographer (d. 1975) *November 6 – Asaf Messerer, Soviet dancer and ballet master (d. 1992) *December 5 – Johannes Heesters, all-round entertainer (d. 2011) *December 12 – Francisco Curt Lange, German musicologist *December 17 – Ray Noble (musician), Ray Noble, bandleader, composer and arranger (d. 1978) *''date unknown'' – Caterina Jarboro, operatic soprano (d. 1986)

Deaths

**Augusta Holmès, French composer, 55 **Robert Planquette, French composer, 54 *January 31 – Meyer Lutz, conductor and composer, 73Gänzl, Kurt.
"Lutz, (Wilhelm) Meyer (1829–1903)"
''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, Retrieved on 8 July 2008 *February 2 – Marc Burty, music teacher and composer, 75 *February 17 – Joseph Parry, organist and composer, 61 *February 22 – Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer, 62 (syphilis) *

– Friedrich Grützmacher, cellist, 70 *March – Eugène Cormon, French librettist, 92 *March 5 – Thomas Ryan (musician), Thomas Ryan, viola and clarinet player, 75 *

– Ernest Legouvé, opera librettist (born 1807) *March 19 – Pista Dankó, "gypsy" bandleader and composer, 44 *April 1 – Amelia Lehmann, Amelia Chambers Lehmann, songwriter (born 1838) *

**Heinrich Bellermann, music theorist, 71 **Enderby Jackson, pioneer of the British brass band, 76 *May 1 – Luigi Arditi, violinist, conductor and composer, 80 *

– Giuseppe Cremonini, operatic tenor, 36 *May 15 – Sibyl Sanderson, operatic soprano, 38 (pneumonia) *June – Constance Bache, pianist, composer and music teacher, 57 *June 29 – Rentarō Taki, Japanese pianist and composer, 23 (tuberculosis) *July 27 – Lina Sandell, Swedish poet and hymn-writer 70 *July 28 – Rosine Stoltz, French mezzo-soprano 88 *September 4 – Hermann Zumpe, conductor and composer, 53 *September 28 – Samuel A. Ward, organist and composer, 55 *November 28 – Jules Levy (musician), Cornetist and composer, 65 *December 12 – Christian Johansson, ballet dancer and teacher, 86 *December 20 – Kornél Ábrányi, pianist and composer, 81

References

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