This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1905.

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1905 in Norwegian music The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1905 in Norwegian music. Events Deaths Births ; February * 22 – Elling Enger, composer and organist (died 1979). ; October * 24 – Kristian Hauger, pianist, orchestra l ...

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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 ...

– Première of

Leoš Janáček Leoš Janáček (, 3 July 1854 – 12 August 1928) was a Czech composer, Music theory, music theorist, Folkloristics, folklorist, publicist, and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian folk music, Moravian and other Slavs, Slavic music, includin ...

's piano cycle '' On an Overgrown Path'' ''(Po zarostlém chodníčku)'' at the "Besední dům" Hall in

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

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January 8 Events Pre-1600 * 307 – Emperor Huai of Jin, Sima Chi becomes emperor of the Jin dynasty (266–420), Jin dynasty in succession to his brother, Emperor Hui of Jin, Sima Zhong, despite a challenge from his other brother, Sima Ying. * 871 ...

Florent Schmitt Florent Schmitt (; 28 September 187017 August 1958) was a French composer. He was part of the group known as Les Apaches. His most famous pieces are ''La tragédie de Salome'' and ''Psaume XLVII'' ( Psalm 47). He has been described as "one of t ...

's symphonic poem ''Le Palais hante'' he Haunted Palace based on a story by

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely re ...

, is premièred at the

Orchestre Lamoureux The Orchestre Lamoureux () officially known as the Société des Nouveaux-Concerts and also known as the Concerts Lamoureux) is an orchestral concert society which once gave weekly concerts by its own orchestra, founded in Paris by Charles Lamoure ...

in Paris. *

January 26 Events Pre-1600 * 661 – The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. * 1531 – The 6.4–7.1 Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people. * 1564 – The Council of T ...

–

Arnold Schoenberg Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg (13 September 187413 July 1951) was an Austrian and American composer, music theorist, teacher and writer. He was among the first Modernism (music), modernists who transformed the practice of harmony in 20th-centu ...

's symphonic poem '' Pelleas und Melisande'' is premièred 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. ...

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January 29 Events Pre-1600 * 904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. * 946 – Caliph al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Mu'izz al-Dawla, ruler ...

–

Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic music, Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and ...

's ''

Kindertotenlieder (''Songs on the Death of Children'') is a song cycle (1904) for voice and orchestra by Gustav Mahler. The words of the songs are poems by Friedrich Rückert. Poems and setting The original were a group of 428 poems written by Rückert in 1833 ...

'' is premiered in

. *

February 2 Events Pre-1600 * 506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (''Breviarium Alaricianum'' or ''Lex Romana Visigothorum''), a collection of " Roman law". * 880 – Battle of Lüneburg Heath: ...

- The Moscov paper ''Nashi Dni'' publishes an open letter signed by 29 prominent Moscov musicians, including

Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of ...

, Chaliapin, Gliere, calling for basic reforms in Russia. *

February 5 Events Pre-1600 * *2 BC – Caesar Augustus is granted the title ''pater patriae'' by the Roman Senate. *AD 62, 62 – AD 62 Pompeii earthquake, Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy. *756 – Chinese New Year; An Lushan proclaims himself E ...

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (, , 9October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano ...

's '' Concerto No.2 in D Minor'' for Cello and Orchestra premieres in Paris *

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 ...

- German conductor

Felix Weingartner Paul Felix Weingartner, Edler von Münzberg (2 June 1863 – 7 May 1942) was an Austrian Conducting, conductor, composer and pianist. Life and career Weingartner was born in Zadar, Zara, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Dalmatia, Austrian Empire (now ...

conducts for the first time in America with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. *

February 14 It is observed in most countries as Valentine's Day. Events Pre-1600 * 748 – Abbasid Revolution#Persian phase, Abbasid Revolution: The Kaysanites Shia#History, Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad ...

Jules Massenet Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (; 12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are ''Manon'' (1884 ...

's opera '' Cherubin'' premiers in Monte Carlo. *

February 25 Events Pre-1600 * 138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor. * 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II. * ...

- ''Concerto for Dubble Bass and Orchestra'' by

Serge Koussevitzky Serge Koussevitzky (born Sergey Aleksandrovich Kusevitsky;Koussevitzky's original Russian forename is usually transliterated into English as either "Sergei" or "Sergey"; however, he himself adopted the French spelling "Serge", using it in his sig ...

is premièred in Moscow, with the composer as soloist. *

February 27 Events Pre-1600 * 380 – Edict of Thessalonica: Emperor Theodosius I and his co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian II declare their wish that all Roman citizens convert to Nicene Christianity. * 425 – The University of Constantin ...

- The ballet ''My Lady Nicotine'', with music by George W. Byng, is produced at the Alhambra Theatre, London. *

March 4 Events Pre-1600 * AD 51 – Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title '' princeps iuventutis'' (head of the youth). * 306 – Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. * 581 – Yang Jian declares himself Emperor ...

- '' Concerto in A minor for Violin and Orchestra'', Op.82, by

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 ...

, receives its world première in Saint Petersburg, the composer conducting. *

March 8 Events Pre-1600 * 1010 – Ferdowsi completes his epic poem '' Shahnameh''. * 1126 – Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León. * 1262 – Battle of Hausbergen between ...

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 ...

's '' Introduction and Allegro for string quartet and string orchestra'' and '' Pomp and Circumstance No.3'' are premièred as the composer conducts the London Symphony Orchestra *

March 12 Events Pre-1600 * 538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city to the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius. * 1088 – Election of Urban II as the 159th Pope of th ...

Ottorino Respighi Ottorino Respighi ( , , ; 9 July 187918 April 1936) was an Italian composer, violinist, teacher, and musicologist and one of the leading Italian composers of the early 20th century. List of compositions by Ottorino Respighi, His compositions ra ...

's first opera '' Re Enzo'' receives its initial performance in Bologna. *

March 16 Events Pre-1600 * 1190 – Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York. * 1244 – Over 200 Cathars who refuse to recant are burnt to death after the Fall of Montségur. * 1355 – Amidst the Red Turban Rebellions, Han Lin'er, ...

Pietro Mascagni Pietro Mascagni (7 December 1863 – 2 August 1945) was an Italian composer primarily known for his operas. His 1890 masterpiece '' Cavalleria rusticana'' caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and single-handedly ushered in the ...

's lyric drama '' Amica'' is premièred at the Theatre du Casino, Monte Carlo. *

March 19 Events Pre-1600 * 1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire. * 1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen en ...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov. At the time, his name was spelled , which he romanized as Nicolas Rimsky-Korsakow; the BGN/PCGN transliteration of Russian is used for his name here; ALA-LC system: , ISO 9 system: .. (18 March 1844 – 2 ...

is dismissed from the faculty of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory for supporting students who went on strike demanding reforms. *

March 27 Events Pre-1600 * 1309 – Pope Clement V imposes excommunication and interdiction on Venice, and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse with Venice, which had seized Ferrara, a papal fiefdom. * 1329 – Pope John XXII ...

- A performance of

's '' Kashchey the Deathless'' becomes the scene of heated public demonstration as a result of recent events at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. *

April 14 Events Pre-1600 * 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum. * 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor ...

- Engelbert Humperdinck's three-act comic opera ''Die Heirat wider Willen'' receives its initial performance at the Royal Opera in Berlin. *

April 15 Events Pre-1600 * 769 – The Lateran Council ends by condemning the Council of Hieria and anathematizing its iconoclastic rulings. * 1071 – Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy, is surrendered to Robert Guisca ...

- The Consertvatory of Geneva gives the first public demonstration os Émile Jaques-Dalcroze's ''

eurythmics Eurythmics were a British New wave music, new wave duo formed in 1980, consisting of Scottish vocalist Annie Lennox and English musician and producer Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Dave Stewart. They were both previously in the Tourists, a band t ...

''. *

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 ...

- Louis Coerne is awarded a Ph.D.for his dissertation ''The Evolution of Modern Orchestration''. *

May 25 Events Pre-1600 * 567 BC – Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans. * 240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. * 1085 – Alfonso VI of Castile takes ...

- Emile Jaques-Dalcroze's opera ''Onkel Dazumal'' is produced in Cologne *

May 29 Events Pre-1600 * 363 – The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital, but is unable to take the city. * 1108 – Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops unde ...

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 ...

's Symphony No.3 in C Major, ''The Divine Poem'', Op.43, is performed for the first time by

Arthur Nikisch Arthur Nikisch (12 October 185523 January 1922) was a Hungary, Hungarian conducting, conductor who performed internationally, holding posts in Boston, London, Leipzig and—most importantly—Berlin. He was considered an outstanding interpreter ...

in Paris. *

June 26 Events Pre-1600 *4 AD, 4 – Augustus adopts Tiberius. * 221 – Roman emperor Elagabalus adopts his cousin Alexander Severus as his heir and receives the title of Caesar (title), Caesar. * 363 – Roman emperor Julian (emperor), J ...

- Gabriel Faure succeeds Theodore Dubois as director of the Paris Conservatoire *September – The lyrics of

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengalis, Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renai ...

's song " Amar Shonar Bangla" are published in two magazines. They are later adopted as the national anthem of Bangladesh. *

September 8 Events Pre-1600 * 70 – After the capture of Herod's Palace the previous day, a Roman army under Titus secures and plunders the city of Jerusalem. * 617 – Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui dynasty army, opening the path ...

- Double-bass virtuoso

maries Natalie Ushkov, the daughter of a wealthy tea merchant *

September 29 Events Pre-1600 * 61 BC – Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday. * 1011 – Danes capture Canterbury after a siege, taking Ælfheah ...

- George Whitefield Chadwick's symphonic poem ''Cleopatra'' premieres at the Worcester Music Festival in Massachusetts *October – The opera house at Nancy, France, is destroyed by fire. *

October 4 Events Pre-1600 *AD 23 – Rebels sack the Chinese capital Chang'an during a peasant rebellion. * 1209 – Otto IV is crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III. * 1302 – The Byzantine–Venetian War comes ...

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 ...

, now in Vienna, denies claims of music critics in Budapest that he "had to have morphine injected" when he sang in Budapest *

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 ...

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 ...

's ''Sinfonietta in A Major'', Op.90 is premiered by Felix Mottl in Essen *

October 11 Events Pre-1600 *1138 – A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever. * 1142 – A peace treaty ends the Jin–Song wars. *1311 – The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of En ...

– The Institute of Musical Art, predecessor of the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a Private university, private performing arts music school, conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became ...

, opens in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

. *

October 15 Events Pre-1600 *1066 – Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later. * 121 ...

–

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 ...

's '' La Mer'' is premiered in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

as Camille Chevillard conducts the

Lamoureux Orchestra The Orchestre Lamoureux () officially known as the Société des Nouveaux-Concerts and also known as the Concerts Lamoureux) is an orchestral concert society which once gave weekly concerts by its own orchestra, founded in Paris by Charles Lamoure ...

. * October 19 - A revised final version of

Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius (; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic music, Romantic and 20th-century classical music, early modern periods. He is widely regarded as his countr ...

' Violin concerto in D Minor, Op.47, premieres in Berlin with Carl Halir as soloist. *

October 21 Events Pre-1600 *1096 – A Seljuk Turkish army successfully fights off the People's Crusade at the Battle of Civetot. * 1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toul ...

Henry Wood Sir Henry Joseph Wood (3 March 186919 August 1944) was an English conductor best known for his association with London's annual series of promenade concerts, known as the Proms. He conducted them for nearly half a century, introducing hundr ...

first conducts a performance of his '' Fantasia on British Sea Songs'' at a Trafalgar Day concert in London. ** Turandot Suite, by Ferruccio Busoni, receives its first performance in Berlin. *

October 29 Events Pre-1600 * 312 – Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, stages a grand '' adventus'' in the city, and is met with popular jubilation. Maxentius' body is fished out of the Tiber ...

- The first concert of the New Symphony Orchestra of London occurs at the Coronet Theater, London *

Otto Klemperer Otto Nossan Klemperer (; 14 May 18856 July 1973) was a German conductor and composer, originally based in Germany, and then the United States, Hungary and finally, Great Britain. He began his career as an opera conductor, but he was later bet ...

meets

Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...

for the first time, while conducting one of his works. *

December 1 Events Pre-1600 * 800 – A council is convened in the Vatican, at which Charlemagne is to judge the accusations against Pope Leo III. * 1420 – Henry V of England enters Paris alongside his father-in-law King Charles VI of France. * ...

- The first opera by an American composer ever to be staged in Europe is produced in Bremen. It is the three-act opera ''Zenobia'', by Louis Adolphe Coerne. *

December 5 Events Pre-1600 *63 BC – Cicero gives the fourth and final of the Catiline Orations. * 633 – Fourth Council of Toledo opens, presided over by Isidore of Seville. *1033 – The 1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake, Jordan Rift Val ...

is elected director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory *

December 9 Events Pre-1600 * 536 – Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed; the Gothic garrison flees the capital. * 730 – Battle of Marj Ardabil: The Khazars annihilate an Umayyad army and kill its commander, ...

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 ...

's one-act musical drama ''

Salome Salome (; , related to , "peace"; ), also known as Salome III, was a Jews, Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II and princess Herodias. She was granddaughter of Herod the Great and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas. She is known from the New T ...

'' receives its initial performance at the Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden. *

December 26 Events Pre-1600 * 887 – Berengar I is elected as king of Italy by the lords of Lombardy. He is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy at Pavia. * 1481 – Battle of Westbroek: An army of 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers raised by David of ...

- Charles-Marie Widor's four-act opera ''Les Pecheurs de Saint-Jean'' receives its first performance at the Opera-Comique in Paris. *

December 28 Events Pre-1600 * 418 – A papal election begins, resulting in the election of Pope Boniface I. * 457 – Majorian is acclaimed as Western Roman emperor. * 484 – Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the V ...

- '' Die lustige Witwe'' by Franz Lehar, receives its first performance in Vienna.

Published popular music

* "Amoureuse Waltz" Berger * "And The World Goes On Just The Same" w. Jean Lenox m. Harry O. Sutton * "Bandana Land" by Glen MacDonough * "Bethena" m. Scott Joplin * "Bink's Waltz" m. Scott Joplin * "Birth of the Flowers" m. Charles E. Roat * "Bunker Hill" w. Sam Erlich m. Albert Von Tilzer * "Can't You See That I'm Lonely" w. Felix Feist m. Harry Armstrong * "Carrisima" by Arthur Penn * "Caw-Caw-Caw" w.m. by Maurice Stonehill & Joe Nathan * " College Life" m. Hery Frantzen * " Come Clean" by Paul Sarebresole * "Daddy's Little Girl" w. Edward Madden 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 ...

* "Dearie" w.m. Clare Kummer * "Down Where The Silv'ry Mohawk Flows" w. Monroe Rosenfeld m. John A. Heinzman & Otto Milton Heinzman (1873–1943) * "

Everybody Works But Father "Everybody Works but Father" is a popular song published in 1905, with words and music by Jean Havez. It is sung from the point of view of the son, lamenting that he, his sister and his mother all work, while his father lounges all day: "Everybod ...

" w.m. Jean Havez * "Farewell, Mister Abner Hemingway" 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 ...

* "Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway" 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 ...

from the

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), charac ...

of the same name. * "Friends That Are Good And True" Eysler * "G. O. P." Bryan, Hoffman * "Gee ! But This Is A Lonesome Town" Gaston * "The Girl Who Cares For Me" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards * "Goodbye, Maggie Doyle"

* "Good-bye, Sweet Old Manhattan Isle" w.

* "Goodbye, Sweetheart, Goodbye" w. Arthur J. Lamb 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 ...

* "Happy Heine" m. J. Bodewalt Lampe * "He's Me Pal" w. Vincent P. Bryan m. Gus Edwards * "Hiram Green, Good-bye" w. Henry Gillespie m. Clarence M. Chapel * "How'd You Like To Spoon With Me?" w. Edward Laska m.

Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over ...

* "I Don't Care" w. Jean Lenox m. Harry O. Sutton * "I Love A Lassie" w.

Harry Lauder Sir Henry Lauder (; 4 August 1870 – 26 February 1950)Russell, Dave"Lauder, Sir Henry (1870–1950)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, online edition, January 2011, accessed 27 April 2014 was a S ...

& George Grafton m.

* "I Want What I Want When I Want It" w. Henry Blossom m.

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 ...

* "I Would Like To Marry You" w. m. Edward Laska * "I Thought It Was My Birthday Come" w.m. T.W. Connor * "If A Girl Like You Loved A Boy Like Me" w.m. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards * "I'm The Only Star That Twinkles On Broadway" w. Andrew B. Sterling m.

* "I'm Trying To Find A Sweetheart" w. Jean Lenox m. Henry O. Sutton * "In Dear Old Georgia" w. Harry Williams m. Egbert Van Alstyne * " In My Merry Oldsmobile" w. Vincent P. Bryan m. Gus Edwards * " In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" w. Harry H. Williams m. Egbert Van Alstyne * "The Irish Girl I Love" w. George V. Hobart m. Max Hoffmann * "Is Everybody Happy?" w. Frank Williams m. Ernest Hogan & Tom Lemonier * "It Ain't All Honey And It Ain't All Jam" w.m. Fred Murray & George Everard * "Just A Little Rocking Chair And You" w. Bert Fitzgibbon & Jack Drislane m. Theodore F. Morse * "Keep A Little Cosy Corner In Your Heart For Me" w. Jack Drislane m. Theodore F. Morse * "Kiss Me Again" w.

Henry Blossom Henry Martyn Blossom Jr. (May 10, 1866 – March 23, 1919) was an American writer, playwright, novelist, opera librettist, and lyricist. He first gained wide attention for his second novel, '' Checkers: A Hard Luck Story'' (1896), which was succes ...

* "The Leader Of The German Band" w. Edward Madden m. Theodore F. Morse * "Leola" m. Scott Joplin * "Little Girl, You'll Do" w. Benjamin Hapgood Burt m. Alfred Solman * "Mary's A Grand Old Name" w.m.

. From the musical '' Forty-five Minutes from Broadway''. * "The Moon Has His Eyes On You" w. Billy Johnson m. Albert Von Tilzer * "My Gal Sal" 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 ...

* "My Irish Maid" Hoffman * "My Irish Molly O" w.

* " Nellie Dean" Henry W. Armstrong * " Nobody" w. Alex Rogers m. Bert A. Williams * "On An Automobile Honeymoon" w.

* "On The Banks Of The Rhine With A Stein" w. Andrew B. Sterling m.

* " Parade Of The Tin Soldiers" later known as "

Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers "The Parade of the Tin Soldiers" (''Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten''), also known as "The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers", is an instrumental musical character piece, in the form of a popular jaunty march (music), march, written by German composer L ...

" m. Leon Jessel * "Peaches And Cream" m.

Percy Wenrich Percy Wenrich (January 23, 1880 – March 17, 1952) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. He is best known for writing the songs "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet" and "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose", along with the ...

* "A Picnic For Two" w. Arthur J. Lamb m. Albert Von Tilzer * "Put Me In My Little Cell" w

P.G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse ( ; 15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975) was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Je ...

, m Frederick Rosse * "Ramblin' Sam" w. Harry H. Williams m.

* "Say Yes, Honey, Do" by Sara E. Posey * "She Is My Daisy" w.m.

& J. D. Harper * "Silence And Fun" Mullen * "Since Nellie Went Away" w.m. Herbert H. Taylor * "So Long Mary" w.m.

* "Tammany" w. Vincent P. Bryan m. Gus Edwards * "To Be Loved by the Girl You Love" Irving J. Schloss * " Wait 'Til The Sun Shines, Nellie" 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 ...

* "Waiting At The Church" w. Fred W. Leigh m. Henry E. Pether * "Waltzing With The Girl You Love" w.m.

George Evans George Evans may refer to: Arts and entertainment * George "Honey Boy" Evans (1870–1915), American songwriter and entertainer * George Evans (bandleader) (1915–1993), English jazz bandleader, arranger and tenor saxophonist * George Evans (sin ...

& Ren Shields * "When The Bell In The Lighthouse Rings Ding Dong" w. Arthur J. Lamb m. Alfred Solman * "Where The River Shannon Flows" w.m. James J. Russell * "The Whistler And His Dog" m. Arthur Pryor * "The Whole Damm Family" Smith, Von Tilzer * "Why Don't You Try?" w. Harry H. Williams m. Egbert Van Alstyne * "Will You Love Me In December" w. James J. Walker m. Ernest R. Ball * "A Woman Is Only A Woman But A Good Cigar Is A Smoke" w. Harry B. Smith m.

Recorded popular music

* "I Love A Lassie" by

* "Yankee Doodle Boy" by Billy Murray * "Give My Regards To Broadway" by Billy Murray * "In My Merry Oldsmobile" by Billy Murray

Classical music

* Hugo Alfvén – Symphony No. 3 in E major *

** '' La mer'' ** ''

Suite bergamasque ''Suite bergamasque'' (List of compositions by Claude Debussy by Lesure number, L. 75) () is a piano suite (music), suite by Claude Debussy. He began composing it around 1890, at the age of 28, but significantly revised it just before its 1905 ...

'' (revised) *

– '' Introduction and Allegro for Strings'' *

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 ...

– Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 13 *

Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. ...

– Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 89 *

– Piano Sonata ''1.X.1905'' *

Reynaldo Hahn Reynaldo Hahn de Echenagucia (9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a Venezuelan-born French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer. He is best known for his songs – ''mélodies'' – of which he wrote more than 100. Hahn was born ...

– '' Le Bal de Béatrice d'Este'', suite for wind instruments, two harps and piano *

- ''Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra'' *

Nikolai Medtner Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (; – 13 November 1951) was a Russian composer and pianist. After a period of comparative obscurity in the 25 years immediately after his death, he is now becoming recognized as one of the most significant Russian com ...

– ''Fairy Tales for Piano'' (Opp. 8, 9) *

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 ...

– '' Søvnen'' (The Sleep) * Vítězslav Novák – Quartet for Strings No. 2 in D Major * Helena Munktell – Violin Sonata, Op.21 * Ole Olsen – Trombone Concerto *

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 ...

– '' Introduction et Allegro'', for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet * Emil von Reznicek **Nachtstück **Präludium und chromatische Fuge **Symphony No.2 in B-flat major "Ironic" *

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 ...

– Conte à la poupée, L.5 *

– Cello Sonata No. 2 *

– String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7 in D minor. *

– ''

Violin Concerto A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin (occasionally, two or more violins) and instrumental ensemble (customarily orchestra). Such works have been written since the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up thro ...

'' (Op. 47) * Emil Sjögren **Poème, Op.40 **Piano Sonata No.2, Op.44 *

Anton Webern Anton Webern (; 3 December 1883 – 15 September 1945) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and musicologist. His music was among the most radical of its milieu in its lyric poetry, lyrical, poetic concision and use of then novel atonality, aton ...

– **''Langsamer Satz'', for string quartet **String Quartet in one movement * Haydn Wood – ''Phantasy String Quartet''

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 ...

* Frederick Converse – ''The Pipe of Desire'' * Leo Fall – ''Irrlicht'' *

Manuel de Falla Manuel de Falla y Matheu (, 23 November 187614 November 1946) was a Spanish composer and pianist. Along with Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, and Enrique Granados, he was one of Spain's most important musicians of the first half of the 20t ...

– ''La Vida breve'' (libretto by Fernández Shaw) *

Franz Lehár Franz Lehár ( ; ; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is '' The Merry Widow'' (''Die lustige Witwe''). Life and career L ...

**''Die Lustige Witwe (

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' ( ) is an operetta by the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The Libretto, librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein (writer), Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's ...

)'' (Libretto by Victor Léon and

Leo Stein Leo Stein (May 11, 1872 – July 29, 1947) was an American art collector and critic. He was born in Allegheny City (now in Pittsburgh), the older brother of Gertrude Stein. He became an influential promoter of 20th-century paintings. Educatio ...

, after the play ''L'attaché d'ambassade (The Embassy Attaché'') by Henri Meilhac) **'' Tatjana'', premiered February 21 in Brünn *

– ''Chérubin'' (Libretto by Henri Cain and Francis de Croisset) * Leopoldo Mugnone – ''Vita Bretone'' *

– ''

'' (Libretto by Hedwig Lachmann, from the play by

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwright ...

)

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 ...

*'' The Babes and the Baron'' Broadway production opened at the Lyric Theatre on December 25 and ran for 45 performances *'' The Catch of the Season'' Broadway 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 ...

on August 28 and ran for 104 performances. * '' The Earl and the Girl'' Broadway production opened at the Casino Theatre on November 4 and ran for 148 performances. * '' Fantana'' Broadway production opened at the Lyric Theatre on January 14 and ran for 298 performances. * '' Lifting the Lid'' Broadway production opened at the Aerial Gardens Theatre on June 5 and ran for 72 performances * '' Die lustige Witwe'' (''

'') Vienna production, December 28 * '' Miss Dolly Dollars'' Broadway production opened at the Knickerbocker Theatre on September 4 and moved to the

New Amsterdam Theatre The New Amsterdam Theatre is a Broadway theatre, Broadway theater at 214 West 42nd Street (Manhattan), 42nd Street, at the southern end of Times Square, in the Theater District, Manhattan, Theater District of Manhattan in New York City, New Yor ...

on October 16 for a total run of 112 performances. * '' Mlle. Modiste'' Broadway production opened at the Knickerbocker Theatre on December 12 and ran for 202 performances * '' The Rogers Brothers in Ireland'' Broadway production opened at the Liberty Theatre on September 4 and ran for 106 performances. * '' The Rollicking Girl'' Broadway production opened at the Herald Square Theatre on May 1 and transferred to the New York Theatre on April 16, 1906, for a total run of 199 performances * '' Sergeant Brue'' Broadway production opened at the Knickerbocker Theatre on April 24 and ran for 152 performances. * ''

The Spring Chicken ''The Spring Chicken'' is an Edwardian musical comedy adapted by George Grossmith, Jr. from ''Coquin de Printemps'' (1897) by Jaime and Duval, with music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton and lyrics by Adrian Ross, Percy Greenbank and Gros ...

'' London production opened at the Gaiety Theatre on May 30 and ran for 401 performances *'' When We Were Forty-One'' Broadway production opened at the New York Roof Theatre on June 12 and ran for 66 performances *'' Wonderland'' 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 ...

on October 24 and ran for 73 performances

Births

January 2 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. * 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Emp ...

–

Michael Tippett Sir Michael Kemp Tippett (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. In his lifetime he was sometimes ranked with his contemporary Benjamin Britten as o ...

, composer (d. 1998) *

January 5 Events Pre-1600 * 1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France. 1601–1900 * 1675 – Battle of Colmar: The French ...

- Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer (d.

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

) *

– Giacinto Scelsi, composer (d. 1988) *

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 ...

– Albert Arlen, Australian pianist, composer, actor, and playwright (d.

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

) *

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 ...

–

Tex Ritter Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music, a singer, and an actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s. He was the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John Ritter, grandso ...

, actor and singer (d. 1974) *

January 24 Events Pre-1600 * 41 – Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula. * 914 – Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt. * 1438 – The Co ...

– Elena Nicolai, opera singer (d.

) *

–

Maria von Trapp Maria Augusta von Trapp Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Catholic), DHS (; 26 January 1905 – 28 March 1987), often styled as "Baroness", was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family, Trapp Family Singers. She wrote ''The Story of the ...

, singer (d.

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

) *

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 ...

– William Henry "Chick" Webb, drummer (d.

1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...

) *

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 ...

–

Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ' ...

, popular composer (d.

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

) *

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 ...

– Queenie Leonard, British character actress and singer (d.

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

) *

–

Harald Lander Harald Alfred Bernhardt Stevnsborg Lander (25 February 1905 – 14 September 1971) was a Danish dancer, choreographer and artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet. Lander was born in Copenhagen. He started as a dancer, studying under ballet ...

, Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1971) *

March 2 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his '' bucellarii'' are almost ...

–

Marc Blitzstein Marcus Samuel Blitzstein (March 2, 1905January 22, 1964), was an American composer, lyricist, and Libretto, librettist. He won national attention in 1937 when his pro-Trade union, union musical ''The Cradle Will Rock'', directed by Orson Welles, ...

, American composer (d.

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

) *

March 6 Events Pre-1600 * 12 BCE – The Roman emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor. * 845 – The 42 Martyrs of Amorium are killed after refusing to convert to Islam. * 1204 &ndas ...

–

Bob Wills James Robert "Bob" Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although Spade C ...

, country music singer (d. 1975 in music, 1975) *March 11 – Michael Carr (composer), Michael Carr, composer and songwriter (d. 1968) *March 15 ** Bertha Hill, American blues, vaudeville singer and dancer (d. 1950 in music, 1950) ** Harold Loeffelmacher, musician and bandleader, Six Fat Dutchmen (d. 1987) *March 18 - John Kirkpatrick (pianist), John Kirkpatrick, American pianist (d.1991) *March 21 – Ivar Haglund, folksinger and restaurateur (d. 1985 in music, 1985) *March 22 - Ruth Page (ballerina), Ruth Page, dancer, choreographer and ballet director (d. 1991) *March 23 – Lale Andersen, singer and cabaretist (d. 1972 in music, 1972) *April 2 **Serge Lifar, Russian choreographer and dancer (d. 1976 in music, 1976) **Kurt Herbert Adler, Austrian conductor (d. 1988 in music, 1988) *April 3 - Lili Kraus, Hungarian pianist (d.

) *May 2 – Alan Rawsthorne, composer (d. 1971) *May 4 - Mátyás Seiber, Hungarian composer (d.1960) *May 7 – Bumble Bee Slim, American Piedmont blues singer, guitarist (d. 1968 in music, 1968) *May 8 – Red Nichols, US bandleader and cornettist (d. 1965) *May 10 – Louis Kaufman, American violinist (d. 1994) *May 11 – Kansas Joe McCoy, American Delta blues musician, songwriter (d. 1950 in music, 1950) *May 24 - Sascha Gorodnitzki, pianist (d. 1986) *June 4 - José Echániz, Cuban-American pianist (d. 1969) *June 6 - Arthur Mendel, music scholar and musicologist (d. 1979) *June 13 – Doc Cheatham, US jazz trumpeter (d. 1997) *June 18 **Eduard Tubin, Estonian composer (d. 1982) **Leonid Lavrovsky, Soviet dancer, choreographer and ballet director (d. 1967) *June 23 – Jesús Bal y Gay, Spanish composer, music critic and musicologist (d.

) *July 7 ** :es:Charlo, Charlo, Argentine singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer (d. 1990 in music, 1990) ** Max Rostal, Austrian-British violinist (d. 1991 in music, 1991) *July 10 – Ivie Anderson, US jazz singer (d. 1949) *July 15 – Dorothy Fields, US lyricist and librettist (d. 1974 in music, 1974) *August 2 – Karl Amadeus Hartmann, composer (d. 1963) *August 8 – André Jolivet, composer (d. 1974 in music, 1974) *August 23 – Constant Lambert, composer (d. 1951) *August 29 – Jack Teagarden, jazz trombonist, singer, bandleader and composer (d.

) *

– Léon Orthel, composer and pianist (d. 1985 in music, 1985) *October 18 -Fritz Feldmann (musicologist), Fritz Feldmann, musicologist (d. 1984) *October 23 - Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Georgian conductor (d.

) * October 24 – Elizabeth Poston, English composer, pianist and writer (d.

) *November 7 – William Alwyn, composer (d. 1985 in music, 1985) *November 12 - Arthur Hedley, English musicologist (d.1969) *November 15 – Mantovani, Annunzio Mantovani Italian-born British orchestra leader and composer (d. 1980 in music, 1980) *November 19 – Tommy Dorsey, jazz trombonist and brother of Jimmy Dorsey (d. 1956) *November 21 – Ted Ray (comedian), Ted Ray, comedian and violinist (d. 1977) *November 24 – Harry Barris, US singer, composer and pianist (d. 1962) *December 7 – Charles Magnante, accordionist, composer, arranger, author, and educator (d. 1986) *December 8 – Ernst Hermann Meyer, German (later East German) musicologist and composer (d. 1988) *December 31 – Jule Styne, composer (d. 1994 in music, 1994)

Deaths

*January 4 – Theodore Thomas (conductor), Theodore Thomas, conductor (b. 1835) *

– Belle Cole, operatic contralto (b. 1845) *

– Kārlis Baumanis, composer (b. 1835) *January 22 – Alfred Dörffel, German pianist (born 1821) *

– Ignacy Krzyżanowski, composer (b. 1826) *February 12 – Edward Dannreuther, pianist (b. 1844) *March 15 – Luigi Manzotti, choreographer (b. 1835) *April 12 – Giuseppe Gariboldi, flautist and composer (b. 1833) *April 29 – Ignacio Cervantes, pianist and composer (b. 1847) *May 5 – Ernst Pauer, pianist (b. 1826) *May 13 – Sam S. Shubert, Broadway impresario (b. 1878) (rail crash) *May 14 – Jessie Bartlett Davis, operatic contralto (b. 1859) *May 15 – Andrey Schulz-Evler, composer and arranger (b. 1852) *May 31 – Franz Strauss, musician and composer, father of

(b. 1822) *July 8 – Walter Kittredge, self-taught musician and composer (b. 1834) *August 25 – :de:Felix vom Rath, Felix vom Rath, composer (born 1866) *August 28 – Yannis Apostolou, Greek tenor who performed widely in Italy under the name Giovanni Apostolu (b. 1860) *August 31 – Francesco Tamagno, operatic tenor (b. 1850) *September 22 – Célestine Marié, mezzo-soprano, the first "Carmen" (b. 1837) *October 18 – Emmie Owen, opera singer (b. 1871) *

– Henry Holmes (composer), Henry Holmes, composer and violinist (b. 1839 in music, 1839)

References

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