See also: 1849 in music, other events of 1850, 1851 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1848 in music, other events of 1849, 1850 in music and the list of years in music. Events Opera Il Profeta - Giacomo Meyerbeer The Merry Wives of Windsor - Otto Nicolai Classical music Tasso, symphonic poem by Franz Liszt Popular music Nelly Was a Lady by Stephen Foster Births... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1850 in music, other events of 1851, 1852 in music and the list of years in music. Old Folks at Home, as sung by Christys Minstrels in 1851. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• None listed

Published popular music

• "Camptown Races" by Stephen Foster
• "Home Again" w.m. M. S. Pike
• "Molly Do You Love Me?" w.m. Stephen Collins Foster
• "Nelly Bly" by Stephen Foster
• "Under The Double Eagle" by J. F. Wagner

Camptown Races is an 1850 song by Stephen Foster. ... Stephen Collins Foster (Born in Pittsburgh on July 4, 1826, died on January 13, 1864) was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of his era. ... Stephen Collins Foster (Born in Pittsburgh on July 4, 1826, died on January 13, 1864) was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of his era. ... Stephen Collins Foster (Born in Pittsburgh on July 4, 1826, died on January 13, 1864) was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of his era. ...

Classical music

• Hector Berlioz - La Fuite en Égypte (from l'Enfance du Christ)
• Edouard Lalo - Piano Trio no. 1 in C minor
• Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 3 op. 97 in E-flat, Cello Concerto op. 129 in A minor
• Louis Spohr - String Quintet No. 7 in G minor (of 7)
• Robert Volkmann - Piano Trio No. 2 op. 5 in B-flat minor

This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Portrait of Berlioz by Signol, 1832 Louis Hector Berlioz (December 11, 1803 – March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer best known for the Symphonie fantastique, first performed in 1830, and for his Grande Messe des morts (Requiem) of 1837, with its tremendous resources that include four antiphonal brass choirs. ... Édouard Victoire Antoine Lalo (January 27, 1823 - April 22, 1892) was a French composer of Spanish descent. ... Robert Schumann (June 8, 1810 – July 29, 1856) was a German composer and pianist. ... The Cello Concerto in A minor by Robert Schumann was completed in 1850, shortly after Schumann became the music director of Düsseldorf. ... Louis Spohr as a young man: a self-portrait Louis Spohr (April 5, 1784 – October 22, 1859) was a German composer, violinist and conductor. ... Friedrich Robert Volkmann (April 6, 1815–October 30, 1883) was a German composer. ...

Opera

• 'La Tempesta by Jacques Fromental Halévy
• Lohengrin by Richard Wagner
• Genoveva by Robert Schumann

The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... Jacques Fromental Halévy Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy (27 May 1799 - 17 March 1862) was a French composer. ... In Arthurian legend, Lohengrin is, according to some accounts, the son of Parzival (Percival). ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 in Leipzig – February 13, 1883 in Venice) was an influential German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his groundbreaking symphonic-operas (or music dramas). His compositions are notable for their continuous contrapuntal texture, rich harmonies and orchestration, and elaborate... Robert Schumann (June 8, 1810 – July 29, 1856) was a German composer and pianist. ...

Births

• February 18 - Sir George Henschel, Prussia-born singer, conductor, composer, founder of London Symphony Orchestra (d. 1934)
• March 9 - Alexandre Luigini, composer
• July 4 - Ole Olsen, Norwegian composer
• December 1 - Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller, Danish composer (d. 1926)
• December 21 - Zdeněk Fibich, Czech composer (d. 1900)
• December 29 - Tomás Bretón, composer
• unknown date - Franz Xaver Scharwenka, composer

February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... George Henschel (Ismoa Georg] (1850 - 1934), English musician (naturalized 1890), of German family, was born at Breslau, and educated as a pianist, making his first public appearance in Berlin in 1862. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of... The London Symphony Orchestra (frequently abbreviated to LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... Alexandre Clement Leon Joseph Luigini was born in Lyon in 1850, his grand-parents having moved there from Modena, Italy when his grandfather took up the post of trumpeter with the orchestra of the Grand-Theatre. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... Ole Olsen (4 July 1850 - 9 November 1927) was a Norwegian organist, composer and conductor. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Zdeněk Fibich (December 21, 1850 – October 15, 1900) was a Czech composer of classical music, including chamber works (including two string quartets, a piano trio, piano quartet and a quintet for piano, strings and winds), symphonic poems, three symphonies, at least seven operas, the most famous probably the Bride... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... Franz Xaver Scharwenka (January 6, 1850 - December 8, 1924) was a Polish-German composer, pianist and teacher. ...

Deaths

• January 27 - Philipp Roth, composer
• March 19 - Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer (b. 1763)