See also: 1856 in music, other events of 1857, 1858 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1855 in music, other events of 1856, 1857 in music and the list of years in music. Events Popular hits Classical music Polka Pomnenka by Antonín Dvořák Births January 6 - Giuseppe Martucci January 9 - Stevan Mokranjac May - George Templeton Strong, composer and artist Helen Hopekirk, pianist and composer... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1857 in music, other events of 1858, 1859 in music and the list of years in music. Events None listed Popular music Can-Can, music by Jacques Offenbach (from his operetta, Orphée Aux Enfers) Musical theatre Orphée Aux Enfers, Paris production opened at the Bouffes-Parisiens... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Georges Bizet wins the Prix de Rome.

Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (October 25, 1838 – June 3, 1875) was a French composer and pianist of the romantic era. ... The Prix de Rome is a scholarship for students of the arts. ...

Published popular songs

• "Does He Love Me?" w. Annie Chambers Bradford m. F. W. Smith
• "Lorena" w. Reverend H. D. L. Webster m. Joseph Philbrick Webster

Lorena is a municipality/county in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ...

Christmas songs

• "Jingle Bells", by James Pierpont

Jingle Bells, originally One Horse Open Sleigh, is one of the best known and commonly sung secular Christmas songs in the world. ... James P. Pierpont was an Austrian mathematician. ...

Classical music

• Charles-Valentin Alkan - Sonate de Concert in E, Op. 47 for cello and piano
• Georges Bizet - Herminie (cantata)
• Franz Liszt - Dante symphony and Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat
• Modest Mussorgsky - Souvenir d'Enfance
• Bedrich Smetana - Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15 (revised version - original finished 1855)
• Julius Reubke - The 94th Psalm

Charles-Valentin Alkan (November 30, 1813–March 29, 1888) was a French composer and one of the greatest virtuoso pianists of his day. ... Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (October 25, 1838 – June 3, 1875) was a French composer and pianist of the romantic era. ... Cantata (Italian for a song or story set to music), a vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement. ... Franz Liszt (Hungarian: Liszt Ferenc) (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer. ... The Piano Concerto No. ... Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: Моде́ст Петро́вич Му́соргский, Modest Petrovič Musorgskij) (March 9/21, 1839 – March 16/28, 1881; sometimes spelled Modeste Moussorgsky, was an innovative Russian composer famed for his songs and his operas on subjects connected with mediaeval Russian history. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Julius Reubke (March 23, 1834 - June 3, 1858) was a German composer and pianist. ...

Opera

• Giuseppe Verdi - Simon Boccanegra

Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome) Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (October 10, 1813 – January 27, 1901) is to date the most influential composer of the 19th centurys Italian School of Opera. ... Simon Boccanegra is an opera with a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play Simón Bocanegra by Antonio García Gutiérrez. ...

Births

• January 17 - Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (d. 1941)
• January 30 - Gustav Carl Helsted, Danish composer (d. 1924)
• February 28 - Gustav Kerker, German-born composer.
• March 3 - Alfred Bruneau, French composer (d. 1934)
• March 4 - Henry W. Petrie, US songwriter
• March 8 - Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Italian opera composer (d. 1919)
• April 21 - Paul Dresser, US composer
• April 29 - Frantisek Ondrícek, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1922)
• May 2 - Frederic Cliffe, English composer (d. 1931)
• May 9 - Luigi Illica, librettist for Puccini, Catalani, Giordano and others (d. 1919)
• June 2 - Edward Elgar, English composer (d. 1934)
• August 8 - Cécile Chaminade, French composer (d. 1944)
• December 7 - Nicola van Westerhout (also Niccolo), Italian composer (d. 1898)
• December 30 - Sylvio Lazzari, Italian composer and conductor (d. 1944)
• date unknown - Rosalind Ellicott, composer
• date unknown - Joseph Tabrar, songwriter (d. 1931)

January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wilhelm Kienzl (17 January 1857 – 19 October 1941) was an Austrian opera composer. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Louis-Charles-Bonaventure-Alfred Bruneau (3 March 1857, in Paris-15 June 1934, in Paris) was a French composer who played a key role in the introduction of realism in French opera. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... Henry W. Petrie (March 4, 1857 - May 25, 1925) was a American composer and performer of popular music. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... Ruggiero Leoncavallo (March 8, 1857 - August 9, 1919) was an Italian opera composer. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... Paul Dresser (born April 22, 1859; died January 31, 1906) was an important American songwriter in the late 19th century and early 20th century. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... Born: CastellArquato, near Piacenza, Italy, 9 May 1857 Died: Colombarone, Italy, 16 Dec. ... 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... Sir Edward Elgar Sir Edward Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 â€“ 23 February 1934) was an English composer. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (August 8, 1857 – April 13, 1944) was a French composer and pianist. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... Rosalind Ellicott (1857-1924) was an English composer. ... Joseph Tabrar (1857 - 1931), son of George Tabrar. ...

Deaths

• February 15 - Mikhail Glinka, composer
• July 15 - Carl Czerny, composer
• July 16 - Pierre-Jean de Béranger, songwriter
• October 21 - Ananias Davisson, singing teacher and printer of shape note books