This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ... The table of years in music is a tabular display of all years in music, to provide an overview and quick navigation to any year. ... See also: 1847 in music, other events of 1848, 1849 in music and the list of years in music. Events Richard Wagner begins writing libretto that will become Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). ... 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... See also: 1849 in music, other events of 1850, 1851 in music and the list of years in music. // Events None listed Published popular music Camptown Races by Stephen Foster Home Again w. ... 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. ... See also: 1851 in music, other events of 1852, 1853 in music and the list of years in music. Events None listed Popular hits Massas in de Cold Cold Ground by Stephen Foster Births September 30 - Sir Charles Villiers Stanford November 21 - Francisco Tarrega y Eixea unknown date - Henrique... See also: 1852 in music, other events of 1853, 1854 in music and the list of years in music. Events January 19 - Giuseppe Verdis opera Il Trovatore premieres in Rome March 6 - Giuseppe Verdis opera La Traviata premieres in Venice Published popular music Farewell My Lilly Dear by... See also: 1853 in music, other events of 1854, 1855 in music and the list of years in music. Events None listed Published popular music Hard Times Come Again No More Stephen Foster (I Dream of) Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair Stephen Foster Maggie by My Side Stephen Foster... See also: 1854 in music, other events of 1855, 1856 in music and the list of years in music. Events Jacques Offenbach becomes director of his own opera house, Les Bouffes-Parisiennes Popular music Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming by Stephen Foster Opera Linconsolable - Jacques-François-Fromental... 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... See also: 1856 in music, other events of 1857, 1858 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Georges Bizet wins the Prix de Rome. ... See also: 1858 in music, other events of 1859, 1860 in music and the list of years in music. Events March 4 - Charter of the French Opera House, New Orleans, which opens on December 1 of the same year with a gala performance of Rossinis William Tell. ... See also: 1859 in music, other events of 1860, 1861 in music and the list of years in music. // Events The first Viennese operetta, Das Pensionat by Franz von Suppé, debuts at the Theater an der Wien First official modern Welsh Eisteddfod is held at Denbigh Published popular music Down... See also: 1860 in music, other events of 1861, 1862 in music and the list of years in music. Events Tannhäuser scandal in Paris Published popular music Abide With Me, w. ... See also: 1861 in music, other events of 1862, 1863 in music and the list of years in music. Events Béatrice et Bénédict, opera by Hector Berlioz, debuts in Baden-Baden (August 9) Ludwig von Köchel publishes Chonologisch-thematisches Verzeichnis sämtlicher Tonwerke Wolfgang Amadé Mozarts... See also: 1862 in music, other events of 1863, 1864 in music and the list of years in music. 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Events Arthur Sullivan scores his first operetta Cox and Box The Maple Leaf Forever written by Alexander Muir Giuseppe Verdis opera Don Carlos premieres at the Paris Opéra (March... See also: 1867 in music, other events of 1868, 1869 in music and the list of years in music. Events Modest Mussorgsky begins work on Boris Godunov, which is completed six years later Johannes Brahms completes his orchestral and choral work, Ein deutsches Requiem (Opus 25) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 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Events and Trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city of Abeokuta in south-west Nigeria... // Events and Trends Technology First use of general anesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long The first electrical telegraph sent by Samuel Morse on May 24, 1844 from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.. 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Events

• January 25 - The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter "Vicky," the Princess Royal, to Prince Friedrich of Prussia, leading to its becoming popular wedding music.
• Edvard Grieg meets Ole Bull, who recognises his musical talent.
• Richard Wagner's affair with Mathilde Wesendonck is discovered by his wife, and he leaves Zurich.
• Arthur Sullivan goes to Leipzig to study music.

January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847) was a German composer and conductor of the early Romantic period. ... Edvard Hagerup Grieg (15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist who composed in the romantic period. ... Ole Bull Ole Bull Ole Borneman Bull (February 5, 1810 – August 17, 1880) was a Norwegian violinist. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as he later came to call them). ... Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (May 13, 1842 – November 22, 1900) was an English composer best known for his operatic collaborations with librettist W. S. Gilbert. ...

Popular music

• "Can-Can", music by Jacques Offenbach (from his operetta, Orphée Aux Enfers)

Jacques Offenbach (20 June 1819 – 5 October 1880), composer and cellist of the Romantic era, was one of the originators of the operetta form. ...

Classical music

• Johann Strauss II - Tritsch-Tratsch Polka

Johann Strauss II The Waltz King coming to life in the Stadtpark, Vienna Johann Strauss II (in German: Johann Strauß (Sohn), Johann Strauss (son); in English also Johann Strauss the Younger, Johann Strauss Jr. ...

Opera

• Peter Cornelius - Der Barbier von Bagdad
• Giovanni Pacini - Il saltimbanco

Carl August Peter Cornelius (24 December 1824 – 26 October 1874) was a German composer, writer about music, poet and translator. ... Giovanni Pacini, (February 17, 1796 – December 6, 1867) was an Italian opera composer, born in Catania, in the Kingdom of Sicily. ...

Musical theatre

• Orphée Aux Enfers, Paris production opened at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens on October 21 and ran for 228 performances

The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in history Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. ... Orphée aux enfers is an operetta in two acts by Jacques Offenbach. ... We dont have an article called Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens Start this article Search for Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens in. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 71 days remaining. ...

Births

• January 6 - Ben Davies, operatic tenor
• February 24 - Arnold Dolmetsch, musical instrument maker
• March 30 - DeWolf Hopper, US actor and singer
• April 22 - Ethel Smyth, composer
• June 9 - Billy Golden
• July 21 - Chauncey Olcott
• July 16 - Eugène Ysaÿe, composer
• August 9 - Isidore de Lara, composer
• December 22 - Giacomo Puccini, composer
• unknown date - Guy d'Hardelot, pianist and composer
• unknown date - Hans Rott
• unknown date - Hilda Sehested

January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... Benjamin Ben Davies was a fictional character in the British Television soap opera Hollyoaks and its spin-off series Hollyoaks: Let Loose and Hollyoaks: In the City, both of which centered around this character and his on screen girlfriend Lisa Hunter played by Gemma Atkinson. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... (Eugène) Arnold Dolmetsch (24 February 1858 - 28 February 1940), was a French-born musician and instrument maker who spent much of his working life in England and established an instrument-making workshop in Haslemere, Surrey. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (90th in leap years). ... De Wolf Hopper (March 30, 1858 – September 23, 1935) was an American actor, singer, comedian, and theatrical producer. ... is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Singer Sargent: Ethel Smyth, 1901 Dame Ethel Mary Smyth [1] (April 23, 1858 - May 8, 1944) was an English composer and a leader of the womens suffrage movement. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... July 21 is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Chancellor Chauncey Olcott (1860 - 1932) was a U.S. actor and songwriter. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Eugène Ysaÿe Eugène Ysaÿe (July 16, 1858 – May 12, 1931) was a Belgian violinist and composer. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Isidore de Lara, born Isidore Cohen (August 9, 1858 - August 2, 1935), was a composer of art songs and operas. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire. ... Guy dHardelot (c. ... Studio photograph of Hans Rott, aged about 20 Hans Rott (August 1, 1858 - June 25, 1884) was an Austrian composer. ...

Deaths

• January 23 - Luigi Lablache, operatic bass
• April 8 - Anton Diabelli, publisher and composer
• April 16 - Johann Baptist Cramer, pianist and composer
• June 3 - Julius Reubke, pianist and composer
• August 24 - Francis Edward Bache, composer
• September 11 - Alexander Guriliov
• November 15 - Johanna Kinkel, composer
• December 27 - Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, pianist, organist and composer