See also: 1876 in music, other events of 1877, 1878 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1875 in music, other events of 1876, 1877 in music and the list of years in music. Events August 16 - Ricard Wagners Siegfried debuts in Bayreuth Published popular music Ill Take You Home Again, Kathleen by Thomas Payne Westendorf Grandfathers Clock by Henry Clay Work... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1877 in music, other events of 1878, 1879 in music and the list of years in music. Events May 28 - Gilbert & Sullivans H.M.S. Pinafore debuts in London Published popular music Aloha Oe w. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Thomas Edison invents the phonograph.
• Richard Wagner conducts in London.
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky marries Antonina Milyukova.

Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an inventor and businessman who developed many important devices. ... Edison cylinder phonograph from about 1899 The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded sound from the 1870s through the 1980s. ... 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... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский, sometimes transliterated as Piotr, Anglicised as Peter Ilich), (May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893 (N.S.); April 25, 1840 – October 25, 1893 (O.S.)) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. ... Antonina Milyukova (1849-1917) was the wife (and after 1893, the widow) of Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. ...

Published popular music

• "Abdulla Bulbul Ameer"     w.m. Percy French
• "Captain Cuff"     w.m. G. W. Hunt
• "Chopstics"     m. Arthur de Lulli
• "Dear Old Pals"     w.m. G. W. Hunt
• "Early In De Mornin'"     w.m. Will Hays
• "In The Gloaming"     w. Meta Orred m. Annie Fortescue Harrison (Words 1874)
• "Little Daisy's Request" by Arabella M. Root
• "The Lost Chord"     w. Adelaide Anne Procter m. Sir Arthur Sullivan (Words 1858)
• "My Name Is John Wellington Wells"     w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
• "Phelim O'Toole" by Harry Banks
• "Time Was When Love And I Were Well Acquainted"     w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan

Abdul Abulbul Amir is a folk song, written in 1877 by Percy French and later set to music. ... William Percy French (May 1, 1854–January 24, 1920) was one of Irelands foremost songwriters and entertainers in his day. ... Chopsticks (original name The Celebrated Chop Waltz) is an extremely well known, simple waltz for the piano. ... Adelaide Anne Procter, (October 30, 1825 _ February 2, 1864), English poet, was the eldest daughter of the poet Bryan Procter. ... Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (May 13, 1842 – November 22, 1900) was a British composer best known for his operatic collaborations with librettist William S. Gilbert. ... Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (November 18, 1836 – May 29, 1911) was a British dramatist and librettist best known for his operatic collaborations with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. ... Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (May 13, 1842 – November 22, 1900) was a British composer best known for his operatic collaborations with librettist William S. Gilbert. ... Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (November 18, 1836 – May 29, 1911) was a British dramatist and librettist best known for his operatic collaborations with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. ... Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (May 13, 1842 – November 22, 1900) was a British composer best known for his operatic collaborations with librettist William S. Gilbert. ...

Classical music

• Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 2 op. 73 in D
• Anton Bruckner - Symphony No. 3 in D minor (Novak edition)
• Felix Draeseke - Fata Morgana, op 13
• Antonín Dvořák - String Quartet no. 9 op. 34 in D minor
• César Franck - Lesson Eolides
• Robert Fuchs - Violin Sonata no. 1 op. 20 in F# minor
• Karl Goldmark - Violin Concerto no. 1 op. 28 in A minor
• Edouard Lalo - Cello Concerto
• Joachim Raff - Violin Concerto no. 2 op. 206 in A minor
• Josef Rheinberger - Violin Sonata no. 2 op. 105 in E minor
• Camille Saint-Saëns - La Jeunesse d'Hercule

Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897) was a German composer of Romantic music, who predominantly lived in Vienna, Austria. ... The Symphony No. ... Anton Bruckner Anton Bruckner (4 September 1824–11 October 1896) was an Austrian composer of the Romantic era. ... Anton Bruckners Symphony No. ... Felix Draeseke, oil portrait by Robert Sterl (1907) Felix August Bernhard Draeseke (October 7, 1835 – February 26, 1913) was a composer of the New German School admiring Liszt and Wagner. ... Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák (listen â–¶(?)) (September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer of romantic music. ... César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck (December 10, 1822 – November 8, 1890) was a composer and organist. ... Robert Fuchs (February 15, 1847 – February 19, 1927) was an Austrian composer and Professor of Music Theory at the Vienna Conservatory. ... Karl Goldmark (May 18, 1830 - January 2, 1915) was a Jewish composer who was self-taught. ... Édouard Victoire Antoine Lalo (January 27, 1823 - April 22, 1892) was a French composer of Spanish descent. ... Edouard Lalos Cello Concerto in d minor is the only cello concerto written by Lalo. ... Joseph Joachim Raff (May 27, 1822 - June 24 or June 25, 1882) was a composer and pianist. ... Josef Rheinberger - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (IPA: ) (9 October 1835–16 December 1921) was a French composer and performer. ...

Opera

• Peter Heise - Monarch and Constable
• Jules Massenet - Le roi de Lahore
• Camille Saint-Saëns - Samson et Dalila
• Charles Villiers Stanford - The Veiled Prophet of Khorossan

This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (May 12, 1842 - August 13, 1912) was a French composer. ... Le roi de Lahore is an opera in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Louis Gallet. ... Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (IPA: ) (9 October 1835–16 December 1921) was a French composer and performer. ... This article or section should be merged with Samson and Delilah (opera) Samson et Dalila is an opera in three acts (or four tableaux) composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, initially in 1866 to 1868, and reworked from 1873 to 1877. ... Charles Villiers Stanford Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (September 30, 1852 - 29 March 1924) was an Irish composer. ...

Musical theater

• La Belle Hélène, New York production
• Les Cloches De Corneville by Robert Planquette, Paris production opened at the Folies-Dramatique on April 19 and ran for 408 performances
• Le Grand Mogol, Marseilles production
• Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach, London production
• The Sorcerer, Gilbert & Sullivan London production opened at the Opera Comique on October 17 and ran for 175 performances

Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... See The Beautiful Helen. ... Robert Planquette (July 31, 1850 - January 28, 1903), French composer of stage musicals, was born in Paris, and educated at the Conservatoire. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Orphée aux enfers is an operetta in two acts by Jacques Offenbach. ... Jacques Offenbach (20 June 1819 – 5 October 1880), composer and cellist, was one of the originators of the operetta form, a precursor of the modern musical comedy. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: The Sorcerer The Sorcerer is the earliest surviving two-act Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. ... Playwright/lyricist William S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and composer Arthur S. Sullivan (1842-1900) defined operetta in Victorian England with a series of their internationally successful and timeless works. ... West End is the name of some places in the world, including: The West End of London, England West End Theatre, is where many of Londons major theatres are located and premier cinema screenings take place. ... The Opéra-Comique is an opera house in Paris. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Births

• February 16 - Sergei Bortkiewicz, Russian composer and pianist (d. 1952)
• April 24 - Blanche Ring, US singer and actress
• May 25 - Billy Murray, singer
• July 17 - Edward Madden, US lyric writer
• July 27 - Ernö Dohnányi, Hungarian composer, conductor and pianist (d. 1960)
• August 16 - Karl Hoschna, Bohemian-born US composer
• September 6 - Buddy Bolden
• November 21 - Sigfrid Karg-Elert, German composer, d. 1933

February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sergei Bortkiewicz (February 16, 1877 - October 25, 1952) was a Russian Romantic composer and pianist. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... Billy Murray (25 May 1877 - 17 August 1954) was one of the most popular singers in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... Sorry, I do not know much about him except that he wrote the lyrics for By the light of the silvery moon, set by Gus Edwards Gus_Edwards_(songwriter) and published in 1909. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Ernő Dohnányi, also known as Ernst von Dohnányi or Dohnányi Ernő (July 27, 1877 – February 9, 1960) was a Hungarian conductor, composer, and pianist. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... Buddy Bolden Charles Buddy Bolden (September 6, 1877 - November 4, 1931) was a trumpeter and the first New Orleans jazz musician ever to come to prominence. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sigfrid Karg-Elert (November 21, 1877-April 9, 1933) was a German composer of considerable fame in the early twentieth century, best known for his choral lieder, chamber music, and compositions for piano, organ, and harmonium. ...

Deaths

• June 3 - Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, cataloguer of the works of Mozart
• September 12 - Julius Rietz, German cellist, composer and teacher, editor of an edition of Mendelssohn's complete works (b. 1812)