See also: 1878 in music, other events of 1879, 1880 in music and the list of 'years in music'. 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. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1879 in music, other events of 1880, 1881 in music and the list of years in music. Events Published popular music Away, Away! My Hearts On Fire     w. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• December 31 - Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance debuts in New York City

December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 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. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: The Pirates of Penzance The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty, is a Gilbert and Sullivan comic operetta in two acts. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R...

Published popular music

• Oh, Dem Golden Slippers by James A. Bland
• In the Morning By the Bright Light by James A. Bland
• My Visit to the Opera by Joseph P. Skelly

James A. Bland (also known as Jimmy Bland) (October 12, 1854-May 6, 1911) was an African American musician and song writer. ...

Classical music

• Henri Duparc - Le Manoir de Rosemonde
• César Franck - Piano Quintet
• Asger Hamerik - Concert Romance for 'cello and piano
• Franz Lachner - Elegie for Flute and Organ
• Charles-Marie Widor - Toccata from his 5th organ symphony

Henri Duparc (January 21, 1848 – February 12, 1933) was a French composer of the late Romantic period. ... César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck (December 10, 1822 – November 8, 1890) was a composer and organist. ... Asger Hamerik (April 8, 1843 - July 13, 1923) was a Danish composer of classical music. ... Franz Paul Lachner (April 2, 1803 - January 20, 1890) was a German composer and conductor. ... Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor [Pronounced: shärl märÄ“ vÄ“dōr] (February 21, 1844 – March 12, 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher. ...

Opera

• Viktor Nessler - Der Rattenfänger von Hameln
• Peter Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin

Viktor Nessler (born Baldenheim bei Schlettstadt, Alsace, 28 January 1841 - died Strasbourg, 28 May 1890) was an Alsatian composer who worked mainly in Leipzig. ... 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. ... Eugene Onegin (Евгений Онегин in Russian, Yevgeny Onegin in transliteration) is an opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by Konstantin Shilovsky and the composer, based on the novel of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin. ...

Musical theater

Births

• February 26 - Frank Bridge, composer
• May 22 - Eastwood Lane, composer
• June 13 - Maria Gay, opera singer
• June 21 - Henry Creamer, US songwriter
• July 5 - Philippe Gaubert, composer
• July 9 - Ottorino Respighi, composer
• August 1 - Eva Tanguay, singer, vaudeville star (d. 1947)
• August 18 - Gus Edwards, Prussian-born US songwriter and entertainer
• October 12 - Chris Smith, composer
• October 21 - Joseph Canteloube, composer
• December 4 - Hamilton Harty, composer

February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Frank Bridge (February 26, 1879 – January 10, 1941) was an English composer. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... Eastwood Lane (May 22, 1879 - January 22, 1951) was a American composer who wrote piano suites, impressionist pieces, and ballet. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... Maria Gay (13 June 1879 - 20 July 1943) was a Catalan opera singer, a mezzo-soprano born as Maria de Lourdes Lucia Antonia Pichot Gironés. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... Henry Creamer (June 21, 1879 – October 14, 1930) was an American popular song lyricist. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... Ottorino Respighi (born in Bologna on July 9, 1879, died in Rome on April 18, 1936) was an Italian composer and musicologist. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Eva Tanguay (born August 1, 1879 in Marbleton, Québec, Canada – died January 11, 1947 in Hollywood, California, United States) was a singer and entertainer known as the girl who made vaudeville famous. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gus Edwards is the name of a songwriter and vaudevillian born in Germany in 1879 a playwright born in the West Indies in 1939 Categories: Disambiguation | Stub ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... Chris Smith (October 12, 1879 - October 4, 1949) was a United States composer and performer. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... Marie-Joseph Canteloube de Malaret (1879 - November 4, 1957), was a French composer. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir (Herbert) Hamilton Harty, conductor, composer and accompanist, was born December 4, 1879 in Hillsborough (Ireland). ...

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