See also: 1887 in music, other events of 1888, 1889 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1886 in music, other events of 1887, 1888 in music and the list of years in music. Events Published popular music Angels Without Wings w. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... See also: 1888 in music, other events of 1889, 1890 in music and the list of years in music. Events November 20 - Gustav Mahlers Symphony No. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• wax phonograph cylinders mass marketed

The earliest method of recording and reproducing sound was on phonograph cylinders. ...

Published popular music

• "Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill"     anon poss Thomas F. Carey
• "Over The Waves" ("Sobre las Olas")     w.m. Juventino Rosas
• "Where Did You Get That Hat?"     w.m. Joseph J. Sullivan
• "The Whistling Coon"     w.m. Sam Devere

Juventino Rosas Cadenas (26 January 1868 - 9 June 1894) was a Mexican composer, violinist, and band leader. ...

Classical music

• Violin Sonata in D Minor (Johannes Brahms)
• Scarf Dance, Callirhoe (ballet) (Cecile Chaminade)
• Petite Suite for piano duet; Arabesques 1 and 2 for piano (Claud Debussy)
• Symphony in D Minor (Cesar Franck)
• Lyric Pieces for Piano, Book IV (Edvard Grieg)
• Hiawatha (tone poem) (Frederick Delius)
• Symphony No. 1, Lieder aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (song collection) (Gustav Mahler)
• Russian Easter Overture (Rimsky-Korsakov)
• Three Gymnopédies for piano (Erik Satie)
• Don Juan, Violin Sonata (Richard Strauss)
• Sleeping Beauty (ballet), Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky)
• Goethe-Lieder, Möricke-Lieder (Hugo Wolf)
• Trois Gymnopédies Erik Satie

Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897) was a German composer of Romantic music, who predominantly lived in Vienna, Austria. ... C cile Louise St phanie Chaminade (August 8, 1857 – April 13, 1944) was a French composer and pianist. ... C sar-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck (December 10, 1822–November 8, 1890) was a composer and organist. ... Title page of the fourth volume of Lyric Pieces Lyric Pieces (Norwegian: Lyriske stykker) is a collection of 66 small to medium sized pieces for solo piano written by Edvard Grieg. ... Edvard Hagerup Grieg (June 15, 1843–September 4, 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. ... Frederick Delius (January 29, 1862 – June 10, 1934) was an English composer born in Bradford. ... The Symphony No. ... Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The boys magic horn) is a song cycle for voice and orchestra by Gustav Mahler. ... Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and conductor. ... Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian: Никола́й Андре́евич Ри́мский-Ко́рсаков), also Nikolai, Nicolai, and Rimsky-Korsakoff, (March 18, 1844 – June 21, 1908) was a Russian composer and teacher of classical music particularly noted for his fine orchestration, which may have been influenced by his synaesthesia. ... Erik Satie (right) and Claude Debussy (left) - picture taken probably in the first half of the second decade of the 20th century Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (Honfleur, 17 May 1866 – Paris, 1 July 1925) was a French composer and pianist. ... Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. ... Sleeping Beauty - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 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. ... Hugo Wolf (March 13, 1860 – February 22, 1903) was a Austrian composer of Slovene origin, particularly noted for his art songs, or Lieder. ... Erik Satie (right) and Claude Debussy (left) - picture taken probably in the first half of the second decade of the 20th century Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (Honfleur, 17 May 1866 – Paris, 1 July 1925) was a French composer and pianist. ...

Opera

• Die Drei Pintos - Carl Maria Weber, completed by Gustav Mahler

Scheherazade- Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental as it is through the lyrics. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and conductor. ...

Musical theater

• The Yeomen of the Guard by W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan - London production
• The Yeomen of the Guard - Broadway production

Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... The Yeomen of the Guard, or The Merryman and his Maid, is the eleventh of Gilbert and Sullivans operettas. ... 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. ... 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 Yeomen of the Guard, or The Merryman and his Maid, is the eleventh of Gilbert and Sullivans operettas. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ...

Births

• February 27 - Lotte Lehmann, singer (d. 1976)
• May 10 - Max Steiner, composer (d. 1971)
• May 11 - Irving Berlin, composer (d. 1989)
• May 27 - Louis Durey, composer, member of Les Six (d. 1979)
• June 3 - Tom Brown, jazz musician (d. 1958)
• June 6 - Pete Wendling, American composer, pianist, and piano roll recording artist
• June 16 - Bobby Clark, US comedian and singer
• August 16 - Armand J. Piron, jazz musician (d. 1943)
• September 12 - Maurice Chevalier, French singer and actor

February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Lotte Lehmann The German soprano Lotte Lehmann (February 27, 1888 – August 26, 1976) was a famous opera singer who was especially associated with German repertory. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner (Born May 10, 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary; Died December 28, 1971 in Hollywood, California) was an Austrian-American composer of music for films. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Baline, in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... Louis Durey ( May 27, 1888 - July 3, 1979) was a French composer. ... Le Groupe des Six, 1922, by Jacques-Emile Blanche. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... Tom Brown, sometimes known by the nickname Red Brown (June 3, 1888 - March 25, 1958), was an early New Orleans jazz trombonist. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... Pete Wendling (June 6, 1888 - April 7, 1974), a American composer and pianist, was born in New York City to German immigrants. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Armand John A.J. Piron (August 16, 1888 _ February 17, 1943) was a United States jazz violinist and band leader. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... Maurice Chevalier (September 12, 1888 – January 1, 1972) was a French actor and popular entertainer. ...

Deaths

• January 14 - Stephen Heller, pianist and composer
• December 26 - Alfred Vance, English music hall singer and comedian