See also: 1909 in music, other events of 1910, 1911 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1908 in music, other events of 1909, 1910 in music and the list of years in music. // Events November 28 - Sergei Rachmaninoffs Piano Concerto No. ... -1... See also: 1910 in music, other events of 1911, 1912 in music and the list of years in music. // Events May 24 - Edward Elgar conducts the premiere of his Symphony No. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• March 19 - Béla Bartók's String Quartet No. 1 is premiered in Budapest
• September 12 - Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, the Symphony of a Thousand, is premiered in Munich
• November 7 - the musical comedy, Naughty Marietta, with music by Victor Herbert, is first performed on Broadway
• November 10 - Edward Elgar conducts the premiere of his Violin Concerto, with Fritz Kreisler playing the solo part
• Mary Garden begins her 20 year reign as soprano of the Chicago Civic Opera

Ragtime banjo by Vess L. Ossman Columbia Records, 1910

March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... Béla Bartók in 1927 Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. ... The String Quartet No. ... Nickname: Paris of the East, Pearl of the Danubeor Queen of the Danube Official website: www. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... Gustav Mahler in 1909 Gustav Mahler (7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and conductor. ... The Symphony No. ... Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen)German Federal State of Bavaria. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... Naughty Marietta is a musical comedy, with libretto by Rida Johnson Young and music by Victor Herbert, which opened on Broadway on November 7, 1910: one of its best-known songs is Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life. ... Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859–May 26, 1924) was a popular composer of light opera. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... Sir Edward Elgar Sir Edward Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 â€“ 23 February 1934) was an English composer. ... The Violin Concerto in B Minor, opus 61, is one of Sir Edward Elgars longest works, yet it is somewhat uncommon in recording and in performance. ... Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian violinist and composer, one of the most famous of his day. ... Mary Garden (February 20, 1874 - January 3, 1967) was a popular operatic soprano in the first third of the 20th century. ... 1910 Columbia Records double-sided gramophone record label; ragtime banjo by Vess L. Ossman. ... Second edition cover of Maple Leaf Rag, perhaps the most famous rag of all Ragtime is an American musical genre, enjoying its peak popularity around the years 1900–1918. ... Old 6-string zither banjo For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) The banjo is a stringed instrument of African American origin, early or original examples sometimes being called the gourd banjo. Its name is commonly thought to be derived from the Kimbundu term mbanza. ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ...

Published popular music

• "Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life" w. Rida Johnson Young m. Victor Herbert
• "All Aboard For Blanket Bay" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry Von Tilzer
• "All That I Ask Of You Is Love" w. Edgar Selden m. Herbert Ingraham
• "Alma, Where Do You Live?" w. George V. Hobart m. Adolph Philipp
• "Angel Eyes" w. Alfred Bryan m. James Kendis & Herman Paley
• "Any Little Girl That's A Nice Little Girl Is The Right Little Girl for Me" w. Thomas J. Gray m. Fred Fisher
• "Back To My Old Home Town" w.m. Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth
• "A Banjo Song" by Howard Weeden
• "The Big Bass Viol" w.m. M. T. Bohannon
• "Bring Back My Lena To Me" w.m. Irving Berlin & Ted Snyder
• "By The Saskatchewan" w. C. M. S. McLellan m. Ivan Caryll
• "Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon" w.m. Irving Berlin
• "Caprice Viennois" m. Fritz Kreisler
• "The Chanticleer Rag" w. Edward Madden m. Albert Gumble
• "The Chicken Reel" m. Joseph M. Daly
• "Come Josephine In My Flying Machine" w. Alfred Bryan m. Fred Fisher
• "Come To The Ball" w. Adrian Ross m. Lionel Monckton
• "Constantly" w. Chris Smith m. James Henry Burris
• "Day Dreams, Visions Of Bliss" w. Harry B. Smith & Robert B. Smith m. Heinrich Reinhardt
• "Dear Mayme, I Love You!" Irving Berlin & Ted Snyder
• "Doctor Tinkle Tinker" by Otto Harbach
• "Don't Wake Me Up, I'm Dreaming" w. Beth Slater Whitson m. Herbert Ingraham
• "Down By The Old Mill Stream" w.m. Tell Taylor
• "Dreams, Just Dreams" Irving Berlin & Ted Snyder
• "Every Little Movement" w. Otto Harbach m. Karl Hoschna
• "Gee But It's Great To Meet A Friend From Your Old Home Town" w. William Tracey m. James Mc Gavisk
• "Goodbye Rose" w. Addison Burkhart m. Herbert Ingraham
• "Grizzly Bear" w.m. George Botsford & Irving Berlin
• "Herman Let's Dance That Beautiful Waltz" Irving Berlin & Ted Snyder
• "How Can You Love Such A Man?" Berlin
• "I'd Love To Live In Loveland" w.m. W. R. Williams (Rossiter)
• "If He Comes In I'm Going Out" w. Cecil Mack m. Chris Smith
• "If I Was A Millionaire" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
• "I'm Falling In Love With Someone" w. Rida Johnson Young m. Victor Herbert
• "In The Shadows" w. E. Ray Goetz m. Herman Finck
• "Is There Anything Else I Can Do For You?" w.m. Irving Berlin & Ted Snyder
• "Italian Street Song" w. Rida Johnson Young m. Victor Herbert
• "I've Got The Time I've Got The Place But It's Hard To Find The Girl" w. Ballard MacDonald m. S. R. Henry
• "Joshua" w.m George Arthurs & Bert Lee
• "Kiss Me, My Honey, Kiss Me" w. Irving Berlin m. Ted Snyder
• "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" w. Beth Slater Whitson m. Leo Friedman
• "Let Me Live And Stay In Dixieland" w.m. Elizabeth Brice & Charles King
• "Liebesfreud" m. Fritz Kreisler
• "Liebeslied" m. Fritz Kreisler
• "Life Is Only What You Make It After All" w. Edgar Smith m. A. Baldwin Sloane
• "Macushla" w. Josephine V. Rowe m. Dermot MacMurrough

• "Maiden with the Dreamy Eyes" w. J.W. Johnson m. Bob Cole
• "Morning" w. Frank L. Stanton m. Oley Speaks
• "Mother Machree" w. Rida Johnson Young m. Ernest R. Ball & Chauncey Olcott
• " 'Neath The Southern Moon" w. Rida Johnson Young m. Victor Herbert
• "Nora Malone" w. Junie McCree m. Albert Von Tilzer
• "Oh How That German Could Love" w.m. Irving Berlin & Ted Snyder
• "Oh That Beautiful Rag" w. Irving Berlin m. Ted Snyder
• "On Mobile Bay" w. Earl C. Jones m. Neil Moret
• "A Perfect Day" w.m. Carrie Jacobs-Bond
• "Plant A Watermelon On My Grave And Let The Juice Soak Through" w.m. Frank Dumont & R. P. Lilly
• "Play That Barbershop Chord" w. Ballard MacDonald & William Tracey m. Lewis F. Muir
• "Put On Your Ta-Ta Little Girlie" w.m. Fred Leigh
• "Put Your Arms Around Me Honey" w. Junie McCree m. Harry Von Tilzer
• "Red Pepper: A Spicy Rag" m. Henry Lodge
• "Silver Bell" w. Edward Madden m. Percy Wenrich
• "Some Of These Days" w.m. Shelton Brooks
• "Spaghetti Rag" m. George Lyons & Bob Yosco
• "Steamboat Bill" w. Ren Shields m. Bert Leighton & Frank Leighton
• "Stein Song (Maine)" w. Lincoln Colcord m. E. A. Fenstad
• "Stop, Stop, Stop (Come Over And Love Me Some More)" w.m. Irving Berlin
• "Sweet Italian Love" Irving Berlin, Ted Snyder
• "Tambourin Chinois" m. Fritz Kreisler
• "Telling Lies" Irving Berlin, Henrietta Blanke-Belcher
• "That Minor Strain" w. Cecil Mack m. Ford Dabney
• "That Opera Rag" Irving Berlin, Ted Snyder
• "That's Why They Call Me "Shine"" w. Cecil Mack m. Ford Dabney
• "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" w. Rida Johnson Young m. Victor Herbert
• "Two Little Love Bees" w. Harry B. Smith & Robert B. Smith m. Heinrich Reinhardt
• "Under The Yum Yum Tree" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry Von Tilzer
• "Vissi D'Arte" Giacossa, Illica, Puccini
• "Washington And Lee Swing" w. Thornton W. Allen & C. A. Robbins m. Thornton W. Allen & M. W. Sheafe
• "What's The Matter With Father?" w. Harry H. Williams m. Egbert Van Alstyne
• "Who Are You With Tonight?" w. Harry Williams m. Egbert Van Alstyne
• "You Are The Ideal Of My Dreams" w.m. Herbert Ingraham

Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859–May 26, 1924) was a popular composer of light opera. ... Andrew B. Sterling, born on August 26, 1874 in New York City was a U.S. lyricist. ... Harry Von Tilzer (July 8, 1872 - January 10, 1946) was a very popular United States songwriter. ... Fred Fisher (September 30, 1875 - January 14, 1942) was a United States songwriter. ... Nora Bayes Nora Bayes (1880 - 19 June 1928) was a popular United States entertainer of the early 20th century. ... Jack Norworth (5 January 1879 - 1 September 1959) was a U.S. songwriter, singer, and vaudeville performer. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Ted Snyder (August 15, 1881 - July 16, 1965), was a Jewish-American Hall of Fame lyricist and composer. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian violinist and composer, one of the most famous of his day. ... 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. ... Alfred Bryan (September 15, 1871 _ April 1, 1958) was a United States songwriter. ... Fred Fisher (September 30, 1875 - January 14, 1942) was a United States songwriter. ... Robert B. Smith was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from September 1, 1956 to June 30, 1958. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Ted Snyder (August 15, 1881 - July 16, 1965), was a Jewish-American Hall of Fame lyricist and composer. ... Tell Taylor (October 14, 1876 - November 24, 1937) was a United States songwriter. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Ted Snyder (August 15, 1881 - July 16, 1965), was a Jewish-American Hall of Fame lyricist and composer. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Ted Snyder (August 15, 1881 - July 16, 1965), was a Jewish-American Hall of Fame lyricist and composer. ... Cecil Mack (1883 - 1944), born Richard McPherson, American composer, lyricist and music publisher. ... Will D. Cobb (born July 6th, 1876 in Philadelphia - died January 20th1930 in New York) was a famous lyricist and composer. ... Gus Edwards (August 18, 1879 - November 7, 1945) was a songwriter and vaudevillian. ... Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859–May 26, 1924) was a popular composer of light opera. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Ted Snyder (August 15, 1881 - July 16, 1965), was a Jewish-American Hall of Fame lyricist and composer. ... Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859–May 26, 1924) was a popular composer of light opera. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Ted Snyder (August 15, 1881 - July 16, 1965), was a Jewish-American Hall of Fame lyricist and composer. ... Charles Dunbar Burgess King (1875 - 1961) was a politician in Liberia. ... Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian violinist and composer, one of the most famous of his day. ... Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian violinist and composer, one of the most famous of his day. ... The Maiden with the Dreamy Eyes, sheet music cover, 1910, with photo of Anna Held, from loc. ... Robert Bob Cole (July 11, 1861–August 2, 1911), American composer, actor, playwright, and stage producer and director. ... Chancellor Chauncey Olcott (1860 - 1932) was a U.S. actor and songwriter. ... Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859–May 26, 1924) was a popular composer of light opera. ... Albert Von Tilzer (March 29, 1878 - October 1, 1956) was an American songwriter, the younger brother of Harry Von Tilzer. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Ted Snyder (August 15, 1881 - July 16, 1965), was a Jewish-American Hall of Fame lyricist and composer. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Ted Snyder (August 15, 1881 - July 16, 1965), was a Jewish-American Hall of Fame lyricist and composer. ... Carrie Minetta Jacobs-Bond (August 11, 1862 – December 28, 1946) was an American singer and songwriter who composed many pieces of popular sheet music during from the 1890s through the early 1940s. ... Harry Von Tilzer (July 8, 1872 - January 10, 1946) was a very popular United States songwriter. ... Percy Wenrich (January 23, 1880 - March 17, 1952) was a United States composer of ragtime and popular music. ... Shelton Brooks Shelton Brooks (May 4, 1886 - September 6, 1975) was a popular music composer who wrote some of the biggest hits of the first third of the 20th century. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Ted Snyder (August 15, 1881 - July 16, 1965), was a Jewish-American Hall of Fame lyricist and composer. ... Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian violinist and composer, one of the most famous of his day. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Cecil Mack (1883 - 1944), born Richard McPherson, American composer, lyricist and music publisher. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Beilin (as per [1]), in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Ted Snyder (August 15, 1881 - July 16, 1965), was a Jewish-American Hall of Fame lyricist and composer. ... Cecil Mack (1883 - 1944), born Richard McPherson, American composer, lyricist and music publisher. ... Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859–May 26, 1924) was a popular composer of light opera. ... Andrew B. Sterling, born on August 26, 1874 in New York City was a U.S. lyricist. ... Harry Von Tilzer (July 8, 1872 - January 10, 1946) was a very popular United States songwriter. ...

Classical music

• Victor Ewald - Symphony for Brass
• Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 9 finished
• Erkki Melartin - String Quartet No. 4
• Nikolai Myaskovsky - Symphonic poem Silence; original versions of String Quartet No. 3, String Quartet No. 4
• Arnold Schoenberg - Five Pieces for Orchestra
• Alexander Scriabin - Prometheus, "The Poem of Fire"
• Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird
• Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Symphony No. 1 ('A Sea Symphony')

Victor Ewald (November 27, 1860 - April 16, 1935), was a Russian composer of music, mainly for brass instruments. ... Gustav Mahler in 1909 Gustav Mahler (7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and conductor. ... The Symphony No. ... Erkki Melartin (February 2, 1875–February 14, 1937) was a Finnish composer and pupil of Robert Fuchs. ... Nikolai Myaskovsky (ru: Николай Мясковский) (April 20, 1881 – August 8, 1950) was a Russian composer. ... Arnold Schoenberg, Los Angeles, 1938 For the American music critic and journalist, see Harold Charles Schonberg. ... Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Скря́бин, Aleksandr Nikolaevič Skrjabin; sometimes transliterated as Skryabin or Skrjabin) (6 January 1872–27 April 1915) was a Russian composer and pianist. ... Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Russian: И́горь Фёдорович Страви́нский Igor Fëdorovič Stravinskij) (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was a Russian-born composer of modern classical music. ... LOiseau de feu (English: The Firebird; Russian: Жар-птица) is a 1910 ballet by Igor Stravinsky based on the Russian folk tales of the magical glowing bird (see Firebird) that is both a blessing and a curse to its captor. ... Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM (October 12, 1872 – August 26, 1958) was an influential British composer. ... Thomas Tallis Thomas Tallis (c 1505–23 November 1585) was an English composer. ... A Sea Symphony is a choral symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams, written between 1903 and 1909. ...

Opera

• La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West) first performed in New York City. Music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini.
• Der ferne Klang. Music by Franz Schreker, to his own libretto. (Premiered in 1912.)

Sydney Opera House: one of the worlds most recognizable opera houses and landmarks Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content or primary entertainment is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the... La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini, based on the play The Girl of the Golden West by David Belasco. ... ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) is regarded as one of the great operatic composers of the late 19th and early 20th century. ... Franz Schreker (March 23, 1878 - March 21, 1934), Austrian composer and conductor. ...

Musical theater

• Jean Gilbert - Die keusche Susanne
• The Chocolate Soldier (Rudolf Friml) - London production
• Madame Sherry Broadway production
• Naughty Marietta (Rida Johnson Young and Victor Herbert) - Broadway production
• Our Miss Gibbs Broadway production
• The Quaker Girl London production
• The Satyr London production
• The Yankee Girl Broadway production
• Zigeunerliebe Vienna production

Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Jean Gilbert (born Hamburg, 11 February 1879 - died Buenos Aires, 20 December 1942) was an German operetta composer and conductor. ... The Chocolate Soldier is an operetta by Oscar Straus based on George Bernard Shaws 1894 Arms and the Man. ... Rudolf Friml (December 7, 1879 - November 12, 1972) was a composer of operettas, musicals, songs, as well as a pianist. ... // West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland . Along with New Yorks Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Naughty Marietta is a musical comedy, with libretto by Rida Johnson Young and music by Victor Herbert, which opened on Broadway on November 7, 1910: one of its best-known songs is Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life. ... Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859–May 26, 1924) was a popular composer of light opera. ...

Births

• January 23 - Django Reinhardt, guitarist
• February 25 - Winifred Shaw, US actress, singer and dancer
• March 9 - Samuel Barber, composer (d. 1981)
• May 8 - Mary Lou Williams, US jazz pianist and composer
• May 12 - Gordon Jenkins, US songwriter, conductor and pianist
• May 23 - Artie Shaw - US bandleader
• May 25 - Pha Terrell - US big band singer
• May 28 - T. Bone Walker
• June 10 - Howlin' Wolf
• June 18 - Ray McKinley, US drummer, singer and bandleader
• June 26 - Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager
• June 29 - Frank Loesser, US songwriter
• July 18 - Lou Busch, US arranger and composer aka Joe "Fingers" Carr
• August 7 - Freddie Slack, US pianist, composer and bandleader
• September 12 - Shep Fields, bandleader
• December 7 - Louis Prima, musician, singer
• December 10 - John Hammond Sr.
• Nicola Salerno, Italian lyricist

January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Django (left) & Grappelli (right). ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Wini Shaw (February 25, 1910 - May 2, 1982) was an American actress, dancer and singer. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... Samuel Barber, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1944 Samuel Osborne Barber (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer of classical music best known for his Adagio for Strings. He was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania and began to compose at the age of seven. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Mary Lou Williams (May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... Gordon Jenkins Gordon Hill Jenkins (12 May 1910-1 May 1984) was an American arranger who was an influential figure in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s, renowned for his lush string arrangements. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... Artie Shaw Arthur Arshawsky (May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004), better known as Artie Shaw, was an accomplished jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and writer. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Aaron Thibeaux Walker or T-Bone Walker (May 28, 1910 - March 16, 1975) was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the most influential musicians of the early 20th century. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known as Howlin Wolf, was an influential blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Colonel Tom Parker (b. ... Elvis redirects here. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Frank Loesser (June 29, 1910, New York City - July 26, 1969, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... Joe Fingers Carr was the professional pseudonym used by pianist Louis Ferdinand Busch (July 18, 1910 - September 19, 1979). ... Joe Fingers Carr was the professional pseudonym used by pianist Louis Ferdinand Busch (July 18, 1910 - September 19, 1979). ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... Frederick Charles Slack (August 7, 1910 – August 10, 1965) was an American swing and boogie-woogie pianist and bandleader. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Louis Prima and Keely Smith singing for the radio in the 1950s Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an Italian-American entertainer, singer, actor, and trumpeter born in New Orleans. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nicola Salerno, also known as Nisa (Naples, 1910 - Naples, 1969) was an Italian lyricist. ...

Deaths

• March 10 - Carl Reinecke, composer, pianist and teacher
• May 29 - Mily Balakirev, composer