See also: 1918 in music, other events of 1919, 1920 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1917 in music, other events of 1918, 1919 in music and the list of years in music. // Events March 3 - Béla Bartóks String Quartet No. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1919 in music, other events of 1920, 1921 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Mamie Smiths first blues recordings become a hit, alerting record companies to the African American market. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• July 22 - The Ballets Russes gives the world premiere of Manuel de Falla's ballet El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat) in London
• October 27 - Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto is premiered in London
• Original Dixieland Jass Band brings New Orleans jazz to England
• The Louisiana Five are advertised as playing "Modern Jazz"

July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... The ballet company Ballets Russes created a sensation in Western Europe in the early years of the 20th century, due to the great vitality of Russian ballet, as compared with what was current in France at the time. ... Manuel de Falla y Matheu (November 23, 1876 – November 14, 1946) was a Spanish composer of classical music. ... St Stevens Tower - The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London (see also different names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, Bt OM GCVO (June 2, 1857 – February 23, 1934) was a British composer, born in the small village of Lower Broadheath outside Worcester, Worcestershire, to William Elgar, a piano tuner and music dealer, and his wife Ann. ... Edward Elgars Cello Concerto is a dark and heartbreaking work by this most English of composers, reckoned to be the most popular of all concertos for the cello. ... St Stevens Tower - The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London (see also different names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Shown are (left to right) Tony Sbarbaro (aka Tony Spargo) on drums; Edwin Daddy Edwards on trombone; D. James Nick LaRocca on cornet; Larry Shields on clarinet, and Henry Ragas on piano. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Dardanella, 1919 sheet music cover This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ...

Published popular music

• "Abie My Boy" w.m. L.Silberman, A. Grock, Herbert Rule & Tom McGhee
• "Alcoholic Blues" w. Edward Laska, m. Albert Von Tilzer
• "Alexander's Band Is Back In Dixieland" w. Jack Yellin m. Albert Gumble
• "Alice Blue Gown" w. Joseph McCarthy m. Harry Tierney
• "All The Quakers Are Shoulder Shakers Down In Quaker Town" w. Bert Kalmar & Edgar Leslie m. Pete Wendling
• "And He'd Say "Oo-La-La Wee Wee!"" w. George Jessel, m. Harry Ruby
• "Any Old Place With You" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
• "Ask the Stars" by Frank Stammers
• "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?" w.m. Charles Warfield & Clarence Williams
• "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me" w.m. Charles McCarron, Casey Morgan & Arthur Swanstrom
• "Breeze (Blow My Baby Back To Me)" w.m. Ballard MacDonald, Joe Goodwin & James F. Hanley
• "Cielito Lindo" w.m. Quirino Mendoza y Cortez
• "Daddy Long Legs" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young
• "Dardanella" w. Fred Fisher m. Felix Bernard & Johnny S. Black
• "Don't Dilly Dally On The Way" w.m. Fred W. Leigh & Charles Collins
• "Everybody Wants A Key To My Cellar" w.m. Ed Rose, Billy Baskette & Lew Pollack
• "Hold Me" w.m. Art Hickman & Ben Black
• "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll" w. Spencer Williams m. Clarence Williams
• "I Gave Her That" w. m. B. G. De Sylva & Al Jolson
• "I Lost My Heart In Dixieland" w.m. Irving Berlin
• "I Might be Your "Once-In-A-While"" w. Robert B. Smith m. Victor Herbert
• "I Never Realized" w.m. Cole Porter
• "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" w.m. Armand J. Piron

• "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" w. Jean Kenbrovin w. John W. Kellette
• "Indian Summer" w. Al Dubin m. Victor Herbert Words 1939.
• "Irene" w. Joseph McCarthy m. Harry Tierney
• "I've Got My Captain Working For Me Now" w.m. Irving Berlin
• "Jazz Baby" w. Blanche Merrill & William Jerome m. William Jerome
• "Just Like A Gypsy" w.m. Seymour Simons & Nora Bayes
• "The Lamplit Hour" m. John Penn, w. Thomas Burke
• "Let The Rest Of The World Go By" w. J. Keirn Brennan m. Ernest R. Ball
• "Letter Song" by William Lebaron
• "Little Girls, Goodbye" w. William Le Baron m. Victor Jacobi
• "Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses" w. Leslie Cooke m. John Openshaw
• "Mah Lindy Lou" w.m. Lily Strickland
• "Mammy O' Mine" w. William Tracey m. Maceo Pinkard
• "Mandy" w.m. Irving Berlin
• "Mirandy" w.m. James Reese Europe, Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake
• "The Moon Shines On The Moonshine" w. Frank De Witt m. Robin Hood Bowers
• "My Baby's Arms" w. Joseph McCarthy m. Harry Tierney
• "My Isle Of Golden Dreams" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Blaufuss
• "Nobody Knows (And Nobody Seems To Care)" w.m. Irving Berlin
• "O" w. Byron Gay m. Arnold Johnson
• "Oh By Jingo Oh By Gee You're The Only Girl For Me" w. Lew Brown m. Albert Von Tilzer
• "Oh How I Laugh When I Think How I Cried About You" w. Roy Turk & George Jessel, m. Willy White
• "Oh! What A Pal Was Mary" w. Edgar Leslie & Bert Kalmar m. Pete Wendling
• "Old-Fashioned Garden" w.m. Cole Porter
• "On Miami Shore" w. William Le Baron m. Victor Jacobi
• "On Patrol In No Man's Land" w.m. James Reese Europe, Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake
• "Open Up The Golden Gates To Dixieland And Let Me Into Paradise" w. Jack Yellen m. Gus Van & Joe Schenck
• "Peggy" w. Harry Williams m. Neil Moret
• "A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" w.m. Irving Berlin
• "Prohibition Blues" w. Ring Lardner m. Nora Bayes
• "Royal Garden Blues" w.m. Clarence Williams & Spencer Williams
• "Sipping Cider Through A Straw" w.m. Carey Morgan & Lee David
• "Smilin' Through" w.m. Arthur A. Penn
• "Someday Sweetheart" w.m. John Spikes & Benjamin Spikes
• "Sugar Blues" w. Lucy Fletcher m. Clarence Williams
• "Swanee" w. Irving Caesar m. George Gershwin
• "Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight" w. Harold G. Frost m. F. H. Klickmann
• "Sweet Kisses That Came In The Night" w. Lew Brown & Eddie Buzzell m. Albert Von Tilzer
• "Take Me To The Land Of Jazz" m. Pete Wendling
• "Take Your Girlie To The Movies (If You Can't Make Love At Home)" w. Edgar Leslie & Bert Kalmar m. Pete Wendling
• "Tell Me" w. J. Will Callahan m. Max Kortlander
• "That Naughty Waltz" w. Edwin Stanley m. Sol P. Levy
• "There's More To The Kiss Than the X-X-X" w. Irving Caesar m. George Gershwin
• "Tulip Time" w. Gene Buck m. Dave Stamper
• "The Vamp" w.m. Byron Gay
• "Wait Till You Get Them Up In The Air, Boys" w. Lew Brown m. Harry Von Tilzer
• "What'll We Do On A Saturday Night When The Town Goes Dry" w.m. Harry Ruby
• "When Honey Sings An Old Time Song" w.m. Joseph B. Carey
• "When They're Old Enough To Know Better, It's Better To Leave Them Alone" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. Harry Ruby
• "Who Played Poker With Pocahontas When John Smith Went Away?" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. Fred Ahlert
• "Winnie The Window Cleaner" w.m. Herman Darewski
• "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" w. Eugene Lockhart m. Ernest Seitz
• "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet" w.m. Al Jolson, Gus Kahn & B. G. DeSylva
• "You Cannot Make Your Shimmy Shake On Tea" w. Rennold Wolf m. Irving Berlin
• "You Didn't Want Me When You Had Me" w. Benee Russell & Bernie Grossman m. George J. Bennett
• "You'd Be Surprised" w.m. Irving Berlin
• "Your Eyes Have Told Me So" w. Gus Kahn m. Egbert Van Alstyne & Walter Blaufuss
• "You're A Million Miles From Nowhere When You're One Little Mile From Home" w. Sam Lewis & Joe Young m. Walter Donaldson

Albert Von Tilzer (March 29, 1878 - October 1, 1956) was an American songwriter, the younger brother of Harry Von Tilzer. ... Pete Wendling (June 6, 1888 - April 7, 1974), a American composer and pianist, was born in New York City to German immigrants. ... George Jessel (April 3, 1898–May 23, 1981) was a U.S. actor, singer, songwriter, and movie producer. ... Lorenz Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ... (For work done with Oscar Hammerstein II, see Rodgers and Hammerstein) Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 - December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He received countless awards including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars... Fred Fisher (September 30, 1875 - January 14, 1942) was a United States songwriter. ... Ben Black (December 11, 1889 - December 26, 1950) was an English composer of popular song and an impresario. ... Buddy Gard DeSylva, often credited as Buddy De Sylva, Buddy DeSylva, Bud De Sylva and B.G. DeSylva (January 27, 1895 - July 11, 1950) was a songwriter, one third of the songwriting team DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, one of the top Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the era, and a... Al Jolson Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson, Seredzius, Lithuania, May 26, 1886 - October 23, 1950) was an American singer and the immigrant son of a Russian Jew. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. ... Victor Herbert (February 1, 1859 - May 26, 1924) was a popular composer of light opera. ... Cole Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. ... Im Forever Blowing Bubbles sheetmusic artwork This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... Victor Herbert (February 1, 1859 - May 26, 1924) was a popular composer of light opera. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. ... Nora Bayes Nora Bayes (1880 - 19 June 1928) was a popular United States entertainer of the early 20th century. ... Thomas Burke (November, 1886– September 22, 1945) was a British author. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. ... James Reese Europe (22 February 1881–9 May 1919) was a United States ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer. ... Noble Sissle was an American jazz composer born July 10, 1889 in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... James Hubert Eubie Blake (February 7, 1883 or 1887 - February 12, 1983) was a composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music, as well as a lyricist. ... Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 - October 8, 1941) was a famous German-American musician, songwriter and lyricist. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. ... Lew Brown (December 10, 1893 - February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. ... Albert Von Tilzer (March 29, 1878 - October 1, 1956) was an American songwriter, the younger brother of Harry Von Tilzer. ... George Jessel (April 3, 1898–May 23, 1981) was a U.S. actor, singer, songwriter, and movie producer. ... Pete Wendling (June 6, 1888 - April 7, 1974), a American composer and pianist, was born in New York City to German immigrants. ... Cole Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. ... James Reese Europe (22 February 1881–9 May 1919) was a United States ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer. ... Noble Sissle was an American jazz composer born July 10, 1889 in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... James Hubert Eubie Blake (February 7, 1883 or 1887 - February 12, 1983) was a composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music, as well as a lyricist. ... Harry Hiram Williams (August 23, 1879 - May 15, 1922) was an American composer, lyricist, and publisher of popular music from 1903 until his death in 1922. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. ... Ring Lardner (March 6, 1885 - September 27, 1933) was a sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical takes on the sports world, marriage, and the theatre. ... Nora Bayes Nora Bayes (1880 - 19 June 1928) was a popular United States entertainer of the early 20th century. ... George Gershwin photograph by Edward Steichen in 1927. ... Lew Brown (December 10, 1893 - February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. ... Albert Von Tilzer (March 29, 1878 - October 1, 1956) was an American songwriter, the younger brother of Harry Von Tilzer. ... Pete Wendling (June 6, 1888 - April 7, 1974), a American composer and pianist, was born in New York City to German immigrants. ... Pete Wendling (June 6, 1888 - April 7, 1974), a American composer and pianist, was born in New York City to German immigrants. ... George Gershwin photograph by Edward Steichen in 1927. ... Lew Brown (December 10, 1893 - February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. ... Harry Von Tilzer (July 8, 1872 - January 10, 1946) was a very popular United States songwriter. ... Al Jolson Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson, Seredzius, Lithuania, May 26, 1886 - October 23, 1950) was an American singer and the immigrant son of a Russian Jew. ... Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 - October 8, 1941) was a famous German-American musician, songwriter and lyricist. ... Buddy Gard DeSylva, often credited as Buddy De Sylva, Buddy DeSylva, Bud De Sylva and B.G. DeSylva (January 27, 1895 - July 11, 1950) was a songwriter, one third of the songwriting team DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, one of the top Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the era, and a... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. ... Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 - October 8, 1941) was a famous German-American musician, songwriter and lyricist. ... Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 - July 15, 1947) was a prolific United States popular songwriter, producing many hit songs of the 1910s and 1920s. ...

Hit recordings

• "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me" by Ted Lewis & His Jazz Band
• "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet" by Al Jolson
• "A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" by John Steel
• "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" by Ben Selvin's Novelty Orchestra
• "The Moon Shines on the Moonshine" by Bert Williams
• "Jazz Baby" by Marion Harris
• "You'd Be Surprised" by Eddie Cantor
• "The Alcoholic Blues" by the Louisiana Five

Theodore Leopold Friedman, better known as Ted Lewis (June 6, 1890-August 25, 1971), was an American entertainer, bandleader, singer, and musician. ... Al Jolson Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson, Seredzius, Lithuania, May 26, 1886 - October 23, 1950) was an American singer and the immigrant son of a Russian Jew. ... John Steel could be one of several people John Steel, an early 20th century singer John Steel, the original drummer of the band The Animals. ... Ben Selvin (1898-1980), son of Russian-immigrant Jewish parents, started his professional life at age 15 as a fiddle player in New York City night clubs. ... Bert Williams (November 12, 1875 - March 4, 1922) was the pre-eminent African American entertainer of his era. ... Eddie Cantor (January 31, 1892 - October 10, 1964) was a comedian, singer, actor, songwriter, and one of the most popular entertainers in the United States of America in the early and middle 20th century. ...

Classical music

• Peder Gram - Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major
• Charles Tomlinson Griffes - The Pleasure-Dome of Kubla Khan
• Johan Halvorsen - Norwegian Rhapsody No. 1
• Gabriel Pierné - Sonata for Cello and Piano
• Leo Sowerby - Concerto for Harp
• Igor Stravinsky - Firebird Suite No. 1

Charles Tomlinson Griffes (Elmira, New York September 17, 1884 – April 8, 1920 in New York City} was an American composer. ... Johan Halvorsen (March 15, 1864–December 4, 1935) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and musician. ... Henri Constant Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937) was a French organist and composer. ... Igor Fyodorovitch Stravinsky (Russian: ) (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was a Russian-American composer of modern classical music. ...

Opera

• Richard Strauss - Die Frau ohne Schatten

The foyer of Charles Garniers Op̩ra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 РSeptember 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. ...

Musical theater

• Afgar London production opened at the Pavilion Theatre on September 17
• Apple Blossoms Broadway production
• Eastward, Ho! London production opened at the Alhambra Theatre on September 9
• George White's Scandals Broadway revue opened at the Liberty Theatre on June 2 and ran for 128 performances
• Irene Broadway production opened at the Vanderbilt Theatre on November 18 and ran for 670 performances
• Joy-Bells London production opened at the Hippodrome Theatre on March 25 and ran for 723 performances
• The Kiss Call Broadway production
• Monsieur Beaucaire London production opened at the Prince's Theatre on April 19, transferred to the Palace Theatre on July 29 and ran for 221 performances
• Monsieur Beaucaire Broadway production opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on December 11 and ran for 143 performances
• Oh, Boy! London production opened on January 27 at the Kingsway Theatre and ran for 167 performances
• The Red Mill London production opened at the Empire Theatre on December 26 and ran for 64 performances
• Sybil Vienna production
• Take It From Me Broadway production opened on March 31 at the 44th Street Theatre and ran for 96 performances
• The Whirligig opened at the Palace Theatre on Deember 23

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Births

• January 27 - Ross Bagdasarian (aka David Seville), of The Chipmunks
• March 10 - Marion Hutton, US big band singer
• March 17 - Nat King Cole
• April 3 - Ervin Drake, US songwriter
• April 21 - Don Cornell, US singer
• April 29 - Celeste Holm, US actress and singer
• May 3 - Pete Seeger
• May 16 - Liberace, US pianist
• June 4 - Robert Merrill, US opera singer
• June 17 - Gene De Paul, US pianist and composer
• August 11 - Ginette Neveu, violin virtuoso (d. 1949)
• August 13 - George Shearing, English jazz pianist and composer
• August 21 - Savannah Churchill
• September 16 - Andy Russell
• October 18 - Anita O'Day, US singer
• November 23 - Cláudio Santoro, composer

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Deaths

• March 8 - Auguste Tolbecque, composer
• August 1 - Oscar Hammerstein I, musical theatre impresario
• August 9 - Ruggiero Leoncavallo, composer
• September 27 - Adelina Patti, opera singer
• date unknown - Charles McCarron, songwriter
• date unknown - Henry Ford, jazz bassist
• date unknown - Augustus Juilliard, music patron