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2000s

Live 8 concerts took place in 9 countries worldwide during 2005.

• 2007 in music, 2007 in British music - Deaths of Izumi Sakai, Luciano Pavarotti and Don Arden; Live Earth, Led Zeppelin reunion; said to be the "largest demand for one show in history" due to overwhelming response at ticketing website. See Led Zeppelin for more details.
• 2006 in music, 2006 in British music, 2006 in Swiss music - Deaths of James Brown and Syd Barrett; Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere; My Chemical Romance, The Black Parade;
• 2005 in music, 2005 in British music, 2005 in Swiss music - Live 8 benefit concert; Gorillaz, Demon Days
• 2004 in music, 2004 in British music - Death of Ray Charles and Dimebag Darrell; Kanye West, The College Dropout
• 2003 in music, 2003 in British music - Death of Johnny Cash, White Stripes, Elephant. Evanescence. Fallen
• 2002 in music, 2002 in British music - Death of Layne Staley
• 2001 in music, 2001 in British music - Napster's popularity peaks; iPod goes on sale; Deaths of Aaliyah and George Harrison
• 2000 in music, 2000 in British music 'N Sync, No Strings Attached; Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 564 KB) Live 8-Konzert in Berlin Lizenz: GNU Quelle: selbst angefertigt File links The following pages link to this file: Live 8 Live 8 concert, Berlin ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 564 KB) Live 8-Konzert in Berlin Lizenz: GNU Quelle: selbst angefertigt File links The following pages link to this file: Live 8 Live 8 concert, Berlin ... Official Live8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ... See also: 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop Musical groups established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... This is a summary of the year 2007 in British music // 2007 began with the introduction of new chart rules meaning that all songs legally downloaded over the internet can count towards chart positions, whether or not a physical version of a song is available to purchase. ... Izumi Sakai (坂井泉水, born Sachiko Kamachi 蒲池幸子, 6 February 1967 – 27 May 2007) was a J-pop singer, song writer, and member of the group Zard. ... Luciano Pavarotti performing on June 15, 2002 at a concert in the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI[1] (October 12, 1935 – September 6, 2007) was a celebrated Italian tenor in operatic music, who successfully crossed into popular music becoming one of the most... Don Arden (born Harry Levy, (January 4, 1926 – July 21, 2007) was an English music manager, agent and businessman, best known for overseeing the careers of rock groups The Small Faces, Electric Light Orchestra and Black Sabbath. ... Live Earth was a series of worldwide concerts held on 7 July 2007, that initiated a three-year campaign to combat climate change. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 Ti // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... This is a summary of the current year in the United Kingdom including the official single and album charts. ... In topping the singles chart with Anastacia in February, Eros Ramazzotti topped the Swiss singles chart for the third time 2006 has thus far been an important year for Swiss music, with the first few months of the year seeing a very steady pattern at the top end of the... For other persons named James Brown, see James Brown (disambiguation). ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... Gnarls Barkley is a Grammy-award winning musical collaboration between DJ, multi-instrumentalist and producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) from Baltimore, and rapper/vocalist Cee-Lo Green (Thomas Callaway), from Atlanta. ... St. ... My Chemical Romance are an American rock band formed in 2001. ... Alternate cover Black cover, slipcase, available alongside white cover. ... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... This is a summary of 2005 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts. ... MusicStars participant Salome Clausen was amongst the Swiss-born artists making an impact in 2005 2005 was a big year for Swiss music, with the charts becoming steadier yet less predictable than they had been in previous years. ... Official Live8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ... For the Gorillazs self-titled debut album, see Gorillaz (album). ... Demon Days is the second studio album and a concept album[1] by Gorillaz, released on May 23, 2005 in the UK and on May 24 in the U.S.. Demon Days entered the UK charts at #1 and the US charts at #6, neatly outperforming the bands 2001... See also: 2004 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels established in 2004 2000s in music. ... This is a summary of 2004 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... For the composer and conductor of the Ray Charles Singers, see Ray Charles (composer). ... “Dimebag” redirects here. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... Singles from The College Dropout Released: September 30, 2003 Released: February 24, 2004 Released: May 25, 2004 The College Dropout is the debut album by rapper Kanye West, released in 2004. ... See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... This is a summary of 2003 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... For the song of the same name, recorded by Tracy Byrd and later by Jason Aldean, see Johnny Cash (song). ... The White Stripes are a minimalist rock and roll duo from Detroit, formed in 1997. ... Genera and Species Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Elephas antiquus † Elephas beyeri † Elephas celebensis † Elephas cypriotes † Elephas ekorensis † Elephas falconeri † Elephas iolensis † Elephas planifrons † Elephas platycephalus † Elephas recki † Stegodon † Mammuthus † Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea... Evanescence is a Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1998 by singer Amy Lee and former guitarist Ben Moody. ... Fallen could refer to: Fallen angels - angels that have been exiled or banished from Heaven. ... See also: 2002 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2002 Record labels established in 2002 // 2002 was marked by significant trends in rock music. ... This is a summary of 2002 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... Layne Staley (August 22, 1967 - ca. ... See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 // January 1 Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues Hum disbands. ... This is a summary of 2001 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... Napster was a file sharing service that paved the way for decentralized P2P file-sharing programs such as Kazaa, Limewire, iMesh, Morpheus, and BearShare, which are now used for many of the same reasons and can download music, pictures, and other files. ... iPod is a brand of portable media player designed and marketed by Apple and launched in October 2001. ... For Aaliyahs self-titled album, see Aaliyah (album). ... For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation). ... See also: 2000 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels established in 2000 // John Tavener is knighted in the New Years Honours List. ... This is a summary of 2000 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... N Sync (often stylised *NSYNC) is an American pop boy band, formed in Orlando, Florida. ... No Strings Attached is a pop album by American boy band *NSYNC, released on March 21, 2000 (see 2000 in music). ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. ... Alternate covers Alternate cover Limited Edition cover Singles from The Marshall Mathers LP Released: 2000 Released: May 16, 2000 Released: October 17, 2000 Released: January 9, 2001 Released: 2001 The Marshall Mathers LP is the second studio album from American rapper Eminem, released in 2000. ...

1990s

• 1999 in music, 1999 in British music
• 1998 in music, 1998 in British music - Death of Hide; Lauryn Hill - the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill; Madonna - Ray of Light; Offspring - Americana
• 1997 in music, 1997 in British music - Death of The Notorious B.I.G., Michael Hutchence ,and Velvet
• 1996 in music, 1996 in British music - Death of Tupac Shakur, and Brad Nowell
• 1995 in music, 1995 in British music - Death of Eazy-E and Shannon Hoon
• 1994 in music, 1994 in British music - Death of Kurt Cobain
• 1993 in music, 1993 in British music - Death of Frank Zappa
• 1992 in music, 1992 in British music - Death of Yutaka Ozaki
• 1991 in music, 1991 in British music - Death of Freddie Mercury
• 1990 in music, 1990 in British music

See also: 1999 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1999 Record labels established in 1999 // January 7 After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. ... This is a summary of 1999 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... See also: 1998 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1998 Record labels established in 1998 // 1998 - The single Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls sets a new hot 100 airplay record, 18 weeks at number one. ... This is a summary of 1998 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... Hideto Matsumoto , December 13, 1964–May 2, 1998), was a popular Japanese musician. ... Lauryn Noel Hill-Marley (born May 25, 1975) is an American vocalist, singer, rapper, musician, record producer and film actress. ... The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the debut solo album by Lauryn Hill of the recently reunited Fugees. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... For the Michael Wong album, see Ray of Light (Michael Wong album). ... In biology, offspring are the product of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more parents. ... A diner, a style of restaurant that notably began in the United States. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... This is a summary of 1997 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Michael Kelland John Hutchence (January 22, 1960 – November 22, 1997) was the original lead singer of the Australian rock band INXS. // Hutchence was born in Sydney, son of Kelland (Kell) and Patricia Hutchence, but was subsequently raised in Hong Kong. ... Swatch of black cotton velvet decorator fabric used for drapery Velvet is a type of tufted fabric in which the cut threads are very evenly distributed, with a short dense pile, giving it its distinct feel. ... See also: 1996 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1996 Record labels established in 1996 // January 8 - Madonnas stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer. ... This is a summary of 1996 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply as Pac, was an American artist renowned for his rap music, movie roles, poetry, and his social activism. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... See also: 1995 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1995 Record labels established in 1995 // January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... This is a summary of 1995 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... Eazy-E (Eric Wright) (September 7, 1963 - March 26, 1995) was an African-American rapper, record producer, and record executive who initially rose to fame as a member of the group N.W.A.. Born in Compton, California, Eazy-E dropped out of Compton High School while in tenth grade... Richard Shannon Hoon (September 26, 1967 – October 21, 1995) was an American musician and lyricist, and the lead singer of the band Blind Melon. ... See also: 1994 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1994 Record labels established in 1994 // January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los Angeles, California. ... This is a summary of 1994 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967, Aberdeen, – c. ... See also: 1993 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1993 Record labels established in 1993 // Date Unknown- Christian Rock label Tooth and Nail Records is formed. ... 1993 These are the UK number one albums of the year: Genesis - Live - The Way We Walk Volume 2: The Longs January 23 for 2 weeks Little Angels - Jam February 6 for 1 week The Cult - Pure Cult February 13 for 1 week Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Words Of Love... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... This is a summary of 1992 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... Yutaka Ozaki(尾崎豊 Yutaka Ozaki (November 29, 1965 - April 25, 1992) was a popular Japanese musician. ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... 1991 The Simpsons reached number 1 with Do The Bartman in January 1991, even though the actual series wasnt to premiere on UK Terrestrial TV until 1996 Enigma - Sadness Part 1 January 13 for 1 week Queen - Innuendo January 20 for 1 week The KLF featuring Children of The... Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen (inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001). ... See also: 1990 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1990 Record labels established in 1990 list of years in music // January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident, resulting in several broken bones. ... This is a summary of 1990 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ...

1980s

• 1989 in music, 1989 in British music
• 1988 in music
• 1987 in music
• 1986 in music
• 1985 in music - Live Aid and Farm Aid benefit concerts
• 1984 in music - release of Bob Marley & The Wailers collection Legend, the best-selling reggae album of all time; Akhnaten by Philip Glass premieres in Stuttgart
• 1983 in music - New Order release "Blue Monday"; Metallica Release first studio album Kill Em All
• 1982 in music - The compact disc is introduced; Michael Jackson release Thriller, the best-selling album of all time
• 1981 in music - MTV first airs; Death of Bob Marley
• 1980 in music - Joy Division singer Ian Curtis commits suicide, John Lennon is murdered outside the Dakota Building in New York City, accidental death of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham

See also: 1989 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1989 Record labels established in 1989 // January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in Russia. ... This is a summary of 1989 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1988 Record labels established in 1988 // Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 // 1986 - Goo Goo Dolls are formed in Buffalo, New York. ... See also: other events of 1985 Musical groups established in 1985 Record labels established in 1985 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny... Ethiopia, as its borders were in 1985. ... Farm Aid started as a benefit concert on September 22, 1985, in Champaign, Illinois, held to raise money for family farmers in the United States. ... See also: // January 21 - Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40. ... Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981), better known as Bob Marley, was a singer, guitarist, songwriter and Rastafarian from the ghettos of Jamaica. ... Legend is a greatest hits collection of Bob Marley & The Wailers songs, released on May 8, 1984 (see 1984 in music). ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... Akhnaten is an opera based on the life and religious convictions of the pharaoh Akhenaten (a. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... For other uses, see Stuttgart (disambiguation). ... See also: 1983 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1983 Record labels established in 1983 // Michael Jacksons Thriller, the most successful album not only of 1983, but of all time, was released in 1982 and began its epic domination of the music charts the following year, 1983. ... This article is about the alternative rock/electronic band New Order. ... Audio sample Blue Monday is a dance pop song recorded and released as a single in 1983 by British band New Order. ... Kill Em All is a seminal heavy metal album by the band Metallica. ... See also: 1982 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 list of years in music // January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ... “CD” redirects here. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... Alternate cover Special Edition release cover. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 list of years in music // January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadways Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith February 14 - Billy Idol leaves the band Generation... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... This article is about the reggae musician. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1980 Record labels established in 1980 list of years in music // January 1 - The year starts off with a strong disco backlash, which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments in an attempt to distant themselves from anything associated... This article is about the band. ... Ian Kevin Curtis (July 15, 1956 – May 18, 1980) was the vocalist and lyricist of the band Joy Division, which he helped form in 1977 in Manchester, England. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Southeast view of the Dakota from Central Park West The Dakota, constructed from October 25, 1880 to October 27, 1884,[1] is an apartment building located on the northwest corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West in New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... John Henry Bonzo Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980) was an English drummer and member of the English rock band Led Zeppelin. ...

1970s

• 1979 in music - Sony Walkman goes on sale; The Clash - London Calling, Pink Floyd's The Wall Death of Sid Vicious
• 1978 in music
• 1977 in music - The Sex Pistols release Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols; Death of Elvis Presley
• 1976 in music - Birth of Armin Van Buuren
• 1975 in music - Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run; Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks; Iron Maiden was formed.
• 1974 in music
• 1973 in music - Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon , Birth of Ferry Corsten
• 1972 in music - The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.
• 1971 in music - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV ( ); Marvin Gaye - What's Going On; Death of Jim Morrison
• 1970 in music - The Beatles disband; Death of Jimi Hendrix; John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

See also: Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK) 1970s in music // Stevie Wonder uses digital audio recording technology in recording his album Journey through the Secret Life of Plants. ... Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest media conglomerates with revenue of $66. ... Sony Walkman Official Logo (2000 — present) Various products of the Walkman line Walkman is a popular Sony brand used to market its portable audio and video players. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... London Calling is a double album released by The Clash in December 1979, in the UK and the first week of January 1980 in the U.S. The album marked the bands critical and commercial breakthrough. ... For the professional wrestler, see Sid Eudy. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... The Sex Pistols in 1977. ... Cover of US Release Never Mind the Bollocks, Heres the Sex Pistols is a 1977 album recorded by the seminal English punk rock band, Sex Pistols. ... “Elvis” redirects here. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... Armin van Buuren (born December 25, 1976) is a trance music DJ and producer from Leiden, the Netherlands. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... Springsteen redirects here. ... Born to Run is a rock album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). ... This article is about the recording artist. ... Blood on the Tracks is a 1975 album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. ... This article is about the band. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... This article is about the album by Pink Floyd. ... Ferry Corsten (born December 4, 1973 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is an early pioneer and producer of trance, in addition to being a world-renowned DJ and remixer. ... See also: other events of 1972 list of years in music 1970s in music // January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis, Tennessee is renamed Elvis Presley Blvd January 20 - Pink Floyd debuts Dark Side of the Moon during a performance at The Dome, in Brighton, but due to technical difficulties... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Exile on Main St. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... The untitled fourth album of English rock band Led Zeppelin was released on November 8, 1971. ... Image File history File links Zoso. ... Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. ... Whats Going On is an album by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. ... For other persons named James or Jim Morrison, see James Morrison. ... // Charles Wuorinen, aged 32, becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

1960s

• 1969 in music - Woodstock music festival held in Bethel, New York, Birth of Tiësto
• 1968 in music - Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
• 1967 in music - The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico; The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
• 1966 in music - The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds; The Beatles - Revolver; Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
• 1965 in music - The Beatles - Rubber Soul, Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
• 1964 in music - Milton Babbitt, Ensembles For Synthesizer; Bill Lear invents 8-track tape cartridge
• 1963 in music - First cassette tapes made by Philips , Birth of Paul Oakenfold
• 1962 in music
• 1961 in music
• 1960 in music

// Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. ... Woodstock redirects here. ... Bethel is a town in Sullivan County, New York, USA. The population was 4,362 at the 2000 census but Bethel experienced tremendous growth between 2001 and 2007. ... Tiësto (born Tijs Verwest on January 17, 1969 in Breda, The Netherlands) is one of the worlds most famous trance DJs. ... // January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police, after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with bassist Noel Redding. ... George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born August 31, 1945) is a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... For the Charles Mingus album, see Astral Weeks (Charles Mingus album). ... The year 1967 was an important year for psychedelic music, with releases from Small Faces Itchycoo Park,The Doors (The Doors, Strange Days), Jefferson Airplane (Surrealistic Pillow, After Bathing at Baxters), the Beatles Sgt. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... For other uses, see Sgt. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Alternate covers The early LP edition with the banana sticker peeled off. ... The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a highly influential, though short-lived, English/American rock band famous for the guitar work of frontman Jimi Hendrix on songs such as Purple Haze, Foxy Lady, Fire, Hey Joe, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), All Along the Watchtower and Spanish Castle Magic. // Hendrix arrived in... Are You Experienced was the debut album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in 1967. ... // January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out. January 8 - Shindig! airs for the last time on ABC, with musical guests the Kinks and the Who January 14 - Young singer David Jones changes his last name to Bowie to avoid... The Beach Boys are an American rock and roll band. ... Pet Sounds is a 1966 album recorded by American pop group the Beach Boys. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... The Beatles U.S. chronology Alternate cover Cover of the original 1966 U.S. LP Back cover Back cover of the original 1966 UK LP. The main photo was edited in separate parts for the booklet of the 1988 Compact Disc release. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... See also: 1964 in music, other events of 1965, 1966 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // January 4 - Fender Guitars is sold to CBS for $13 million. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... The Beatles U.S. chronology Alternate cover Cover of the original 1965 U.S. LP, with a different colour saturation (see below) Back cover Back cover of the original 1965 UK LP Rubber Soul is the sixth album by The Beatles, first released in December 1965. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... Highway 61 Revisited is Bob Dylans sixth studio album, released in 1965 by Columbia Records. ... See also: 1963 in music, other events of 1964, 1965 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television. ... Milton Byron Babbitt (born May 10, 1916) is an American composer. ... William (Bill) Powell Lear (June 26, 1902 – May 14, 1978) was an American inventor and businessman. ... See also: 1962 in music, other events of 1963, 1964 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // January 1 - The Beatles start a 5 day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, Love Me Do. January 4 - At Cortina dAmpezzo... The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. ... Philips HQ in Amsterdam Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world, founded and headquartered in the Netherlands. ... This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedias quality standards. ... See also: 1960s in music. ... See also: 1960 in music, other events of 1961, 1962 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 15 - Motown Records signs The Supremes January 20 - Francis Poulencs Gloria is premiered in Boston February 12 - The Miracles Shop Around becomes Motowns first... See also: 1959 in music, other events of 1960, 1961 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 14 - Elvis Presley is promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army February 6 - Songwriter Jesse Belvin dies in an automobile accident in Los Angeles, California. ...

1950s

• 1959 in music - Motown Records created; Motown's first hit (Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)"); Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
• 1958 in music Cannonball Adderley, Somethin' Else, Bruce Dickinson is born and Madonna is born
• 1957 in music - John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet in Liverpool
• 1956 in music - The first Eurovision Song Contest is held on 24 May
• 1955 in music - Rock Around The Clock becomes first worldwide #1 Rock and Roll record
• 1954 in music - Elvis Presley releases That's Alright Mama on Sun Records; First Fender Stratocaster produced
• 1953 in music
• 1952 in music, 1952 in music (UK) - The official UK singles chart is launched; Recording Industry Association of America (or RIAA) established
• 1951 in music - Rocket 88 is recorded by Ike Turner and hailed as the first rock 'n' roll song; The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky premieres in Venice
• 1950 in music

See also: 1958 in music, other events of 1959, 1960 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events 1959 (date unknown) Jimi Hendrix buys first electric guitar: a White Single pickup Supro Ozark 1560 S. January 5 The first sessions for Ella Fitzgeralds George... Motown Records, also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label originally based out of Detroit, Michigan (Motor City), where it achieved widespread international success. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... Barrett Strong (born February 5, 1941 in West Point, Mississippi) is an African-American singer and songwriter. ... Music sample The Beatles Money (Thats What I Want) ( file info) Problems? See media help. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician widely considered to be one of the most influential of the 20th century. ... Kind of Blue is a jazz album by musician Miles Davis, released on August 17, 1959. ... See also: 1957 in music, other events of 1958, 1959 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 28 - Little Richard begins attending classes at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama February 14 - The Iranian government bans rock & roll because they claim that the form... Julian Edwin Cannonball Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975), originally from Tampa, Florida, was a jazz alto saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Somethin Else is a 1958 (see 1958 in music) album by jazz musician Julian Cannonball Adderley, regarded as a landmark hard bop album. ... For the record producer in the Saturday Night Live skit, see More cowbell. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... See also: 1956 in music, other events of 1957, 1958 in music and the list of years in music // January 5 - Renato Carosone and his band start their American tour in Cuba. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... // January 1 - Blue Suede Shoes is released by Carl Perkins on the Sun Records label. ... Eurovision redirects here. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called Operation TNT. The label drops the list price on LPs from $5. ... Rock Around the Clock is a rock n roll song from 1952, written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter under the pseudonym Jimmy De Knight). Although first recorded by Sonny Dae & the Knights, the more famous version by Bill Haley & His Comets is not, strictly speaking... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... // Frank Sinatra wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here to Eternity, 1953; resuscitating his singing career in the process Bing Crosby received a Best Actor nomination for his work in The Country Girl January 14 - First documented use of the abbreviated term Rock n Roll to... “Elvis” redirects here. ... Thats All Right (Mama) is the name of the first single released by Elvis Presley. ... Label of the fourth Sun Records Sun Records has been the name for four 20th century record labels. ... “Stratocaster” redirects here. ... See also: 1952 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Arthur Bliss replaces Arnold Bax as Master of the Queens Musick. ... See also: 1951 in music, other events of 1952, 1953 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Pierre Schaeffer publishes his A la recherche dune musique concrète (The Search for a Concrete Music), an explanation of his experimental approach to composing. ... Template:1950s in music (UK) This is a summary of 1952 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... The RIAA Logo. ... See also: 1950 in music, other events of 1951, 1952 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Johnnie Ray has his first hit record with Cry. ... Rocket 88 is a rhythm and blues song from 1951. ... Izear Luster Turner (born November 5, 1931) is an African American musician (piano, guitar), bandleader, talent scout and record producer, best known for his work with his former wife Tina Turner. ... The Rakes Progress is an English opera in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. ... Igor Stravinsky. ... See also: 1949 in music, other events of 1950, 1951 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Malcolm Sargent becomes chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. ...

1940s

• 1949 in music - RCA Victor introduces 45 RPM records
• 1948 in music - Columbia Records introduces 331/3 RPM (LP) records. Birth of Robert Plant, John Bonham (both of Led Zeppelin).
• 1947 in music
• 1946 in music - Birth of John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin bassist).
• 1945 in music - Birth of Bob Marley; Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten premieres in London
• 1944 in music - Birth of Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin guitarist).
• 1943 in music - Birth of Jim Morrison
• 1942 in music - Births of Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney
• 1941 in music - Les Paul builds one of the first solid-body electric guitars; Birth of Bob Dylan
• 1940 in music - Birth of Frank Zappa, Birth of John Lennon

See also: 1948 in music, other events of 1949, 1950 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Mitch Miller begins his career as one of the 20th centurys most successful record producers at Mercury Eddie Fisher signs with RCA Bob Hope suggests that Anthony Benedetto change... RCA, formerly an acronym for the Radio Corporation of America, is now a trademark owned by Thomson SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Thomson. ... Manufacturers put records inside protective and decorative cardboard jackets and an inner paper sleeve to protect the grooves from dust and scratches. ... See also: 1947 in music, other events of 1948, 1949 in music and the list of years in music. // Aldeburgh Festival is founded by Benjamin Britten, Eric Crozier and Peter Pears. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... Manufacturers put records inside protective and decorative cardboard jackets and an inner paper sleeve to protect the grooves from dust and scratches. ... Robert Anthony Plant (born August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter, most famous for his membership in the rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, but also for his successful solo career. ... John Henry Bonzo Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980) was an English drummer and member of the English rock band Led Zeppelin. ... // August 7 - Carlo Bergonzi makes his professional debut as Schaunard in La Bohème at the Arena Argentina in Catania. ... See also: 1945 in music, other events of 1946, 1947 in music and the list of years in music. // Events February 8 - Béla Bartóks Piano Concerto No. ... John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin on January 3, 1946 in Sidcup, Kent) is an English multi-instrumentalist musician, and was known for being the bassist, the keyboardist and the mandolinist for rock band Led Zeppelin from its inception until the bands breakup following the death of John Bonham... See also: 1944 in music, other events of 1945, she said she hated african americans]] and the List of years in music. ... This article is about the reggae musician. ... Peter Grimes is an opera by Benjamin Britten, with a libretto adapted by Montagu Slater from George Crabbes poem The Borough. ... Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH (November 22, 1913 Lowestoft, Suffolk - December 4, 1976 Aldeburgh, Suffolk) was a British composer, conductor, and pianist. ... See also: 1943 in music, other events of 1944, 1945 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Jo Stafford launches her solo career Frank Sinatra begins his film career with the musical Higher And Higher Frankie Laine cuts his first singles for the Beltone and Atlas labels... James Patrick Jimmy Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. ... See also: 1942 in music, other events of 1943, 1944 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 1, 1943 - Frank Sinatra appears at The Paramount causing a mob scene of hysterical bobby-soxers to flood Times Square and blocking midtown New York City traffic for hours... For other persons named James or Jim Morrison, see James Morrison. ... See also: 1941 in music, other events of 1942, 1943 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Bunk Johnson makes his first recordings Albums released Holiday Inn - Bing Crosby Top hit records Blues In the Night by Woody Herman Dont sit under the Apple Tree - Andrews... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... See also: 1940 in music, other events of 1941, 1942 in music and the list of years in music. Events January 5 - Ernesto Bonino debuts on Italian radio January 15 - Olivier Messiaens Quatuor pour la fin du temps is premiered in Stalag VIIIA in Silesia. ... This article is about the musician. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... See also: 1939 in music, other events of 1940, 1941 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January - Frank Sinatra joins the Tommy Dorsey orchestra July 20 - Billboard magazine publishes its first Music Popularity Chart May 27 - Quartetto Egie make their debut performance November 23 - Dmitri Shostakovich... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ...

1930s

• 1939 in music
• 1938 in music - Benny Goodman presents a jazz concert in Carnegie Hall; Death of Dan W. Quinn
• 1937 in music
• 1936 in music - Billboard Magazine publishes first U.S. music chart
• 1935 in music - Birth of Elvis Presley; Audiovox produce first electric bass guitar; Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin premieres in New York
• 1934 in music - Deaths of Elgar and Holst
• 1933 in music - Birth of Yoko Ono
• 1932 in music - Death of Sousa; Birth of John Williams; Adolph Rickenbacker produces first electric guitar; Bell Labs creates first stereophonic sound recordings
• 1931 in music
• 1930 in music - Birth of Ray Charles

See also: 1938 in music, other events of 1939, 1940 in music and the list of years in music. Events Publication of Music Here and Now, book by Ernst Krenek March 23 - Béla Bartóks Violin Concerto No. ... See also: 1937 in music, other events of 1938, 1939 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 16 - Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall because black members of his orchestra are banned. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ... Dan W. Quinn (1859 – November 7, 1938) was one of the first American singers to become popular in the new medium of recorded music. ... See also: 1936 in music, other events of 1937, 1938 in music and the list of years in music. Events January 21 - Paul Sacher conducts the world premiere of Béla Bartóks Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta in Basel June 2 - The incomplete version of Alban Berg... See also: 1935 in music, other events of 1936, 1937 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 4 - Billboard magazine publishes its first music hit parade April 19 - in Barcelona, Alban Bergs Violin Concerto is premiered by Louis Krasner Tony Bennetts musical career begins... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... See also: 1934 in music, other events of 1935, 1936 in music and the list of years in music. // Events April 8 - Béla Bartóks String Quartet No. ... “Elvis” redirects here. ... Audiovox (NASDAQ: VOXX) is an electronics company. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... The cast of Porgy and Bess during the Boston try-out prior to the Broadway opening. ... “Gershwin” redirects here. ... See also: 1933 in music, other events of 1934, 1935 in music and the list of years in music. // Events March 12 - the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler given the world premiere of Paul Hindemiths symphony Mathis der Maler in Berlin November 7 - Sergei Rachmaninoffs... Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English Romantic composer. ... Gustav Holst Gustav Holst (September 21, 1874, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - May 25, 1934, London) [1] [2] was an English composer and was a music teacher for over 20 years. ... See also: 1932 in music, other events of 1933, 1934 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 23 - Béla Bartóks is premiered in Frankfurt National Association for American Composers and Conductors is founded by Henry Hadley. ... Yoko Ono Lennon (小野 洋子 Ono Yōko), born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese-American artist and musician. ... See also: 1931 in music, other events of 1932, 1933 in music and the list of years in music. Events January 14 - Maurice Ravels Piano Concerto is premiered in Paris October 19 - Frankie Laine and Ruthie Smith set the all-time dance marathon record of 3,501 hours (145... Portrait of John Philip Sousa taken in 1900 John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known particularly for American military marches. ... For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ... Adolph Rickenbacher (b. ... Bell Laboratories (also known as Bell Labs and formerly known as AT&T Bell Laboratories and Bell Telephone Laboratories) was the main research and development arm of the United States Bell System. ... Label for 2. ... See also: 1930 in music, other events of 1931, 1932 in music and the list of years in music. Events Roy Rogers musical career begins Mary Garden retires from the Chicago Opera Alberto Rabagliatis singing career begins Published popular music Adios w. ... See also: 1929 in music, other events of 1930, 1931 in music and the list of years in music. // Events The BBC Symphony Orchestra is formed. ... For the composer and conductor of the Ray Charles Singers, see Ray Charles (composer). ...

1920s

• 1929 in music
• 1928 in music - The Threepenny Opera by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht (libretto) premieres in Berlin
• 1927 in music
• 1926 in music - Birth of Chuck Berry; Turandot by Giacomo Puccini premieres in Milan
• 1925 in music - Big record labels begin using electric microphones for recording; 78 RPM adopted as standard for records; BBC makes first radio broadcast in stereo; Wozzeck by Alban Berg premieres in Berlin
• 1924 in music - Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue premieres in New York
• 1923 in music - First recordings by Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, and many other African-American artists
• 1922 in music - The first commercial radio station in the United States begins broadcasting
• 1921 in music
• 1920 in music

See also: 1928 in music, other events of 1929, 1930 in music and the list of years in music. // Events May 3 - Francis Poulencs Concert champêtre for harpsichord and orchestra is premiered in Paris May 17 - Sergei Prokofievs Symphony No. ... See also: 1927 in music, other events of 1928, 1929 in music and the list of years in music. // Events April 27 - Igor Stravinskys ballet Apollon musagète is premiered in Washington September 11 - Leos Janaceks String Quartet No. ... Die Dreigroschenoper, original German poster from Berlin, 1928. ... Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York City, was a German and in his later years, a German-American composer active from the 1920s until his death. ... {{dy justified his choice of form, and from about 1929 on he began to interpret its penchant for contradictions, much as had Eisenstein, in terms of the dialectic. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... See also: 1926 in music, other events of 1927, 1928 in music and the list of years in music. Events January 8 - Alban Bergs Lyric Suite is premiered in Vienna July 1 - Béla Bartóks Piano Concerto No. ... See also: 1925 in music, other events of 1926, 1927 in music and the list of years in music. Events June 26 - Václav Talich conducts the world premiered of Leos Janaceks Sinfonietta in Prague October 21 - Carl Nielsens Flute Concerto is given its world premiere in Paris... Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born 18 October 1926, St. ... For the opera by Ferruccio Busoni, see Turandot (Busoni). ... Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire. ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... // February 25 - Art Gillham - The Whispering Pianist records the first electrical recordings to be released for Columbia using the Western Electric system (Master 140125-7 issued on Columbia 328-D). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... “Microphones” redirects here. ... Manufacturers put records inside protective and decorative cardboard jackets and an inner paper sleeve to protect the grooves from dust and scratches. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Wozzeck is the first opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg (1885-1935). ... Bust of Alban Berg at Schiefling, Carinthia, Austria Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935) was an Austrian composer. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... See also: 1923 in music, other events of 1924, 1925 in music and the list of years in music. // Events October 17 - Leos Janaceks String Quartet No. ... “Gershwin” redirects here. ... Cover of the original sheet music of the two piano version of Rhapsody in Blue. ... See also: 1922 in music, other events of 1923, 1924 in music and the list of years in music. Events November 19 - At a concert celebrating the 50th anniversery of the union of Buda and Pest (thus creating Budapest), Béla Bartóks Dance Suite and Zoltán Kod... Louis[1] Armstrong[2] (4 August 1901[3] – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo[4] and Pops, was an American jazz musician. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... See also: 1921 in music, other events of 1922, 1923 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 24 - Carl Nielsen conducts the premiere of his in Copenhagen. ... See also: 1920 in music, other events of 1921, 1922 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Clarence Williams makes his first recordings Published popular music Aint We Got Fun? w. ... 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. ...

1910s

• 1919 in music
• 1918 in music - Phonograph cylinders become obsolete, - Death of Claude Debussy
• 1917 in music - First hit jazz recordings by Original Dixieland Jass Band
• 1916 in music
• 1915 in music - Tom Brown starts billing his group as a "Jass Band"; Birth of Frank Sinatra
• 1914 in music - St. Louis Blues published; first calypso music recordings
• 1913 in music - Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is premiered in Paris.
• 1912 in music - Birth of Woody Guthrie
• 1911 in music - Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss premieres in Dresden
• 1910 in music

See also: 1918 in music, other events of 1919, 1920 in music and the list of years in music. // Events July 22 - The Ballets Russes gives the world premiere of Manuel de Fallas ballet El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat) in London October 27 - Edward Elgar... 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. ... The earliest method of recording and reproducing sound was on cylinder phonograph recordings. ... Claude Debussy, photo by Félix Nadar, 1908. ... See also: 1916 in music, other events of 1917, 1918 in music and the list of years in music. // Events May 12 - Béla Bartóks ballet The Wooden Prince is premiered in Budapest First Jazz recordings made by the Original Dixieland Jass Band First African American jazz recordings... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Original Dixieland Jass Band (after mid-1917 spelling changed to Jazz) was a New Orleans band which, in 1917, was the first ever to make a jazz recording. ... See also: 1915 in music, other events of 1916, 1917 in music and the list of years in music. // Events February 1 - Carl Nielsen conducts the premiere of his Symphony No. ... See also: 1914 in music, other events of 1915, 1916 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Tom Browns band from New Orleans goes to Chicago, Illinois and start advertising themselves as a Jass Band Published popular music Alabama Jubilee w. ... Tom Brown, sometimes known by the nickname Red Brown (June 3, 1888 – March 25, 1958), was an early New Orleans jazz trombonist. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... “Sinatra” redirects here. ... See also: 1913 in music, other events of 1914, 1915 in music and the list of years in music. // Events October 15 - In Rovigo, Beniamino Gigli makes his operatic debut in Amilcare Ponchiellis La Gioconda. ... St. ... Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music which originated in Trinidad at about the start of the 20th century. ... See also: 1912 in music, other events of 1913, 1914 in music and the list of years in music. // Events April 1 - Manuel de Fallas opera La vida breve is given its world premiere in Nice May 29 - there is a near-riot at the premiere of the Igor... Igor Stravinsky. ... The Rite of Spring, commonly referred to by its original French title, Le Sacre du printemps (Russian: Весна священная, Vesna svjaščennaja) is a ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, which was first performed in 1913. ... See also: 1911 in music, other events of 1912, 1913 in music and the list of years in music. // Events February 28 - In a concert in Copenhagen, Carl Nielsen conducts the premiere of his (the Sinfonia espansiva) and his Violin Concerto June 26 - Gustav Mahlers Symphony No. ... Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912–October 3, 1967) was a prolific American songwriter and folk musician. ... // May 24 - Edward Elgar conducts the premiere of his Symphony No. ... Der Rosenkavalier (The Cavalier of the Rose) is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. ... This article is about the German composer of tone-poems and operas. ... For other uses, see Dresden (disambiguation). ... See also: 1909 in music, other events of 1910, 1911 in music and the list of years in music. // Events March 19 - Béla Bartóks String Quartet No. ...

1900s

• 1909 in music - Elektra by Richard Strauss premieres in Dresden
• 1908 in music
• 1907 in music
• 1906 in music - Victor begins selling the Victrola phonograph player for $15.00
• 1905 in music - The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár premieres in Vienna; Salome by Richard Strauss premieres in Dresden
• 1904 in music - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini premieres in Milan
• 1903 in music
• 1902 in music - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy premieres in Paris
• 1901 in music
• 1900 in music - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini premieres in Rome

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. ... Elektra is a one-act opera by Richard Strauss, to a German-language libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal adapted from his drama of 1903—the first of many such collaborations between composer and librettist. ... This article is about the German composer of tone-poems and operas. ... For other uses, see Dresden (disambiguation). ... See also: 1907 in music, other events of 1908, 1909 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 26 - Sergei Rachmaninoffs Symphony No. ... See also: 1906 in music, other events of 1907, 1908 in music and the list of years in music. // Events February 21 - Frederick Deliuss opera A Village Romeo and Juliet is premiered in Berlin General Porfirio Díaz legendarily orders a mariachi band to wear upper-class clothing (a... See also: 1905 in music, other events of 1906, 1907 in music and the list of years in music. // Events May 27 - Gustav Mahlers Symphony No. ... The Victor Talking Machine Company (1901 - 1929) was a United States corporation, the leading American producer of phonographs and phonograph records and one of the leading phonograph companies in the world at the time. ... See also: 1904 in music, other events of 1905, 1906 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 26 - Arnold Schoenbergs Pelleas und Melissande is premiered in Vienna January 29 - Gustav Mahlers Kindertotenlieder is premiered in Vienna October 15 - Claude Debussys La Mer is... For the ballet, see The Merry Widow (ballet). ... Lehár Franz Lehár (30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austrian composer of Hungarian descent, mainly known for his operettas. ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... Coin of Salome (daughter of Herodias), queen of Chalcis and Armenia Minor. ... This article is about the German composer of tone-poems and operas. ... For other uses, see Dresden (disambiguation). ... See also: 1903 in music, other events of 1904, 1905 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 13 - Béla Bartóks symphonic poem Kossuth is premiered in Budapest, becoming his first major work to be performed February 17 - Puccinis Madame Butterfly debuts in... Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two acts) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. ... Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire. ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... See also: 1902 in music, other events of 1903, 1904 in music and the list of years in music. // Events February 11 - Anton Bruckners 9th Symphony premieres in Vienna Enrico Caruso joins cast of New Yorks Metropolitan Opera Company and makes first records for the Victor Talking Machine... See also: 1901 in music, other events of 1902, 1903 in music and the list of years in music. Events April 30 - Claude Debussys opera Pelléas et Mélisande is premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris June 9 - the first complete performance of Gustav Mahlers... Pelléas et Mélisande is the name of several dramatic works. ... Claude Debussy, photo by Félix Nadar, 1908. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... See also: 1900 in music, other events of 1901, 1902 in music and the list of years in music. // Events October 27 - First complete performance of Sergei Rachmaninoffs Piano Concerto No. ... See also: 1899 in music, other events of 1900, 1901 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 14 - Giacomo Puccinis Tosca premieres in Rome. ... For other uses, see Tosca (disambiguation). ... Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ...

1890s

• 1899 in music
• 1898 in music
• 1897 in music - Ragtime music becomes popular in the United States; Death of Brahms
• 1896 in music
• 1895 in music - George W. Johnson becomes first Afro-American recording artist with The Laughing Song
• 1894 in music
• 1893 in music
• 1892 in music - Dan W. Quinn makes first recordings in New York City
• 1891 in music
• 1890 in music - John Philip Sousa makes first recordings with Columbia Phonograph Company

See also: 1898 in music, other events of 1899, 1900 in music and the list of years in music. Events April 26 - Jean Sibeliuss Symphony No. ... // Events Scott Joplin publishes Swipsy Cakewalk Published popular music Because w. ... See also: 1896 in music, other events of 1897, 1898 in music and the list of years in music. Events The Cakewalk matures into Ragtime music John Philip Sousas band makes phonograph recordings of Cakewalks and early Ragtime early publications by Scott Joplin Published popular music Asleep In The... This is an article about Ragtime music. ... Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897) was a German composer of the Romantic period. ... // Events February 1 - Giacomo Puccinis La bohème debuts in Turin March - Leo Stern plays in the premiere of Dvoraks second cello concerto in London Engelbert Humperdinck is created a professor of music by the Kaiser. ... // Events August 10 - The first ever Promenade Concert is held at the Queens Hall in London. ... George Washington Johnson (May 1850 – most likely January 23, 1914) was a singer and pioneer sound recording artist, the first African-American star of the phonograph. ... See also: 1893 in music, other events of 1894, 1895 in music and the list of years in music. Events March 14 - Johan Svendsen conducts the world premiere of Carl Nielsens Symphony No. ... See also: 1892 in music, Other events of 1893, 1894 in music and the list of years in music. // Events February 9 - Premiere of Giuseppe Verdis final opera Falstaff in La Scala in Milan August 14-15 - Americas oldest music organization, the Stoughton Musical Society performs at the... See also: 1891 in music, other events of 1892, 1893 in music and the list of years in music. Events After The Ball becomes the first sheet music to sell over 1 million copies (for a single publisher in a single year) Published popular music After The Ball     w. ... Dan W. Quinn (1859 – November 7, 1938) was one of the first American singers to become popular in the new medium of recorded music. ... See also: 1890 in music, other events of 1891, 1892 in music and the list of years in music. Events October 16 - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra gives its inaugural concert Published popular music Actions Speak Louder Than Words w. ... See also: 1889 in music, other events of 1890, 1891 in music and the list of years in music. Events September 9 - Edward Elgars concert overture Froissart is premiered at the Three Choirs Festival in Worcester George W. Johnson records phonograph cylinders First full performance of Hector Berliozs... Portrait of John Philip Sousa taken in 1900 John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known particularly for American military marches. ... For the Columbia Records label in Japan, see Columbia Music Entertainment. ...

1880s

• 1889 in music - Effie Stewart records first serious classical music at Edison's Menlo Park; First Phonograph Parlor opens in San Francisco
• 1888 in music - Wax phonograph cylinders commercially marketed; Emile Berliner invents lateral-cut disc records
• 1887 in music
• 1886 in music - Franz Liszt dies
• 1885 in music
• 1884 in music
• 1883 in music
• 1882 in music - Parsifal by Richard Wagner premieres in Bayreuth
• 1881 in music
• 1880 in music

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. ... Menlo Park is the name of some places in the United States of America: Menlo Park, California Menlo Park, New Jersey (See also Menlo. ... Tonearm redirects here. ... See also: 1887 in music, other events of 1888, 1889 in music and the list of years in music. // Events wax phonograph cylinders mass marketed Published popular music Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill     anon poss Thomas F. Carey Over The Waves (Sobre las Olas)     w. ... The earliest method of recording and reproducing sound was on phonograph cylinders. ... Emile Berliner with disc record gramophone. ... Manufacturers put records inside protective and decorative cardboard jackets and an inner paper sleeve to protect the grooves from dust and scratches. ... 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. ... See also: 1885 in music, other events of 1886, 1887 in music and the list of years in music. Events Published popular music The Gladiators m. ... “Liszt” redirects here. ... See also: 1884 in music, other events of 1885, 1886 in music and the list of years in music. Events October 25 - Johannes Brahms Symphony No. ... See also: 1883 in music, other events of 1884, 1885 in music and the list of years in music. Events Published popular music Clementine     w. ... See also: 1882 in music, other events of 1883, 1884 in music and the list of years in music. Events Published popular music A Boys Best Friend Is His Mother     w. ... See also: 1881 in music, other events of 1882, 1883 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January - Richard Wagner completes Parsifal Helsinki University Chorus (Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat) is founded Gustav Mahler is employed at Olomouc Richard Strauss enters Munich University Published popular music Baa! Baa! Baa!     w. ... Parsifal is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... Bayreuth [pronounced by-royt] is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb and the Fichtelgebirge. ... See also: 1880 in music, other events of 1881, 1882 in music and the list of years in music. Events February 10 - Offenbachs Tales of Hoffman debuts in Paris November 9 - Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. ... 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. ...

1870s

• 1879 in music
• 1878 in music
• 1877 in music - Phonograph and phonograph cylinder invented by Thomas Alva Edison
• 1876 in music - Siegfried and Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner premiere in Bayreuth
• 1875 in music - Carmen by Georges Bizet premieres in Paris
• 1874 in music - Boris Gudonov by Modest Mussorgsky premieres in Saint Petersburg; Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II premieres in Vienna
• 1873 in music
• 1872 in music
• 1871 in music - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi premieres in Cairo
• 1870 in music - Die Walküre (the Valkyrie) by Richard Wagner premieres in Munich

See also: 1878 in music, other events of 1879, 1880 in music and the list of years in music. // Events December 31 - Gilbert & Sullivans The Pirates of Penzance debuts in New York City Published popular music Oh, Dem Golden Slippers by James A. Bland In the Morning By the... 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. ... See also: 1876 in music, other events of 1877, 1878 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Thomas Edison invents the phonograph. ... Tonearm redirects here. ... The earliest method of recording and reproducing sound was on phonograph cylinders. ... Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931) was an inventor and businessman who developed many important devices. ... 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... Siegfried could refer to: The opera by Richard Wagner; see Siegfried (opera). ...   (Twilight of the Gods – see Notes) is the last of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... Bayreuth [pronounced by-royt] is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb and the Fichtelgebirge. ... See also: 1874 in music, other events of 1875, 1876 in music and the list of years in music. Events March 3 - Georges Bizets Carmen debuts in Paris Published popular music Angels, Meet Me At the Cross Road     w. ... For other uses, see Carmen (disambiguation). ... Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (October 25, 1838 – June 3, 1875) was a French composer and pianist of the romantic era. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... See also: 1873 in music, other events of 1874, 1875 in music and the list of years in music. Events Classical music Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (for piano) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. ... I regard the people as a great being, inspired by a single idea. ... Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: , Modest Petrovič Musorgskij, French: ) (March 9/21, 1839 – March 16/28, 1881), one of the Russian composers known as the Five, was an innovator of Russian music. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Scene from the 1984 version. ... Johann Strauss II The Waltz King coming to life in the Stadtpark, Vienna Johann Strauss II (in German: Johann Strauß (Sohn), Johann Strauss (son); in English also Johann Strauss the Younger, Johann Strauss Jr. ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... See also: 1872 in music, other events of 1873, 1874 in music and the list of years in music. Events Published popular music Silver Threads Among the Gold by Hart Pease Danks & Eben Eugene Rexford The German Polka by Gus Williams Home on the Range by Daniel Kelly & Brewster M... See also: 1871 in music, other events of 1872, 1873 in music and the list of years in music. Events Published popular music Moonlight on the Potomac by John Philip Sousa You Never Miss the Water Till the Well Runs Dry by Harry Linn & Rollin Howard Only a Dream by... See also: 1870 in music, other events of 1871, 1872 in music and the list of years in music. Events December 24 - Giuseppe Verdis Opera Aida premieres Published popular music The Blue and the Gray by James W. Long Good Bye, Liza Jane (anon) The Little Church Around The... AIDA is an acronym used in marketing that describes a common list of events that are very often undergone when a person is selling a product or service: A - Attention (Awareness): attract the attention of the customer. ... “Verdi” redirects here. ... Nickname: Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: , Government  - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area  - City 214 km²  (82. ... See also: 1869 in music, other events of 1870, 1871 in music and the list of years in music. Events Musikverein opens in Vienna (January 6) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys fantasy-overture Romeo and Juliet debuts in Moscow, conducted by Nikolai Rubenstein (March 16) Leo Delibes ballet Coppélia debuts... Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) is the second of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ...

1860s

• 1869 in music - Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner premieres in Munich
• 1868 in music - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner premières in Munich; Ein deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms premières in Bremen; Wiegenlied by Brahms (Brahms' Lullaby)
• 1867 in music
• 1866 in music
• 1865 in music - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner premieres in Munich, marking the beginning of the end for traditional tonality
• 1864 in music
• 1863 in music
• 1862 in music - Birth of Claude Debussy
• 1861 in music
• 1860 in music

See also: 1868 in music, other events of 1869, 1870 in music and the list of years in music. Events Edvard Griegs Piano Concerto is premiered at Copenhagens Casino (April 3) Richard Wagners opera Das Rheingold debuts at the Königlich Hof- und Nationaltheater in Munich (September... For the famous train, see Rheingold Express. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... See also: 1867 in music, other events of 1868, 1869 in music and the list of years in music. Events Modest Mussorgsky begins work on Boris Godunov, which is completed six years later Johannes Brahms completes his orchestral and choral work, Ein deutsches Requiem (Opus 25) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys... Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master Singers of Nuremberg) is an opera in three acts, written and composed by Richard Wagner. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ein deutsches Requiem For the short story by Jorge Luis Borges, see Ein deutsches Requiem (short story). ... Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897) was a German composer of the Romantic period. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... See also: 1866 in music, other events of 1867, 1868 in music and the list of years in music. Events Arthur Sullivan scores his first operetta Cox and Box The Maple Leaf Forever written by Alexander Muir Giuseppe Verdis opera Don Carlos premieres at the Paris Opéra (March... See also: 1865 in music, other events of 1866, 1867 in music and the list of years in music. Events Bedrich Smetanas opera Prodana Nevesta (The Bartered Bride) debuts in Prague at the Provisional Theater (May 30) Jacques Offenbachs operetta La Vie Parisienne debuts in Pariss Palais... See also: 1864 in music, other events of 1865, 1866 in music and the list of years in music. Events Giacomo Meyerbeers opera LAfricaine is posthumously debuted in Paris at the Grand Opéra (April 28) Richard Wagners opera Tristan und Isolde debuts in Munich at the... Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde) is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Tonality is a system of writing music according to certain hierarchical pitch relationships around a key center or tonic. ... See also: 1863 in music, other events of 1864, 1865 in music and the list of years in music. Events Anton Bruckner composes his Symphony No. ... See also: 1862 in music, other events of 1863, 1864 in music and the list of years in music. Events Georges Bizets opera, Les Pêcheurs de perles debuts at the Théâtre-Lyrique in Paris (September 30) Les Troyens, opera by Hector Berlioz, debuts, also at the Th... See also: 1861 in music, other events of 1862, 1863 in music and the list of years in music. Events Béatrice et Bénédict, opera by Hector Berlioz, debuts in Baden-Baden (August 9) Ludwig von Köchel publishes Chonologisch-thematisches Verzeichnis sämtlicher Tonwerke Wolfgang Amadé Mozarts... Claude Debussy, photo by Félix Nadar, 1908. ... See also: 1860 in music, other events of 1861, 1862 in music and the list of years in music. Events Tannhäuser scandal in Paris Published popular music Abide With Me, w. ... See also: 1859 in music, other events of 1860, 1861 in music and the list of years in music. // Events The first Viennese operetta, Das Pensionat by Franz von Suppé, debuts at the Theater an der Wien First official modern Welsh Eisteddfod is held at Denbigh Published popular music Down...

1850s

• 1859 in music - Faust by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris
• 1858 in music - Orphée aux enfers by Jacques Offenbach, the first operetta, premieres in Paris; Hector Berlioz writes Les Troyens
• 1857 in music
• 1856 in music
• 1855 in music
• 1854 in music
• 1853 in music - Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi premieres in Rome; La traviata by Verdi premieres in Venice
• 1852 in music
• 1851 in music - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi premieres in Venice
• 1850 in music - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner premieres in Weimar; Foster's Plantation Melodies by Stephen Foster, including "Camptown Races"

See also: 1858 in music, other events of 1859, 1860 in music and the list of years in music. Events March 4 - Charter of the French Opera House, New Orleans, which opens on December 1 of the same year with a gala performance of Rossinis William Tell. ... Faust is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carrés play Faust et Marguerite, in turn loosely based on Goethes Faust, Part I. It debuted at the Théatre-Lyrique in Paris on March 19, 1859. ... Charles Gounod. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... // January 25 - The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victorias daughter Vicky, the Princess Royal, to Prince Friedrich of Prussia, leading to its becoming popular wedding music. ... Orpheus in the Underworld (in French: Orphée aux enfers) is an opéra bouffe (or opéra féerie in its revised version) in two acts by Jacques Offenbach. ... Jacques Offenbach (20 June 1819 – 5 October 1880) was a French composer and cellist of the Romantic era with German-Jewish descent and one of the originators of the operetta form. ... Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Painting of Berlioz by Gustave Courbet, 1850. ... Cover of the score of La prise de Troie, the first two acts of Les Troyens. ... See also: 1856 in music, other events of 1857, 1858 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Georges Bizet wins the Prix de Rome. ... See also: 1855 in music, other events of 1856, 1857 in music and the list of years in music. Events Popular hits Classical music Polka Pomnenka by Antonín Dvořák Births January 6 - Giuseppe Martucci January 9 - Stevan Mokranjac May - George Templeton Strong, composer and artist Helen Hopekirk... See also: 1854 in music, other events of 1855, 1856 in music and the list of years in music. Events Jacques Offenbach becomes director of his own opera house, Les Bouffes-Parisiennes Popular music Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming by Stephen Foster Opera Linconsolable - Jacques-François-Fromental... See also: 1853 in music, other events of 1854, 1855 in music and the list of years in music. Events None listed Published popular music Hard Times Come Again No More Stephen Foster (I Dream of) Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair Stephen Foster Maggie by My Side Stephen Foster... See also: 1852 in music, other events of 1853, 1854 in music and the list of years in music. Events January 19 - Giuseppe Verdis opera Il Trovatore premieres in Rome March 6 - Giuseppe Verdis opera La Traviata premieres in Venice Published popular music Farewell My Lilly Dear by... Il trovatore (The Troubadour) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare and Salvatore Cammarano, based on the play El Trobador by Antonio García Gutiérrez. ... “Verdi” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ... See also: 1851 in music, other events of 1852, 1853 in music and the list of years in music. Events None listed Popular hits Massas in de Cold Cold Ground by Stephen Foster Births September 30 - Sir Charles Villiers Stanford November 21 - Francisco Tarrega y Eixea unknown date - Henrique... See also: 1850 in music, other events of 1851, 1852 in music and the list of years in music. Old Folks at Home, as sung by Christys Minstrels in 1851. ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome) Rigoletto is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi. ... “Verdi” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ... See also: 1849 in music, other events of 1850, 1851 in music and the list of years in music. // Events None listed Published popular music Camptown Races by Stephen Foster Home Again w. ... In some German Arthurian literature, Lohengrin is the son of Parzival (Percival). ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... For other uses, see Weimar (disambiguation). ... For other persons named Stephen Foster, see Stephen Foster (disambiguation). ... Camptown Races, sometimes referred to as Camptown Ladies, is a comic song in broad, stereotyped negro dialect by Stephen Foster (1826 – 1864), known as the father of American music, who was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century. ...

1840s

• 1849 in music
• 1848 in music
• 1847 in music - "Oh! Susanna" by Stephen Foster published
• 1846 in music - Adolphe Sax invents the saxophone
• 1845 in music - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner premières in Dresden
• 1844 in music
• 1843 in music - Minstrel show premieres in United States; The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner premieres in Dresden
• 1842 in music - "Lisztomania" sweeps Europe
• 1841 in music
• 1840 in music

See also: 1848 in music, other events of 1849, 1850 in music and the list of years in music. Events Opera Il Profeta - Giacomo Meyerbeer The Merry Wives of Windsor - Otto Nicolai Classical music Tasso, symphonic poem by Franz Liszt Popular music Nelly Was a Lady by Stephen Foster Births... See also: 1847 in music, other events of 1848, 1849 in music and the list of years in music. Events Richard Wagner begins writing libretto that will become Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). ... See also: 1846 in music, other events of 1847, 1848 in music and the list of years in music. Events Popular music Opera The Damnation Of Faust by Hector Berlioz Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi Martha by Friedrich Flotow Births February 15 - Robert Fuchs September 13 - Charles Dupee Blake Deaths May... Oh! Susanna is a song written by Stephen Foster in 1847. ... For other persons named Stephen Foster, see Stephen Foster (disambiguation). ... See also: 1845 in music, other events of 1846, 1847 in music and the list of years in music. Events Adolphe Sax invents the saxophone Published popular music When The Swallows Homeward Fly     w. ... Life-size statue of Adolphe Sax outside his birthplace in Dinant, Belgium. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family. ... See also: 1844 in music, other events of 1845, 1846 in music and the list of years in music. Events April 21 - Albert Lortzings opera Undine debuts in Magdeburg. ... In the Venusberg by John Collier, 1901: a gilded setting that is distinctly Italian quattrocento. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... For other uses, see Dresden (disambiguation). ... See also: 1843 in music, other events of 1844, 1845 in music and the list of years in music. Events None listed Popular music Open Thy Lattice, Love w. ... See also: 1842 in music, other events of 1843, 1844 in music and the list of years in music. Events February 6 - The first United States The Virginia Minstrels opens at the Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City. ... Detail from cover of The Celebrated Negro Melodies, as Sung by the Virginia Minstrels, 1843 The minstrel show, or minstrelsy, was an American entertainment consisting of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music, performed by white people in blackface or, especially after the American Civil War, African Americans in blackface. ... The Flying Dutchman by Albert Pinkham Ryder For other uses, see The Flying Dutchman (disambiguation). ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... For other uses, see Dresden (disambiguation). ... See also: 1841 in music, other events of 1842, 1843 in music and the list of years in music. Events May 31 - Frederick William IV of Prussia creates a new order of merit for the arts and sciences. ... “Liszt” redirects here. ... See also: 1840 in music, other events of 1841, 1842 in music and the list of years in music. Events Popular hits Ballet Giselle music by Adolphe Adam Births January 18 - Emmanuel Chabrier September 8 - Antonín Dvorák October 4 - Stephen Albert Emery Deaths Categories: 1841 | Years in music... See also: 1839 in music, other events of 1840, 1841 in music and the list of years in music. Events February 11 - Gaetano Donizettis opera La Fille du Regiment premieres in Paris Robert Schumanns year of song, in which he writes the two Liederkreis, Frauenliebe und -leben and...

1830s

• 1839 in music
• 1838 in music
• 1837 in music
• 1836 in music - Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer premieres in Paris
• 1835 in music - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti premieres in Naples
• 1834 in music - Die Neue Zeitschrift für Musik first published by Robert Schumann
• 1833 in music - Johannes Brahms born
• 1832 in music
• 1831 in music
• 1830 in music

See also: 1838 in music, other events of 1839, 1840 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Felix Mendelssohn conducts the first performance of Franz Schuberts Great C Major Symphony Classical Music Josef Lanner - Amazonen-Galopp; Malapou Galop Robert Schumann: Arabesque in C, Op. ... See also: 1837 in music, other events of 1838, 1839 in music and the list of years in music. Events None listed Popular music Annie Laurie, words (1688) William Douglas, music Lady John Scott (Alicia Ann Spottiswoode) Tis Home Whereer the Heart Is by Robert Dale Owen Opera Benvenuto... See also: 1836 in music, other events of 1837, 1838 in music and the list of years in music. Events June 11th Prussian Copyright Act protecting for the first time performances of concert music Published popular music Hark, Brothers, Hark, words and music by John Hill Hewitt Woodman, Spare That... See also: 1835 in music, other events of 1836, 1837 in music and the list of years in music. Events Donizettis Belisario debuts Popular music None listed Opera Le Postillon de Longjumeau music by Adolphe Adam Births February 21 - Léo Delibes September 10 - Karl Merz November 18 - W... Les Huguenots is a French opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer. ... Giacomo Meyerbeer Giacomo Meyerbeer (September 5, 1791 – May 2, 1864) was a noted German-born opera composer, and the first great exponent of Grand Opera. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... See also: 1834 in music, other events of 1835, 1836 in music, and the list of years in music. Events Publication of Luigi Cherubinis Cours de contrepoint et de fugue Popular music Opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti Births March 16 - Eduard Strauss May 4 - Edmund Hart Turpin... Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico, or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Gaetano Donizetti Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was a famous Italian opera composer. ... For other uses, see Naples (disambiguation). ... See also: 1833 in music, other events of 1834, 1835 in music, and the list of years in music. // Events Statue of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is erected in his birthplace of Geneva. ... Front page banner of NZM, issue of 30April 1850 Die Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (English - New Journal of Music) was a music magazine published in Leipzig, founded by Robert Schumann. ... For others with the same name see Robert Schumann (disambiguation). ... See also: 1832 in music, other events of 1833, 1834 in music, and the list of years in music. Events Hector Berlioz marries Harriet Smithson Popular music Classical music Die erste Walpurgisnacht by Felix Mendelssohn Opera Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti Births May 7 - Johannes Brahms November 12 - Alexander Borodin... Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897) was a German composer of the Romantic period. ... See also: 1831 in music, other events of 1832, 1833 in music, and the list of years in music. Events Classical Music Felix Mendelssohns Hebrides Overture first performed in London Popular music Rock of Ages (hymn) by Augustus Montague Toplady & Thomas Hastings The Bloom is on the Rye (My... See also: 1830 in music, other events of 1831, 1832 in music, and the list of years in music. Events Frederic Chopin arrives in Paris Popular music Lord, Lead the Way the Saviour Went (hymn) by William Crosswell Opera Robert Le Diable by Giacomo Meyerbeer Norma by Vincenzo Bellini Births... See also: 1829 in music, other events of 1830, 1831 in music, and the list of years in music. Events Felix Mendelssohn arrives in Italy Popular music None listed Opera Fra Diavolo first performed in Paris. ...

1820s

• 1829 in music
• 1828 in music - Franz Schubert dies
• 1827 in music - Ludwig van Beethoven dies; Winterreise by Franz Schubert
• 1826 in music
• 1825 in music - Songs from Sir Walter Scott by Franz Schubert, including "Ellens dritter Gesang" (Schubert's Ave Maria)
• 1824 in music - Beethoven's 9th Symphony
• 1823 in music - Die schöne Müllerin by Franz Schubert
• 1822 in music
• 1821 in music - Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber, premieres in Berlin
• 1820 in music

See also: 1828 in music, other events of 1829, 1830 in music and the list of years in music. Events Felix Mendelssohn conducts Bachs St Matthew Passion at Berlin Popular music Opera Guillaume Tell (William Tell) first performed in Paris. ... See also: 1827 in music, other events of 1828, 1829 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Popular music Oh! No! We Never Mention Her by Thomas Haynes Bayly & E. Riley Tyrolese Evening Hymn by Felicia Hemans & Augusta Browne Classical Music Franz Schubert - Opera Daniel Auber - Masaniello... Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... See also: 1826 in music, other events of 1827, 1828 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Rossinis mother dies, prompting his return home to Bologna. ... “Beethoven” redirects here. ... Winterreise (Winter Journey) is a song cycle by Franz Schubert, on poems by Wilhelm Müller. ... Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... See also: 1825 in music, other events of 1826, 1827 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Popular Music The Old Oaken Bucket by Samuel Woodworth Shenandoah (Across The Wide Missouri) trad. ... See also: 1824 in music, other events of 1825, 1826 in music and the list of years in music. Events First performance of Ludwig van Beethovens Ninth Symphony in England François-Adrien Boildieus opera La Dame blanche premieres in Paris Popular Music Cherry Ripe     w. ... Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... Ellens dritter Gesang (Ellens Gesang III, D839, Op 52 no 6, 1825), Ellens third song in English, composed by Franz Schubert in 1825, is one of Schuberts most popular works, although some misconceptions exist regarding its provenance. ... See also: 1823 in music, other events of 1824, 1825 in music and the list of years in music. ... Composer Ludwig van Beethoven The Symphony No. ... See also: 1822 in music, other events of 1823, 1824 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Franz Liszt leaves Vienna for Paris. ... Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795, is a song cycle by Franz Schubert on poems by Wilhelm Müller. ... Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... See also: 1821 in music, other events of 1822, 1823 in music and the list of years in music. Events March 16 - Marriage of Gioacchino Rossini and Spanish soprano Isabella Colbran Popular Music None listed Births March 7 - Victor Masse, composer December 10 - César Franck Deaths unknown date - Jean... See also: 1820 in music, other events of 1821, 1822 in music and the list of years in music. Events Opera Der Freischutz, Carl Maria von Weber Births January 12 - Nikolai Afanisev, composer 18 July - Pauline Garcia-Viardot, composer 22 December - Giovanni Bottesini, composer Deaths Categories: 1821 | Years in music... Der Freischütz (English: The Freeshooter) is an opera in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber to a libretto by Friedrich Kind. ... Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst, Freiherr von Weber (November 18, 1786 in Eutin, Holstein – June 5, 1826 in London, England) was a German composer, conductor, pianist and critic, one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... See also: 1819 in music, other events of 1820, 1821 in music and the list of years in music. Events Published popular music Births January 9 - Pavel Krizkovsky March 7 - Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman August 30 - George Frederick Root, US composer October 6 - Jenny Lind Deaths Categories: 1820 | Years in...

1810s

• 1819 in music
• 1818 in music
• 1817 in music
• 1816 in music - Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) by Gioacchino Rossini, premieres in Rome
• 1815 in music
• 1814 in music
• 1813 in music
• 1812 in music
• 1811 in music - Franz Liszt born
• 1810 in music - Frédéric Chopin born

See also: 1818 in music, other events of 1819, 1820 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Popular Music Classical music João Domingos Bomtempo - Requiem in C Minor Anton Reicha - Andante for Wind Quintet no 2 in F major Schubert - Trout Quintet Opera Saverio Mercadante - L... See also: 1817 in music, other events of 1818, 1819 in music and the list of years in music. // Events December 24 - Silent Night composed by Franz Xaver Gruber December 25 - The first performance of Silent Night (Church of St. ... See also: 1816 in music, other events of 1817, 1818 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Felix Mendelssohn begins studying composition with Carl Friedrich Zelter. ... See also: 1815 in music, other events of 1816, 1817 in music and the list of years in music. Events Classical music Requiem in C-minor - Luigi Cherubini Births 17 November - August Wilhelm Ambros, composer Deaths June 5 - Giovanni Paisiello Categories: 1816 | Years in music ... The Barber of Seville is a theatre play by Beaumarchais, written in 1775, and originally entitled Le Barbier de Séville in French. ... Portrait Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (February 29, 1792 – November 13, 1868)[1] was an Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... See also: 1814 in music, other events of 1815, 1816 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Gioacchino Rossini goes to Naples as musical and artistic director of the Teatro San Carlo. ... See also: 1813 in music, other events of 1814, 1815 in music and the list of years in music. Events Invention of the metronome by Johann Nepomuk Mälzel Classical Music Nocturnes - John Field Opera Fidelio - Ludwig van Beethoven (Vienna) Births April 21 - Beni Egressy November 6 - Adolphe Sax Deaths... See also: 1812 in music, other events of 1813, 1814 in music and the list of years in music. Events Classical Music Ludwig van Beethoven - Wellingtons Victory and Opera Faust by Louis Spohr Births May 22 - Richard Wagner October 10 - Giuseppe Verdi November 27 - Michele Puccini, composer December 2... See also: 1811 in music, other events of 1812, 1813 in music and the list of years in music. Events Classical Music Ludwig van Beethoven - (Opus 93) Births April 6 - Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer Deaths August 21 - Silverius Muller, composer, Categories: 1812 | Years in music ... See also: 1810 in music, other events of 1811, 1812 in music and the list of years in music. Events None listed Classical Music Piano Trio No 7 (the Archduke) by Ludwig van Beethoven Singspiel - Die Ruinen von Athen (The ruins of Athens) by Beethoven Births August 5 - Ambroise Thomas... “Liszt” redirects here. ... See also: 1809 in music, other events of 1810, 1811 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Friedrich Kuhlau leaves Hamburg for Copenhagen to avoid conscription into Napoleons army. ...

1800s

• 1809 in music - Joseph Haydn dies
• 1808 in music - Beethoven's 5th Symphony
• 1807 in music - La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini
• 1806 in music -
• 1805 in music - Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven
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• 1801 in music - Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata
• 1800 in music -

See also: 1808 in music, other events of 1809, 1810 in music and the list of years in music. Events Classical Music (Emperor) - Ludwig van Beethoven Births February 3 - Felix Mendelssohn August 21 - Francesco Schira Deaths January 4 - Bartolomeo Giacometti May 31 - Joseph Haydn Johann Georg Albrechtsberger Categories: 1809 | Years... “Haydn” redirects here. ... See also: 1807 in music, other events of 1808, 1809 in music and the list of years in music. Events Ludwig van Beethoven gives up performing as a pianist Popular Music (Believe Me, if All) Those Endearing Young Charms by Thomas Moore Classical Music - Ludwig van Beethoven Momento capriccioso - Carl... The coversheet to Beethovens 5th Symphony. ... See also: 1806 in music, other events of 1807, 1808 in music and the list of years in music. Events Muzio Clementi begins negotiating for British publication rights to the music of Ludwig van Beethoven Published popular music None listed Opera Joseph - Etienne-Nicolas Méhul La Vestale (The Vestal... La Vestale (The Vestal Virgin) is an opera composed by Gaspare Spontini to a French libretto by Etienne de Jouy. ... Gaspare Spontini (14 November 1774 – 24 January 1851) was an Italian opera composer and conductor. ... See also: 1805 in music, other events of 1806, 1807 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Carl Czerny publishes his first composition at the age of 15. ... See also: 1804 in music, other events of 1805, 1806 in music and the list of years in music. Events Beethovens Opera Fidelio premiers in Vienna Opera The Soldiers Return - James Hook Faniska - Luigi Cherubini Births November 14 - Fanny Hensel, composer Deaths April 6 Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer... Fidelio (Op. ... “Beethoven” redirects here. ... 1803 in music - 1804 in music - 1805 in music See also: other events in 1804, 1804 in literature Events Beethovens Piano Sonata No. ... See also: 1802 in music, other events of 1803, 1804 in music and the list of years in music. Events Popular Music Classical Music Sonata for Violin and Piano (Kreutzer) - Ludwig van Beethoven Opera Il trionpho di Alessandro - Gaetano Andreozzi Anacréon - Luigi Cherubini Births June 24 - George James Webb... See also: 1801 in music, other events of 1802, 1803 in music and the list of years in music. Events Ludwig van Beethoven completes Moonlight Sonata (Piano Sonata No. ... See also: 1800 in music, other events of 1801, 1802 in music and the list of years in music. Events Joseph Haydn completes his oratorio, The Seasons Ludwig van Beethovens ballet, Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus premieres in Viennas Burgtheater (March 28) Popular Music Births April 12 - Joseph... “Piano Sonata No. ... See also: 1799 in music, other events of 1800, 1801 in music and the list of years in music. Events January 16 - Luigi Cherubinis opera, Les Deux Journées (The Water Carrier), debuts in Paris at the Salle Feydeau. ...

1790s

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• 1797 in music - Franz Schubert born
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• 1791 in music - Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute); death of Mozart
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See also: 1798 in music, other events of 1799, 1800 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Classical music Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata Pathetique Joseph Haydn - Die Schöpfung (The Creation) Giovanni Paisiello - Sinfonia Funebre Opera Antonio Salieri - Falstaff o sia Le tre burle Births April 5... See also: 1797 in music, other events of 1798, 1799 in music and the list of years in music. Events Michael Haydn takes on Carl Maria von Weber as a pupil, free of charge Popular Music None listed Opera Il Teseo riconosciuto by Gaspare Spontini Births October 28 - Henri-Jerome... See also: 1796 in music, other events of 1797, 1798 in music and the list of years in music. Events Published popular music Opera Médée first performed in Paris. ... Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... See also: 1795 in music, other events of 1796, 1797 in music and the list of years in music. Events Popular Music Classical Music (Heiligmesse) by Joseph Haydn Opera Li puntigli delle donne by Gaspare Spontini Births February 17 - Giovanni Pacini, composer Deaths September 22 - George Wilhelm Gruber, composer December... See also: 1794 in music, other events of 1795, 1796 in music and the list of years in music. Events Popular Music Opera Le Cabaleur by Louis Emmanuel Jadin Births March 14 - Robert Lucas Pearsall April 14 - Pedro Albeniz y Basanta August 16 - Heinrich Marschner Deaths January 26 - Johann Christoph... See also: 1793 in music, other events of 1794, 1795 in music and the list of years in music. Events Joseph Haydn begins his second visit to London Popular Music Classical Music Symphony no 102 - Joseph Haydn Births May 23 - Ignaz Moscheles October 13 - Anselm Hüttenbrenner Deaths July 2... See also: 1792 in music, other events of 1793, 1794 in music and the list of years in music. Events September 25 - The Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the black Mozart, loses his command and is imprisoned at Houdainville. ... See also: 1791 in music, other events of 1792, 1793 in music and the list of years in music. Events April 13 - Joseph Martin Krauss Symphonie funèbre is played at the funeral of Gustavus III of Sweden. ... The year 1791 in music involved some significant events. ... “Mozart” redirects here. ... Die Zauberflöte (en: The Magic Flute) is an opera in two acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. ... See also: 1789 in music, other events of 1790, 1791 in music, list of years in music. ...

1780s

• 1789 in music - Mozart's Così fan tutte
• 1788 in music -
• 1787 in music - Mozart's Don Giovanni
• 1786 in music - Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro (The marriage of Figaro)
• 1785 in music -
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• 1783 in music -
• 1782 in music - Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio)
• 1781 in music -
• 1780 in music -

See also: 1788 in music, other events of 1789, 1790 in music, list of years in music. ... “Mozart” redirects here. ... Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti, K. 588, is an opera buffa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... See also: 1787 in music, other events of 1788, 1789 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1786 in music, other events of 1787, 1788 in music, list of years in music. ... “Mozart” redirects here. ... Don Giovanni (K.527; complete title: Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, literally The Rake Punishd, or Don Giovanni) is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. ... See also: 1785 in music, other events of 1786, 1787 in music, list of years in music. ... “Mozart” redirects here. ... Le Nozze di Figaro, is a comic opera composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Beaumarchais. ... See also: 1784 in music, other events of 1785, 1786 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1783 in music, other events of 1784, 1785 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1782 in music, other events of 1783, 1784 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1781 in music, other events of 1782, 1783 in music, list of years in music. ... “Mozart” redirects here. ... Die Entführung aus dem Serail (K. 384; in English The Abduction from the Seraglio; also known as Il Seraglio) is a opera Singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... See also: 1780 in music, other events of 1781, 1782 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1779 in music, other events of 1780, 1781 in music, list of years in music. ...

1770s

• 1779 in music -
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• 1777 in music - Il mondo della luna by Joseph Haydn, premieres in Esterháza, Hungary
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• 1771 in music -
• 1770 in music - Ludwig van Beethoven born

See also: 1778 in music, other events of 1779, 1780 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1777 in music, other events of 1778, 1779 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1776 in music, other events of 1777, 1778 in music, list of years in music. ... Il mondo della luna (The World in the Moon) is an opera buffa by Joseph Haydn with a libretto by Carlo Goldoni, first performed at Eszterháza, Hungary on 3 August 1777. ... “Haydn” redirects here. ... Esterháza is a famous palace built in Fertőd, Hungary by Prince Nikolaus Esterházy. ... See also: 1775 in music, other events of 1776, 1777 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1774 in music, other events of 1775, 1776 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1773 in music, other events of 1774, 1775 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1772 in music, other events of 1773, 1774 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1771 in music, other events of 1772, 1773 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1770 in music, other events of 1771, 1772 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1769 in music, other events of 1770, 1771 in music, list of years in music. ... “Beethoven” redirects here. ...

1760s

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• 1762 in music - Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck, premieres in Vienna
• 1761 in music -
• 1760 in music - La buona figliuola by Niccolo Piccini, premieres in Rome

See also: 1768 in music, other events of 1769, 1770 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1767 in music, other events of 1768, 1769 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1766 in music, other events of 1767, 1768 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1765 in music, other events of 1766, 1767 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1764 in music, other events of 1765, 1766 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1763 in music, other events of 1764, 1765 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1762 in music, other events of 1763, 1764 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1761 in music, other events of 1762, 1763 in music, list of years in music. ... Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck. ... “Gluck” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... See also: 1760 in music, other events of 1761, 1762 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1759 in music, other events of 1760, 1761 in music, list of years in music. ... La Cecchina, ossia La buona figliuola (Cecchina, or The Good-Natured Girl) is an opera buffa by Niccolò Piccinni, first performed at the Teatro delle Dame, Rome on 6 February 1760. ... Niccola Piccinni (January 16, 1728 - May 7, 1800) was an Italian composer of classical music. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ...

1750s

• 1759 in music -
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• 1756 in music - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born
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• 1751 in music -
• 1750 in music - Johann Sebastian Bach dies

See also: 1758 in music, other events of 1759, 1760 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1757 in music, other events of 1758, 1759 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1756 in music, other events of 1757, 1758 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1755 in music, other events of 1756, 1757 in music, list of years in music. ... “Mozart” redirects here. ... See also: 1754 in music, other events of 1755, 1756 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1753 in music, other events of 1754, 1755 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1752 in music, other events of 1753, 1754 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1751 in music, other events of 1752, 1753 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1750 in music, other events of 1751, 1752 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1749 in music, other events of 1750, 1751 in music, list of years in music. ... “Bach” redirects here. ...

1740s

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• 1742 in music - première of Messiah by George Frederick Handel, in Dublin
• 1741 in music -
• 1740 in music -

See also: 1748 in music, other events of 1749, 1750 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1747 in music, other events of 1748, 1749 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1746 in music, other events of 1747, 1748 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1745 in music, other events of 1746, 1747 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1744 in music, other events of 1745, 1746 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1743 in music, other events of 1744, 1745 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1742 in music, other events of 1743, 1744 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1741 in music, other events of 1742, 1743 in music, list of years in music. ... Messiah (HWV 56), is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel based on a libretto by Charles Jennens. ... George Frideric Handel (German Georg Friedrich Händel), (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759) was a German-born British Baroque music composer. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... See also: 1740 in music, other events of 1741, 1742 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1739 in music, other events of 1740, 1741 in music, list of years in music. ...

1730s

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• 1733 in music - La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, the first opera buffa, premieres in Naples; Hippolyte et Aricie by Jean-Philippe Rameau, premieres in Paris
• 1732 in music - Joseph Haydn born
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See also: 1738 in music, other events of 1739, 1740 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1737 in music, other events of 1738, 1739 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1736 in music, other events of 1737, 1738 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1735 in music, other events of 1736, 1737 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1734 in music, other events of 1735, 1736 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1733 in music, other events of 1734, 1735 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1732 in music, other events of 1733, 1734 in music, list of years in music. ... La serva padrona (The Servant Mistress) was originally sandwiched in between the opera seria Il prigioniero superbo (The Proud Prisoner), also by Pergolesi. ... Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. ... Opera buffa (a form of comic opera), also known as Commedia in musica or Commedia per musica, is a genre of opera. ... For other uses, see Naples (disambiguation). ... Hippolyte et Aricie (Hippolytus and Aricia) was the first opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, which opened to great controversy at the Académie Royale de Musique, Paris on October 1, 1733. ... Jean-Philippe Rameau, by Jacques André Joseph Aved, 1728 Jean-Philippe Rameau (French IPA: ) (September 25, 1683 - September 12, 1764) was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... See also: 1731 in music, other events of 1732, 1733 in music, list of years in music. ... “Haydn” redirects here. ... See also: 1730 in music, other events of 1731, 1732 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1729 in music, other events of 1730, 1731 in music, list of years in music. ...

1720s

• 1729 in music -
• 1728 in music - The Beggar's Opera by John Gay and Johann Christoph Pepusch, premieres in London
• 1727 in music - Zadok the Priest (the coronation anthem) by George Frideric Handel
• 1726 in music -
• 1725 in music - publication of Twelve concerti, Op. 8 by Antonio Vivaldi, including the Four Seasons
• 1724 in music - Giulio Cesare by George Frideric Handel premières in London
• 1723 in music -
• 1722 in music - Traité de l'harmonie by Jean-Philippe Rameau causes a revolution in music theory.
• 1721 in music -
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See also: 1728 in music, other events of 1729, 1730 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1727 in music, other events of 1728, 1729 in music, list of years in music. ... Painting based on The Beggars Opera, Scene V, William Hogarth, c. ... John Gay John Gay (30 June 1685 - 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. ... Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667- July 20, 1752) was a German composer. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... See also: 1726 in music, other events of 1727, 1728 in music, list of years in music. ... “Handel” redirects here. ... See also: 1725 in music, other events of 1726, 1727 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1724 in music, other events of 1725, 1726 in music, list of years in music. ... “Vivaldi” redirects here. ... The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni in original Italian) is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi. ... See also: 1723 in music, other events of 1724, 1725 in music, list of years in music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... “Handel” redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... See also: 1722 in music, other events of 1723, 1724 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1721 in music, other events of 1722, 1723 in music, list of years in music. ... Jean-Philippe Rameau, by Jacques André Joseph Aved, 1728 Jean-Philippe Rameau (French IPA: ) (September 25, 1683 - September 12, 1764) was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. ... See also: 1720 in music, other events of 1721, 1722 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1719 in music, other events of 1720, 1721 in music, list of years in music. ...

1710s

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• 1711 in music - Rinaldo by Handel, premieres in London, the first all-Italian opera performed in London
• 1710 in music - Agrippina by Handel, premieres in Venice

See also: 1718 in music, other events of 1719, 1720 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1717 in music, other events of 1718, 1719 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1716 in music, other events of 1717, 1718 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1715 in music, other events of 1716, 1717 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1714 in music, other events of 1715, 1716 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1713 in music, other events of 1714, 1715 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1712 in music, other events of 1713, 1714 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1711 in music, other events of 1712, 1713 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1710 in music, other events of 1711, 1712 in music, list of years in music. ... Born in a small Western Massachusetts town in late 1988, Rinaldo has influenced the lives of many during his short time on planet Earth. ... “Handel” redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... See also: 1709 in music, other events of 1710, 1711 in music, list of years in music. ... Several notable women of Ancient Rome bore the name Agrippina. ... “Handel” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ...

1700s

• 1709 in music -
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• 1706 in music - Johann Pachelbel dies
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See also: 1708 in music, other events of 1709, 1710 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1707 in music, other events of 1708, 1709 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1706 in music, other events of 1707, 1708 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1705 in music, other events of 1706, 1707 in music, list of years in music. ... Johann Pachelbel (IPA: [], [] or [][2]) (baptized September 1, 1653 – March 3, 1706) was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. ... See also: 1704 in music, other events of 1705, 1706 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1703 in music, other events of 1704, 1705 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1702 in music, other events of 1703, 1704 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1701 in music, other events of 1702, 1703 in music and the list of years in music. Events Johann Sebastian Bach leaves Lüneburg. ... See also: 1700 in music, other events of 1701, 1702 in music and the list of years in music. Events Georg Philipp Telemann matriculates in law at the University of Leipzig. ... See also: 1699 in music, other events of 1700, 1701 in music and the list of years in music. // William Croft returns to the Chapel Royal, where he had been educated, as a gentleman organist. William Corbett becomes director of the New Theatre at Lincolns Inn Fields. ...

1690s

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• 1695 in music - Henry Purcell dies
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See also: 1698 in music, other events of 1699, 1700 in music and the list of years in music. Events John Blow is appointed composer to the Chapel Royal. ... See also: 1697 in music, other events of 1698, 1699 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Henry Purcells widow publishes the first volume of Orpheus Britannicus. ... See also: 1696 in music, other events of 1697, 1698 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Antonio Stradivari makes the Castelbarco cello. ... See also: 1695 in music, other events of 1696, 1697 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Published popular music Classical music Henrico Albicastro - Il giardino armonico sacro-profano John Blow - Ode on the Death of Purcell Dietrich Buxtehude - Frische Klavierfrüchte Opera Giovanni Bononcini - Il Trionfo... See also: 1694 in music, other events of 1695, 1696 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Music publisher Henry Playford relocates his London shop to Temple Change. ... Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (IPA: ;[1] September 10 (?),[2], 1659–November 21, 1695), a British Baroque composer. ... See also: 1693 in music, other events of 1694, 1695 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Musician Johannes Kelpius and his group of mystics arrive at the Wissahickon, bringing instruments that became an integral part of their church life. ... See also: 1692 in music, other events of 1693, 1694 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Georg Philipp Telemann is sent to school in Zellerfeld, in the hope that it will put him off a musical career. ... See also: 1691 in music, other events of 1692, 1693 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Seven-year-old George Frideric Handel visits the court of Saxony at Weissenfels. ... See also: 1690 in music, other events of 1691, 1692 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Published popular music Classical music John Blow - Ode for St Cecilias Day Bianca Maria Meda - Cari Musici (motet) Andreas Werkmeister - Musikalische Temperatur Opera Henry Purcell - King Arthur (with libretto... See also: 1689 in music, other events of 1690, 1691 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Invention of the clarinet. ...

1680s

• 1689 in music - Dido and Aeneas, opera, by Henry Purcell and Nahum Tate (libretto) performed
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• 1685 in music - Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel born
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Events Opera Dido And Aeneas was first performed in London. ... The Composer, Henry Purcell Dido and Aeneas is an opera by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell, from a libretto by Nahum Tate. ... Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (IPA: ;[1] September 10 (?),[2], 1659–November 21, 1695), a British Baroque composer. ... Cover of Tates version of King Lear Nahum Tate (1652 – 1715) was an Irish Protestant poet, hymnist and lyricist, who became Poet Laureate in 1692. ... See also: 1687 in music, other events of 1688, 1689 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Published popular music Lilliburlero in popular circulation Classical music John Blow - Ode for New Years Day Opera Births April 15 - Johann Friedrich Fasch, composer October 17 - Domenico Zipoli, composer... See also: 1686 in music, other events of 1687, 1688 in music and the list of years in music. // Events During a performance of his own Te Deum, Lully injures his foot with the point of his cane; this results in death from gangrene a few weeks later. ... See also: 1685 in music, other events of 1686, 1687 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Published popular music Classical music Henry Purcell - Ye Tuneful Muses Opera Jean-Baptiste Lully - Armide et Rénaud Alessandro Scarlatti - Olimpia vendicata Births July 31 (or August 1) - Benedetto Marcello... See also: 1684 in music, other events of 1685, 1686 in music and the list of years in music. // Events The father of Georg Philipp Telemann dies, leaving his widow to bring up the children. ... “Bach” redirects here. ... George Frideric Handel (German Georg Friedrich Händel), (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759) was a German-born British Baroque music composer. ... See also: 1683 in music, other events of 1684, 1685 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Antonio Stradivari makes the Bucher, Cipriani Potter and Cobbett ex Holloway violins Published popular music Classical music Giovanni Battista Granata - Alessandro Scarlatti - Agar et Ismaele esiliati (oratorio) Opera John Blow... See also: 1682 in music, other events of 1683, 1684 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Henry Purcell becomes organ maker and keeper of the king’s instruments at the Chapel Royal. ... See also: 1681 in music, other events of 1682, 1683 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Published popular music Classical music John Blow - Ode for New Years Day Georg Muffat - Armonico tributo Robert de Visée - Livre di guittarre dédié au roy Opera Births... See also: 1680 in music, other events of 1681, 1682 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Arcangelo Corelli is employed by the electoral prince of Bavaria. ... See also: 1679 in music, other events of 1680, 1681 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Arcangelo Corelli begins his friendship with Cristiano Farinelli. ...

1670s

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See also: 1678 in music, other events of 1679, 1680 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Published popular music Classical music Opera Petronio Franceschini - Apollo in Tessaglia Alessandro Scarlatti - Gli Equivoci nell’amore MarcAntonio Ziani - Alessandro Magno in Sidone Births October 16 - Jan Dismas Zelenka... See also: 1677 in music, other events of 1678, 1679 in music and the list of years in music. ... See also: 1676 in music, other events of 1677, 1678 in music and the list of years in music. ... Deaths January 14 - Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer Categories: Stub | 1676 | Years in music ... See also: 1674 in music, other events of 1675, 1676 in music and the list of years in music. ... See also: 1673 in music, other events of 1674, 1675 in music and the list of years in music. ... See also: 1672 in music, other events of 1673, 1674 in music and the list of years in music. ... See also: 1671 in music, other events of 1672, 1673 in music and the list of years in music. ... See also: 1670 in music, other events of 1671, 1672 in music and the list of years in music. ... // Denis Gaultier - Pièces de luth sur trois différens modes nouveaux July 18 - Giovanni Bononcini, cellist and composer (died 1747) July 19 - Richard Leveridge, singer and composer (died 1758) date unknown - Julie dAubigny (La Maupin), opera singer (died 1707) date unknown - Antonio Caldara, composer (died 1736) date unknown...

1660s

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See also: 1668 in music, other events of 1669, 1670 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1667 in music, other events of 1668, 1669 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1666 in music, other events of 1667, 1668 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1665 in music, other events of 1666, 1667 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1664 in music, other events of 1665, 1666 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1663 in music, other events of 1664, 1665 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1662 in music, other events of 1663, 1664 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1661 in music, other events of 1662, 1663 in music, List of years in music. ... See also: 1660 in music, other events of 1661, 1662 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1659 in music, other events of 1660, 1661 in music, list of years in music. ...

1650s

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• 1653 in music - Arcangelo Corelli, Johann Pachelbel born
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• 1651 in music - La Calisto by Francesco Cavalli
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See also: 1658 in music, other events of 1659, 1660 in music, list of years in music. ... Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (IPA: ;[1] September 10 (?),[2], 1659–November 21, 1695), a British Baroque composer. ... See also: 1657 in music, other events of 1658, 1659 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1656 in music, other events of 1657, 1658 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1655 in music, other events of 1656, 1657 in music, List of years in music // William Davenant – The Siege of Rhodes – Composers included Henry Lawes and Matthew Locke Categories: | ... See also: 1654 in music, other events of 1655, 1656 in music, List of years in music // Giovanni Legrenzi - Op. ... See also: 1653 in music, other events of 1654, 1655 in music, List of years in music // Samuel Scheidt, German composer (born 1587) Categories: | ... See also: 1652 in music, other events of 1653, 1654 in music, List of years in music // February 17 - Arcangelo Corelli, Italian composer and violinist (died 1713) July 15 - Agostino Steffani, composer (died 1728) September 1 (baptized) - Johann Pachelbel, German organist and composer (died 1706) February 23 - Luigi Rossi, Italian... Arcangelo Corelli (February 17, 1653 – January 8, 1713) was an influential Italian violinist and composer of Baroque music. ... Johann Pachelbel (IPA: [], [] or [][2]) (baptized September 1, 1653 – March 3, 1706) was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. ... See also: 1651 in music, other events of 1652, 1653 in music, List of years in music // Denis Gaultier - Le Rhétorique des Dieux (the Eloquence of the Gods), a manuscript collection of 56 lute pieces[1] ^ Palisca, Claude V. [1968] (1991). ... See also: 1650 in music, other events of 1651, 1652 in music, list of years in music. ... La Calisto is an opera by Francesco Cavalli with a libretto by Giovanni Faustini, first performed on 28 November 1651 at the Teatro San Apollinare, Venice. ... Francesco Cavalli (February 14, 1602 – January 14, 1676), Italian composer, was born at Crema. ... See also: 1649 in music, other events of 1650, 1651 in music, list of years in music. ...

1640s

• 1649 in music - Giasone by Francesco Cavalli, premieres in Venice, the first opera to separate aria and recitative
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• 1644 in music - Ormindo by Francesco Cavalli, premieres in Venice
• 1643 in music - death of Claudio Monteverdi
• 1642 in music - L'incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi, premiered in Venice
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• 1640 in music - Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria by Claudio Monteverdi, premieres in Venice

See also: 1648 in music, other events of 1649, 1650 in music, list of years in music. ... Giasone (Jason) is an opera in three acts and a prologue with music by Francesco Cavalli and a libretto by Giacinto Andrea Cicognini. ... Francesco Cavalli (February 14, 1602 – January 14, 1676), Italian composer, was born at Crema. ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ... An aria (Italian for air; plural: arie or arias in common usage) in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. ... Recitative, a form of composition often used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas (and occasionally in operettas and even musicals), is melodic speech set to music, or a descriptive narrative song in which the music follows the words. ... See also: 1647 in music, other events of 1648, 1649 in music, List of years in music // End of the Thirty Years War (1618 – 1648), which had disrupted German cultural development during much of the first half of the 17th century Henry Lawes – Choice Psalmes Heinrich Schütz – Geistliche Chor... See also: 1646 in music, other events of 1647, 1648 in music, List of years in music // Luigi Rossi - Orfeo, premiered in Rome Categories: | ... See also: 1645 in music, other events of 1646, 1647 in music, List of years in music // Virgilio Mazzocchi, Italian composer of sacred vocal music (born 1597))[1] ^ Palisca, Claude V. [1968] (1991). ... See also: 1644 in music, other events of 1645, 1646 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1643 in music, other events of 1644, 1645 in music, list of years in music. ... Ormindo (LOrmindo) is an opera in two acts by Francesco Cavalli to an original Italian libretto by Giovanni Faustini. ... Francesco Cavalli (February 14, 1602 – January 14, 1676), Italian composer, was born at Crema. ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ... See also: 1642 in music, other events of 1643, 1644 in music, list of years in music. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... See also: 1641 in music, other events of 1642, 1643 in music, list of years in music. ... Lincoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea) is an opera seria in three acts by Claudio Monteverdi to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello, based on historical incidents described in the Annals of Tacitus. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ... See also: 1640 in music, other events of 1641, 1642 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1639 in music, other events of 1640, 1641 in music, list of years in music. ... Il ritorno dUlisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to His Country) is an opera (dramma per musica) in a prologue and three acts by Claudio Monteverdi to an Italian libretto by Giacomo Badoaro, based on the final portion of Homers Odyssey. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ...

1630s

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See also: 1638 in music, other events of 1639, 1640 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1637 in music, other events of 1638, 1639 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1636 in music, other events of 1637, 1638 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1635 in music, other events of 1636, 1637 in music, List of years in music. ... See also: 1634 in music, other events of 1635, 1636 in music, List of years in music. ... See also: 1633 in music, other events of 1634, 1635 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1632 in music, other events of 1633, 1634 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1631 in music, other events of 1632, 1633 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1630 in music, other events of 1631, 1632 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1629 in music, other events of 1630, 1631 in music, list of years in music. ...

1620s

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See also: 1628 in music, other events of 1629, 1630 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1627 in music, other events of 1628, 1629 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1626 in music, other events of 1627, 1628 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1625 in music, other events of 1626, 1627 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1624 in music, other events of 1625, 1626 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1623 in music, other events of 1624, 1625 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1622 in music, other events of 1623, 1624 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1621 in music, other events of 1622, 1623 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1620 in music, other events of 1621, 1622 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1619 in music, other events of 1620, 1621 in music, list of years in music. ...

1610s

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See also: 1618 in music, other events of 1619, 1620 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1617 in music, other events of 1618, 1619 in music, List of years in music // December 10 - Giulio Caccini, Italian composer (born 1551) Categories: | ... See also: 1616 in music, other events of 1617, 1618 in music, List of years in music // Biagio Marini - Affetti musicali (Musical Affections), Op. ... See also: 1615 in music, other events of 1616, 1617 in music, list of years in music. ... // Giovanni Gabrieli - Symphoniae Sacrae, Book 2, published posthumously Hans Leo Hassler - Venusgarten, a collection of instrumental music, published in Nuremburg Alessandro Grandi - Plorabo die ac nocte, a motet for four voices Claudio Monteverdi - Second edition of LOrfeo date unknown - Melchior Vulpius, German composer, primarily of sacred music (born c. ... See also: 1613 in music, other events of 1614, 1615 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1612 in music, other events of 1613, 1614 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1611 in music, other events of 1612, 1613 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1610 in music, other events of 1611, 1612 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1609 in music, other events of 1610, 1611 in music, list of years in music. ...

1600s

• 1609 in music -
• 1608 in music - Arianna by Claudio Monteverdi
• 1607 in music - La Favola D'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi
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• 1600 in music - the first oratorio: Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo by Emilio de' Cavalieri

See also: 1608 in music, other events of 1609, 1610 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1607 in music, other events of 1608, 1609 in music, list of years in music. ... Ariana (sometimes spelled Arianna) is a feminine name derived from Greek, meaning holy one. Ariana or Aryana was a region of the ancient Persian Empire encompassing parts of modern Afghanistan and eastern Iran. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... See also: 1606 in music, other events of 1607, 1608 in music, list of years in music. ... LOrfeo (LOrfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, or La Favola dOrfeo, or The Legend of Orpheus) is one of the earliest works recognised as an opera, composed by Claudio Monteverdi with text by Alessandro Striggio for the annual carnival of Mantua. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... See also: 1605 in music, other events of 1606, 1607 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1604 in music, other events of 1605, 1606 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1603 in music, other events of 1604, 1605 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1602 in music, other events of 1603, 1604 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1601 in music, other events of 1602, 1603 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1600 in music, other events of 1601, 1602 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1599 in music, other events of 1600, 1601 in music, list of years in music. ... An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus. ... Emilio de Cavalieri regarded himself as the composer of the first opera or oratorio, with the Rappresentazione di anima e di corpo, (libretto by Agostino Manni). ... Emilio de Cavalieri (c. ...

1590s

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• 1597 in music - John Dowland's First Book of Lute Songs; Dafne, the first known opera
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See also: 1598 in music, other events of 1599, 1600 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1597 in music, other events of 1598, 1599 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1596 in music, other events of 1597, 1598 in music, list of years in music. ... John Dowland (1563 – February 20, 1626) was an English composer, singer, and lutenist. ... Dafne is the earliest known work that, by modern standards, could be considered an opera. ... See also: 1595 in music, other events of 1596, 1597 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1594 in music, other events of 1595, 1596 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1593 in music, other events of 1594, 1595 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1592 in music, other events of 1593, 1594 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1591 in music, other events of 1592, 1593 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1590 in music, other events of 1591, 1592 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1589 in music, other events of 1590, 1591 in music, list of years in music. ...

1580s

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See also: 1588 in music, other events of 1589, 1590 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1587 in music, other events of 1588, 1589 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1586 in music, other events of 1587, 1588 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1585 in music, other events of 1586, 1587 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1584 in music, other events of 1585, 1586 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1583 in music, other events of 1584, 1585 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1582 in music, other events of 1583, 1584 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1581 in music, other events of 1582, 1583 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1580 in music, other events of 1581, 1582 in music, list of years in music. ... Greensleeves January 18 - Antonio Scandello, composer [[Category:Years in music| Categories: | | | ...

1570s

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See also: 1578 in music, other events of 1579, 1580 in music and the list of years in music. Orlando di Lasso - Corona di Madrigali Categories: | | | ... See also: 1577 in music, other events of 1578, 1579 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1576 in music, other events of 1577, 1578 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1575 in music, other events of 1576, 1577 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1574 in music, other events of 1575, 1576 in music, list of years in music // Events The first performance of a mixed consort in the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England. ... See also: 1573 in music, other events of 1574, 1575 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1572 in music, other events of 1573, 1574 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1571 in music, other events of 1572, 1573 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1570 in music, other events of 1571, 1572 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: 1569 in music, other events of 1570, 1571 in music, list of years in music. ...

1560s

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// Philippe de Monte becomes kapellmeister for the Hapsburg Emperor Maximilian II Cipriano de Rore - Gli amorosi concenti, a collection of madrigals September 3 - Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer (died 1634) October 14 - Jacques Arcadelt, Flemish composer (born 1514/1515) Categories: | ... // none listed Gian Domenico del Giovane da Nola - Neapolitan villanellas for three and four voices May 15 (baptised) - Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer (died 1643) January 8 - Jacobus Vaet, Franco-Flemish composer (born c. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... // none listed Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Il desiderio secondo libro probable - Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, madrigalist, composer of church music (d. ... // none listed Cipriano de Rore - Le vive fiamme Carlo Gesualdo (c. ... // none listed Gian Domenico del Giovane da Nola - Madrigals for five voices October 26 - Hans Leo Hassler, German composer (died 1612) none listed Categories: | ... // none listed none listed Giles Farnaby (c. ... // none listed none listed none listed December 7 - Adrian Willaert, Flemish composer (born c. ... // none listed Il terzo libro della muse, a collection of secular music August 20 - Jacopo Peri, Italian singer and composer of early opera (died 1633) probable - Peter Philips (c. ... // none listed none listed William Brade, German composer of dance forms of the period (d. ...

1550s

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// none listed Adrian Willaert - Musica Nova none listed none listed Categories: | ... // none listed Giaches de Wert - Il secondo libro della muse Gioseffo Zarlino - Le istitutioni harmoniche (Harmonic Foundations) none listed none listed Categories: | ... // none listed Cipriano de Rore Second Book of Madrigals in Four Parts Fourth Book of Madrigals in Five Parts none listed none listed Categories: | ... // none listed none listed none listed June 10 - Martin Agricola, German theorist and composer (born 1486) Categories: | ... // none listed Orlando de Lassus - First book of madrigals a5 Nicola Vicentino - Lantica musica ridotta alla moderna prattica (Ancient Music Adapted to Modern Practice), a treatise aimed at revising the chromatic and enharmonic genera of the ancient Greeks. ... // none listed none listed October 18? - Luca Marenzio (c. ... // Famous confrontation between Nicola Vicentino and Vicente Lusitano about the greek diatonic, chromatic and enharmonic genera. ... The decade of the 1550s in music (years 1550-1559) involved some significant compositions. ...

1540s

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The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ...

1530s

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• 1538 in music - printing of the first protestant hymn-book, Ein Hubsch new Gesangbuch; publication of the first book of madrigals by Maddalena Casulana, the first printed book of music by a woman in European history.
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The decade of the 1530s in music (years 1530-1539) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1530s in music (years 1530-1539) involved some significant compositions. ... Protestantism encompasses the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated with the doctrines of the Reformation. ... Madrigal may refer to: Madrigal, Spain Trecento-Madrigal, a musical form of the 13th and 14th centuries Madrigal (music), a musical form of the 16th and 17th centuries Madrigal (literature) Madrigal may also be: A city in the computer game Myth The fictional character Anna Madrigal from Armistead Maupins... Maddalena Casulana (c. ... The decade of the 1530s in music (years 1530-1539) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1530s in music (years 1530-1539) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1530s in music (years 1530-1539) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1530s in music (years 1530-1539) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1530s in music (years 1530-1539) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1530s in music (years 1530-1539) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1530s in music (years 1530-1539) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1530s in music (years 1530-1539) involved some significant compositions. ...

1520s

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The decade of the 1520s in music (years 1520-1529) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1520s in music (years 1520-1529) involved some significant compositions. ... Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526[1] - 2 February 1594) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. ... The decade of the 1520s in music (years 1520-1529) involved some significant compositions. ... 1611 woodcut of Josquin des Prez, copied from a now-lost oil painting done during his lifetime. ... The decade of the 1520s in music (years 1520-1529) involved some significant compositions. ...

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• 1511 in music -
• 1510 in music -

The decade of the 1510s in music (years 1510-1519) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1510s in music (years 1510-1519) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1510s in music (years 1510-1519) involved some significant compositions. ... // none listed none listed Renaissance composer Josquin des Prez assembled or composed Missa de Beata Virgine, a musical setting of the Ordinary of the Mass, and it became the most popular of his masses in the 16th century. ...

1500s

• 1507 in music -
• 1502 in music -
• 1501 in music - publication of Harmonice Musices Odhecaton by Ottaviano Petrucci, the first printed collection of polyphonic music
• 1500 in music -

See also: 1506 in music, other events of 1507, 1508 in music, List of years in music // First book of lute tablature published by Ottaviano Petrucci in Venice. ... The decade of the 1500s in music (1500-1509) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1500s in music (1500-1509) involved some significant compositions. ... Frontispiece to the Odhecaton. ... The decade of the 1500s in music (1500-1509) involved some significant compositions. ...

Early history

• 1499 in music
• 20th century BC in music