1890 In Music
Events in the year 1890 in music. Specific locations *1890 in Norwegian music Events *January 15 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty (ballet) premieres at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. * January–June period – George W. Johnson (singer), George W. Johnson becomes the first African American to record phonograph cylinders, in New York. *June 21 – Richard Strauss conducts the premiere of his symphonic poem ''Death and Transfiguration'' at the Eisenach Festival. *September 3 – Carl Nielsen makes the first entry in his diary. *September 9 – Edward Elgar's concert overture ''Froissart'' is premiered at the Three Choirs Festival in Worcester, England, Worcester. *December 6 – December 7, 7 – First full performance of Hector Berlioz's opera ''Les Troyens'' takes place at Karlsruhe, 21 years after the composer's death. *Charles-Marie Widor succeeds César Franck as organ professor at the Paris Conservatoire. *The New York Phonograph Company open ...
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