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1872 Events January–March * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. * February 2 – The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on ...

Events

Edgar Degas - Orchestra Musicians - Google Art Project

* May 29 –

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

's oratorio ' Christus (Liszt)' (composed 1862-"66) premiered in the Protestant church at Weimar. *

June 5 Events Pre-1600 *1257 – Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights. *1283 – Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, destroys the Neapolitan fleet and captures Charles II of Naples, Charles ...

– closure of the

Teatro Re The Teatro Re was a theatre in Milan, located near the Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Piazza del Duomo and named for its proprietor, Carlo Re. It functioned as both a prose theatre and an opera house and saw the world premieres of numerous operas, includ ...

following its final performance, Rossini's '' The Barber of Seville'' * June 24 – Karl Müller-Hartung founds an "Orchesterschule" ("Orchestra School") at Weimar. ** – first performance in England of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No 3 at a Philharmonic Society concert. * Friedrich Nietzsche takes up musical composition again after a long break. * Tomás Bretón and Ruperto Chapí receive the first prize of the Madrid Conservatory. * Anton Rubinstein begins a tour of the United States at the behest of

Steinway and Sons Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway (), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in Manhattan by German piano builder Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway). The company's growth led to the opening of a ...

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Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

completes the full draft of Götterdämmerung.

Published popular music

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The Gospel Train "The Gospel Train (Get on Board)" is a traditional African-American spiritual first published in 1872 as one of the songs of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. A standard Gospel song, it is found in the hymnals of many Protestant denominations and has b ...

" by Fisk Jubilee Singers * "Moonlight on the Potomac" by John Philip Sousa * "Waste Not, Want Not ou Never Miss the Water Till the Well Runs Dry by Harry Linn & Rollin Howard * "Only a Dream" by George Cooper & William Vincent Wallace *"Under the silvery stars," words by

Arthur W. French Arthur Wells French (1846–1916) was a journalist from Connecticut who was also a successful songwriter of sentimental songs in the 1870s and 1880s. Born in Monroe, Connecticut, he moved to Bridgeport as a young man. He was inclined to write, e ...

, music by

William A. Huntley William A. Penno (1843–1929), known by his stage name William A. Huntley, was a composer, music teacher, and vocal and instrumental performer in minstrel and vaudeville traditions. Playing his 5-string banjo before crowds that came to number i ...

Classical music

Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (; 25 October 18383 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, ''Carmen'', whi ...

– '' L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1'' from the incidental music to Alphonse Daudet's

play of the same name Play most commonly refers to: * Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to: Computers and technology * Google Play, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * Pla ...

Anton Bruckner Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...

– Symphony No. 2 *

Joseph Callaerts Joseph Callaerts (11 August 1830 – 3 March 1901) was a Belgian organist, carillonneur, composer and music teacher. He was an important member of the Belgian school of organ playing. Biography Joseph Callaerts (sometimes referred to as Jozef) was ...

– Grande fantaisie de concert, Op.5 *

Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czechs, Czech composer. Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravian traditional music, Moravia and his native Bohemia, following t ...

– Piano Quintet No. 1 * César Franck – Veni creator * Charles Gounod -

Funeral March of a Marionette Funeral March of a Marionette (French: ) is a short piece by Charles Gounod. It was originally written for solo piano in 1872 and orchestrated in 1879. It is perhaps best known as the theme music for the television program ''Alfred Hitchcock Presen ...

Franz Paul Lachner Franz Paul Lachner (2 April 1803 – 20 January 1890) was a German composer and conductor. Biography Lachner was born in Rain am Lech to a musical family (his brothers Ignaz, Theodor and Vinzenz also became musicians). He studied music with Si ...

-Octet for winds, Op. 156 *

- '' Sunt lacrymae rerum'' * Modest Mussorgsky – The Nursery *

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...

** Cello Concerto No. 1 ** Cello Sonata No. 1 * Johan Svendsen – Carnival in Paris, Op.9 * Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 2 * Charles-Marie Widor – Organ Symphony No.4, Op.13 No.4 *

August Winding August Winding (24 March 183516 June 1899) was a Danish pianist, teacher and composer. Life Early life and education August Henrik Winding was born in Tårs, near Sandby on the island of Lolland. His father was a clergyman who collected and arran ...

- ''Three Fantasy Pieces'', for clarinet or violin and piano, Op. 19

Opera

– '' Djamileh'' * Gialdino Gialdini – premiered at the Teatro Goldoni, Florence * Alexandre Charles Lecocq – ''

Les cent vierges ''Les cent vierges'' (The Hundred Maidens) is an opérette in three acts, with music by Charles Lecocq and a libretto by Clairville (Louis-François Nicolaïe), Clairville, Henri Chivot and Alfred Duru. It was first produced at the Théâtre des ...

'' * Miguel Marqués – *

Karel Miry Karel Miry (14 August 1823 – 5 October 1889) was a Belgian composer. He was one of the first Belgian composers to write operas to librettos in Dutch and is known as the composer of the music for De Vlaamse Leeuw, the national anthem of Fland ...

** (opera in 4 acts, libretto by Hendrik Conscience, premiered on December 2 in Brussels) ** (opera in 1 act, libretto by P. Geiregat, premiered in Brussels) * Modest Mussorgsky – ''

Boris Gudonov Borís Fyodorovich Godunóv (; russian: Борис Фёдорович Годунов; 1552 ) ruled the Tsardom of Russia as ''de facto'' regent from c. 1585 to 1598 and then as the first non-Rurikid tsar from 1598 to 1605. After the end of his ...

'', Revised Version * Jacques Offenbach – '' Fantasio'' *

– '' La princesse jaune'', Op. 30

Musical theater

* '' La fille de Madame Angot'', Brussels production * '' La Vie parisienne'', London production

Publications

– ''Über die Benennung "Musikdrama"''

Births

* January 1 –

Hermine Finck Hermine Finck (1 January 187231 October 1932) was a German opera singer. She created the role of The Witch in the world premiere of Humperdinck's ''Hansel and Gretel'' and appeared in numerous leading soprano roles in the opera houses of Germany ...

, opera singer (d. 1932) *

January 6 Events Pre-1600 *1066 – Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will eve ...

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Alexander Scriabin Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (; russian: Александр Николаевич Скрябин ; – ) was a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist. Before 1903, Scriabin was greatly influenced by the music of Frédéric Chopin and composed ...

, Russian composer (d. 1915) * January 11 –

Paul Graener Paul Graener (11 January 1872 – 13 November 1944) was a German composer and conductor. He composed numerous operas and orchestral works in the Romanticism style. Biography Graener was born in Berlin and orphaned as a young child. A boy s ...

, conductor and composer (d. 1944) *

January 16 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. * 378 – General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spear ...

– Henri Büsser, conductor and composer (d. 1973) * January 23 – Adelina de Lara, pianist and composer (d. 1961) * March 6 – Ben Harney, ragtime pianist and songwriter (d. 1938) *

March 7 Events Pre-1600 * 161 – Marcus Aurelius and L. Commodus (who changes his name to Lucius Verus) become joint emperors of Rome on the death of Antoninus Pius. * 1138 – Konrad III von Hohenstaufen was elected king of Germany at Cob ...

– Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov, Russian composer * March 8 –

Paul Juon Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

, Russian-Swiss violinist and composer (d. 1940) * March 10 – Felix Borowski, composer and music teacher (d. 1956) * March 19 – Sergei Diaghilev, choreographer (d. 1929) * March 20 –

Bernhard Sekles Bernhard Sekles (20 March 1872 – 8 December 1934) was a German composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue. Life and career Bernhard Sekles was born in Frankfurt am Main, the son of Maximilian Seckeles and Anna (née Bischheim). The fami ...

, composer and music teacher (d. 1934) * March 30 –

Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko Sergei Nikiforovich Vasilenko (russian: Серге́й Никифорович Василенко, ''Sergej Nikiforovič Vasilenko''; – 11 March 1956) was a Russian and Soviet composer, conductor and music teacher whose compositions showed a str ...

, composer (d. 1956) * April 1 – Tadeusz Joteyko, composer * April 29 – Eyvind Alnæs, composer (d. 1932) * May 1 – Hugo Alfvén, composer (d. 1960) * June 22 –

Clara Mathilda Faisst Clara Mathilda Faisst (22 June 1872 – 22 November 1948) was a German pianist, composer and writer. Early life Clara Faisst was born in Karlsruhe, Baden to August and Emma Faisst. Her father died when she was one year old. She was the youngest o ...

, pianist (died 1948) * July 7 – Juan Lamote de Grignon pianist, conductor and composer (d. 1949) *

July 8 Events Pre-1600 * 1099 – Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch. * 1283 – Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese ...

– Harry Von Tilzer, songwriter (d. 1946) * July 18 – Julius Fučík, composer (d. 1916) * July 20 –

Déodat de Séverac Marie-Joseph Alexandre Déodat de Séverac (; 20 July 1872 – 24 March 1921) was a French composer. Life Séverac was born in Saint-Félix-de-Caraman, Haute-Garonne. He descended from a noble family, profoundly influenced by the musical trad ...

, composer (d. 1921) * August 10 – Bill Johnson, dixieland jazz double-bassist (d. 1972) * August 15 **

Harold Fraser-Simson Harold Fraser-Simson (15 August 1872 – 19 January 1944) was an English composer of light music, including songs and the scores to Edwardian musical comedies, musical comedies. His most famous musical was the World War I hit ''The Maid of the M ...

, composer and songwriter (d. 1944) ** Rubin Goldmark, composer (d. 1936) * September 9 –

Josef Stránský Josef Stránský (September 9, 1872 – March 6, 1936) was a Czech conductor, composer, and art collector/dealer who moved to the United States and conducted the New York Philharmonic from 1911 to 1923. Biography He was born on September ...

, conductor (died 1936) * October 12 –

Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams, (; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over ...

, composer (d. 1958) *

November 29 Events Pre-1600 * 561 – Following the death of King Chlothar I at Compiègne, his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, divide the Frankish Kingdom. * 618 – The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over t ...

– Anna von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano (d. 1947) *

December 17 Events Pre-1600 * 497 BC – The first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome. * 546 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Byzantine garrison. * 920 – Romanos I Lekap ...

– Walter Loving, military bandleader (k. 1945) * December 20 – Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer (d. 1956)

Deaths

January 20 Events Pre-1600 * 250 – Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. * 649 – King Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowns his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom. * 1156 &ndas ...

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Raffaele Sacco Raffaele Sacco (August 14, 1787 – January 20, 1872) was an Italian optician and lyricist. He was the reputed inventor of the aletoscope, an apparatus to verify the authenticity of stamps, wax seals, etc. Born in Naples, he was the author of the ...

, lyricist (b. 1787) * February 16 –

Henry Fothergill Chorley Henry Fothergill Chorley (15 December 1808 – 16 February 1872) was an English literary, art and music critic, writer and editor. He was also an author of novels, drama, poetry and lyrics. Chorley was a prolific and important music and litera ...

, music critic (b. 1808) * March 22 – Karolina Bock, singer, dancer and actress (b. 1792) * March 23? - Hugo Ulrich, composer, teacher and arranger (b. 1827) (poss. born May 23) * April 3 –

Henriette Widerberg Henriette Sophie Widerberg (3 September 1796 – 3 April 1872) was a Swedish opera singer ( soprano) and memoirist. She was an elite member of the Royal Swedish Opera and its prima donna for over twenty years. She was appointed ''Hovsångare'' ...

, operatic soprano (b. 1796) * April 12 –

Nikolaos Mantzaros Nikolaos Chalikiopoulos Mantzaros (, ; , 26 October 1795 – 12 April 1872) was a Greek- Italian composer born in Corfu, major representative and founder of the so-called Ionian School of music (Επτανησιακή Σχολή). Biography Man ...

, composer (b. 1795) * May 5 – Johann Kulik, luthier (b. 1800) * May 9 –

Viktorin Hallmayer Viktorin Hallmayer (also ''Hallmayr''; 5 September 18319 May 1872) was an Austrian composer and band conductor, best known as the author of the '' Marcia Trionfale'', the first anthem of the Catholic Pontificate and of the Vatican City State. Hal ...

, conductor and composer (b. 1831) * May 15 –

Thomas Hastings Thomas Hastings may refer to: *Thomas Hastings (colonist) (1605–1685), English immigrant to New England *Thomas Hastings (composer) (1784–1872), American composer, primarily of hymn tunes *Thomas Hastings (cricketer) (1865–1938), Australian cr ...

, composer of hymns (b. 1784) * July 26 – Michele Carafa, opera composer (b. 1787) * August 4 –

Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht (10 August 18024 August 1872) was a German musical conductor, composer and inventor. Early life Wieprecht was born at Aschersleben, where his father was a town musician. According to his autobiography, from a young age ...

, conductor and composer (b. 1802) *

August 11 Events Pre-1600 * 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins. * 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founde ...

– Lowell Mason, organist and composer (b. 1792) *

September 16 Events Pre-1600 * 681 – Pope Honorius I is posthumously excommunicated by the Sixth Ecumenical Council. *1400 – Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers. 1601–1900 * 1620 – A determined band of 35 relig ...

– Gall Morel, choirmaster (b. 1803) *

November 21 Events Pre-1600 * 164 BCE – Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, rededicates the Temple in Jerusalem, an event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah. (25 Kislev 3597 in the Hebrew calendar.) * 235 ...

** Myllarguten, folk musician (b. 1801) ** Emile Steinkühler, composer (born 1824) *

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Giovanni Tadolini Giovanni Tadolini (18 October 1789 – 29 November 1872) was an Italian composer, conductor and singing instructor, who enjoyed a career that alternated between Bologna and Paris. Tadolini is probably best known for completing six sections of Ros ...

, composer

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