Mark's Music Circus
presents
Music Events of
Births
1 February:
KERRY MILLS
= American violinist and songwriter = [died: 1948]
3 February:
GIULIO GATTI-CASAZZA
= Italian opera manager = [died: 1940]
3 March:
HENRY WOOD
= English conductor = [died: 1944]
5 May:
HANS PFITZNER
= German composer = [died: 1949]
6 June:
SIEGFRIED WAGNER
= German composer and conductor, the son of Richard Wagner = [died: 1930]
9 July:
ARNOLD VOLPE
= Lithuanian-born American composer and conductor = [died: 1940]
13 July:
FLORENCE PERRY
= English opera singer = [died: 1949]
2 September:
CARLOS HARTLING
= German-born composer from Honduras, who composed the music for the national anthem of Honduras = [died: 1920]
6 September:
HENRY WALFORD DAVIES
= English composer and organist, Master of the King's Musick = [died: 1944]
30 September:
ERNST ALBERT COUTURIER
= American cornet virtuoso, composer, inventor and instrument manufacturer = [died: 1950]
date unknown:
KATE CARNEY
= English singer = [died: 1950]
MAXIMILIAN MAKSAKOV
= Austrian/Russian opera singer and music teacher = [died: 1936]
Timeline of Musical Events
3 April:
EDVARD GRIEG's
Piano Concerto
is premiered at Copenhagen's Casino.
25 May:
Original Vienna State Opera house opens with its first performance being
Don Giovanni
, by
MOZART
22 September:
RICHARD WAGNER's
opera
Das Rheingold
debuts at the Koniglich Hof- und National Theatre in Munich.
Published Popular Music
"The Little Brown Jug"
= by
J. EASTBURN WINNER
"Now the Day is Over"
= lyrics by
SABINE BARING-GOULD
; music by
JOSEPH BARNBY
"Shew, Fly! Don't Bother Me!"
= by
T. BRINGHAM BISHOP
(possibly lyrics by
BILLY REEVES
; music by
FRANK CAMPBELL
)
"Sweet Genevieve"
= lyrics by
GEORGE COOPER
; music by
HENRY TUCKER
Classical Music
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Ein deutsches Requiem
CHARLES GOUNOD
Les Martyrs
GEORGE STEPHANESCU
Symphony in A
Opera
FREDERIC CLAY
Ages Ago
KAREL MIRY
Een engel op wacht
(opera in 1 act, libretto by P. Geiregat, premiered on December 8 in Brussels)
RICHARD WAGNER
Das Rheingold
Please address any comments concerning this page to
The Music Maestro
Mark Chard
BSc
Page created: 11th February 2011
Last edited: 19th October 2023