1879 in music

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See also: 1878 in music, other events of 1879, 1880 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Contents 1 Events 2 Published popular music 3 Classical music 4 Opera 5 Musical theater 6 Births 7 Deaths

Events

• December 31 - Gilbert & Sullivan's 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 Bright Light by James A. Bland
• My Visit to the Opera by Joseph P. Skelly

Classical music

• Henri Duparc - Le Manoir de Rosemonde
• César Franck - Piano Quintet
• Asger Hamerik - Concert Romance for 'cello and piano
• Franz Lachner - Elegie for Flute and Organ

Opera

• Eugene Onegin by Peter Tchaikovsky

Musical theater

Births

• February 26 - Frank Bridge, composer
• May 22 - Eastwood Lane, composer
• June 13 - Maria Gay, opera singer
• June 21 - Henry Creamer, US songwriter
• July 5 - Philippe Gaubert, composer
• July 9 - Ottorino Respighi, composer
• August 1 - Eva Tanguay, singer, vaudeville star (d. 1947)
• August 18 - Gus Edwards, Prussian-born US songwriter and entertainer
• October 12 - Chris Smith, composer
• October 21 - Joseph Canteloube, composer
• December 4 - Hamilton Harty, composer

Deaths