1899 in music
Overview of the events of 1899 in music
Events in the year 1899 in music .
Specific locations
Events
Published popular music
Recorded popular music
Classical music
Hugo Alfvén – Symphony No. 2 in DTor Aulin – 4 Aquarellen for Violin and Piano, Op. 12 or 15Amy Beach – Piano Concerto in C♯ Joseph Callaerts – Toccata, Op.29Frederick Delius – Paris, Nocturne Friedrich Diethe – Romanze for Bass ClarinetErnő von Dohnányi – Sonata for Cello and Piano in B♭ Edward Elgar
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor, Op. 6Axel Gade – Concerto No. 2 for violin and orchestra in F majorLouis Glass – Symphony No. 2 in C minorReinhold Glière – Symphony No. 1Leopold Godowsky – 3 Concert Studies, Op.11Theodore Gouvy – Paraphrases symphoniques, Op.89Edvard Grieg – Ave maris stella, EG 150Johan Halvorsen – Norwegian Festival Overture Siegmund von Hausegger – Barbarossa Hans Huber – Concerto No. 3 for piano and orchestraScott Joplin – Maple Leaf Rag Ferdinand Kühne – Geburstags-Marsch, Op.41Max Laurischkus
Luise Adolpha Le Beau – Elegy, Op.44Ernst Mielck – Finnish Suite , Op. 10Ethelbert Nevin – En Passant, Op.30Maurice Ravel – Pavane pour une Infante défunte , for pianoVladimir Rebikov
3 Morceaux, Op.7
Suite de ballet, Op.14 Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minorJosef Suk – Symphony No. 1 in E majorArnold Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht Floradora
Births
January 7
January 14 – Herbert Sumsion , English composer and organist (died 1995)January 21 – Alexander Tcherepnin , Russian pianist and composer (died 1977)February 15 – Georges Auric , French composer (died 1983)February 21 – Clara Clairbert , Belgian operatic soprano (died 1970 )March 5 – Patrick Hadley , British composer (died 1973)March 10 – Finn Høffding , Danish composer (died 1997)March 13 – Pancho Vladigerov , Bulgarian composer (died 1978)March 26 – William Baines , English composer and pianist (died 1922)April 5
April 7 – Robert Casadesus , French pianist and composer (died 1972)April 29 – Duke Ellington , American jazz musician and composer (died 1974)May 1 – Jón Leifs , Icelandic composer (died 1968)May 6 – Billy Cotton , English bandleader (died 1969)May 10 – Fred Astaire , American dancer, actor and singer (died 1987)May 30 – Jack Little , British-born American singer and songwriter (died 1956)June 1 – Werner Janssen , American conductor and composer (died 1990)June 9 – Signe Amundsen , Norwegian operatic soprano (died 1987 )June 11 – George Frederick McKay , American composer (died 1970)June 13 – Carlos Chávez , Mexican composer and conductorJune 16 – Helen Traubel , American opera singer (died 1972 )June 19 – Pat Ballard , American songwriter (died 1960 )June 21 – Pavel Haas , Czech composer (killed 1944)June 30 – Harry Shields , American jazz musician (died 1971 )July 1 – Thomas A. Dorsey , American "father of gospel music " (died 1993 )July 3 – Benny Nawahi , American ukulele player (died 1985 )July 10 – André Souris , Belgian composer and writer (died 1970)July 17 – James Cagney , American actor, singer and dancer (died 1986 )July 18 – Felipe Pinglo Alva , Peruvian composer (died 1938 )July 30 – John Woods Duke , American composer (died 1984)August 6 – Margarete Klose , operatic mezzo-soprano (died 1968 )September 6 – Billy Rose , Broadway producer and lyricist (died 1966)September 9 – Maria Yudina , pianist (died 1970)September 11 – Jimmie Davis , country and gospel singer-songwriter and politician (died 2000)September 13 – Ephraim Amu , composer, musicologist and music teacher (died 1995)September 25 – Ricard Lamote de Grignon , conductor and composer (died 1965)September 26 – William L. Dawson , composer (died 1990)October 9 – Mary Jarred , opera singer (died 1993 )October 19 – Sidonie Goossens , harpist (died 2004 )October 31 – Ted Shapiro , songwriter and pianist (died 1980)November 9 – Mezz Mezzrow , jazz musician (died 1972)November 17 – Toscha Seidel , violinist (died 1962)November 18 – Eugene Ormandy , violinist and conductor (died 1985)November 22 – Hoagy Carmichael , composer, pianist and singer (died 1981)November 29 – Gustave Reese , musicologist (died 1977 )November 30 – Hans Krása , Czech-German composer (killed 1944)December 2 – Sir John Barbirolli , conductor (died 1970)December 11 – Julio de Caro , composer (died 1980)December 16 – Noël Coward , dramatist, actor, singer and composer (died 1973)December 18 – Muriel Brunskill , operatic contralto (died 1980 )December 21 – Silvestre Revueltas , composer (died 1940 )date unknown – Sadettin Heper , composer (died 1980)
Deaths
January 10 – Albert Becker , composer, 64February 3 – Amalie Joachim , contralto and voice teacher (born 1839)February 4 – Eduard Holst , Danish composer, playwright, actor, dancer and dance master, 52April 17 – Hans Balatka , composer, 72April 23 – Lucien Delormel , lyricist (born 1847)May 21 – Louise Tunison , composer and organist, 26May 29 – Frantz Jehin-Prume , violinist, composer, and music educator, 60June 3 – Johann Strauss II , composer, 73June 10 – Ernest Chausson , composer, 44 (bicycle accident)June 16 – August Winding , composer, 64August 17 – Erik Bøgh , journalist, dramatist and songwriter, 77August 28 – Guillermo Morphy , musicologist, 63October 10 – Allan James Foley , operatic bass, 62October 11 – John Troutbeck , musicologist (b. 1832)October 13 – Aristide Cavaillé-Coll , organ-builder, 88October 15 – Johann Nepomuk Fuchs , conductor and composer, 57October 18 – Gussie Davis , songwriter, 36October 22 – Ernst Mielck , composer, 21 (tuberculosis)October 23 – Ludwig Straus , violinist, 64October 31 – Hugh Talbot , singer and actor, 54November 16 – Vincas Kudirka , lyricist of the Lithuanian national anthem, 40 (tuberculosis)November 25 – Robert Lowry , hymn writer, 73December 7 – Anton de Kontski , pianist and composer, 82December 10 – Hans von Milde , operatic baritone, 78December 20 – Romain Bussine , poet, baritone, and voice teacher, 69December 21
December 23 – Marietta Piccolomini , operatic soprano, 65December 31 – Carl Millöcker , conductor and composer, 57
References
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