1869 in music
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- April 3 - Edvard GriegEdvard GriegEdvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...
's Piano ConcertoPiano Concerto (Grieg)The Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, composed by Edvard Grieg in 1868, was the only concerto Grieg completed. It is one of his most popular works and among the most popular of all piano concerti.-Structure :The concerto is in three movements:...
is premiered at CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
's Casino. - September 22 - Richard WagnerRichard WagnerWilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas...
's operaOperaOpera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
Das RheingoldDas Rheingoldis the first of the four operas that constitute Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen . It was originally written as an introduction to the tripartite Ring, but the cycle is now generally regarded as consisting of four individual operas.Das Rheingold received its premiere at the National Theatre...
debuts at the Königlich Hof- und Nationaltheater in MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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Published popular music
- "The Little Brown JugLittle Brown Jug (song)"Little Brown Jug" is a song written in 1869 by Joseph Winner, originally published credited to "Eastburn" .It was originally a drinking song. It remained well known as a folk song into the early 20th century. Like many songs which make reference to alcoholic beverages, it enjoyed new popularity...
" by J. Eastburn WinnerJoseph WinnerJoseph Eastburn Winner was an American composer and music publisher. He is best known for his tune, "The Little Brown Jug" .... - "Now the Day is Over" by w. Sabine Baring-Gould m. Joseph Barnby
- "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother MeShoo Fly, Don't Bother MeShoo, Fly, Don't Bother Me! was most likely written by T. Brigham Bishop and first published in 1869 by White, Smith & Perry. It has remained popular since that time...
" attributed to T. Brigham BishopThomas Brigham BishopThomas Brigham Bishop is best known as an American composer of popular music...
(possibly w. Billy Reeves m. Frank Campbell) - "Sweet Genevieve" w. George Cooper m. Henry Tucker
Classical music
- Johannes BrahmsJohannes BrahmsJohannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...
- Ein deutsches RequiemEin deutsches RequiemA German Requiem, To Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45 by Johannes Brahms, is a large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, and a soprano and a baritone soloist, composed between 1865 and 1868. It comprises seven movements, which together last 65 to 80 minutes, making this work Brahms's longest... - Charles GounodCharles GounodCharles-François Gounod was a French composer, known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust and Roméo et Juliette.-Biography:...
- Les Martyrs - George StephanescuGeorge StephanescuGeorge Stephănescu was a Romanian composer, one of the main figures in Romanian national opera.He graduated from the Bucharest Academy of Music...
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Opera
- Frederic ClayFrederic ClayFrederic Emes Clay was an English composer known principally for his music written for the stage. Clay, a great friend of Arthur Sullivan's, wrote four comic operas with W. S...
- Ages AgoAges AgoAges Ago is a musical entertainment with a libretto by W. S. Gilbert and music by Frederic Clay that premiered on 22 November 1869 at the Royal Gallery of Illustration. It marked the beginning of a seven year long collaboration between the two. The piece was revived many times, including at St... - Karel MiryKarel MiryKarel Miry was a Belgian composer.He was one of the first Belgian composers to write operas to librettos in Dutch. He composed the music for De Vlaamse Leeuw the national anthem of Flanders, and for which Hippoliet van Peene wrote the lyrics...
- Een engel op wacht (opera in 1 act, libretto by P. Geiregat, premiered on December 8 in BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
) - Richard WagnerRichard WagnerWilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas...
- Das RheingoldDas Rheingoldis the first of the four operas that constitute Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen . It was originally written as an introduction to the tripartite Ring, but the cycle is now generally regarded as consisting of four individual operas.Das Rheingold received its premiere at the National Theatre...
Births
- February 1 - Kerry MillsKerry MillsKerry Mills was an American composer of popular music during the Tin Pan Alley era. His stylistically diverse music ranged from ragtime to cakewalk to marches. He was most prolific between 1895 and 1918....
, US violinist and songwriter (d. 1948) - February 3 - Giulio Gatti-CasazzaGiulio Gatti-CasazzaGiulio Gatti-Casazza was an Italian opera manager. He was general manager of La Scala in Milan, Italy and later the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.-Life and career:...
, opera manager (d. 1940) - March 3 - Henry WoodHenry Wood (conductor)Sir Henry Joseph Wood, CH was an English conductor best known for his association with London's annual series of promenade concerts, known as the Proms. He conducted them for nearly half a century, introducing hundreds of new works to British audiences...
, conductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
(d. 1944) - May 5 - Hans PfitznerHans PfitznerHans Erich Pfitzner was a German composer and self-described anti-modernist. His best known work is the post-Romantic opera Palestrina, loosely based on the life of the great sixteenth-century composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.-Biography:Pfitzner was born in Moscow, Russia, where his...
, composer (d. 1949) - June 6 - Siegfried WagnerSiegfried WagnerSiegfried Wagner was a German composer and conductor, the son of Richard Wagner. He was an opera composer and the artistic director of the Bayreuth Festival from 1908 to 1930.-Life:...
, composer (d. 1930) - July 9 - Arnold VolpeArnold VolpeArnold Volpe was a Lithuanian-born American composer and conductor who came to the United States in 1898. He composed mainly chamber music, including a string quartet, as well as a mazurka for violin and orchestra...
, composer (d. 1940) - July 13 - Florence PerryFlorence PerryFlorence Perry was an English opera singer and actress best known for her performances with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.-Biography:...
, opera singer (d. 1949) - September 6 - Henry Walford DaviesHenry Walford DaviesSir Henry Walford Davies KCVO OBE was a British composer, who held the title Master of the King's Musick from 1934 until 1941.-Early life and education:...
, composer and organist, Master of the King's Musick (d. 1944) - September 30 - Ernst Albert CouturierE.A. CouturierErnst Albert Couturier was a cornet player, feature soloist/headline act on cornet, composer, inventor and brass band instrument manufacturer.- Life :...
, cornet virtuoso, composer, inventor and instrument manufacturer - date unknown
- Kate CarneyKate CarneyKate Carney was an English singer and comedienne who played the music halls in London.Catherine M. -Kate- was born in Southwark, London in 1869 . She first appeared as Kate Carney at the Albert Music Hall in Canning Town, singing Irish songs. She was, however, more famous for her Cockney songs,...
, singer (d. 1950) - Carlos HartlingCarlos HartlingCarlos Hartling was a German-born composer from Honduras, who composed the music for the National Anthem of Honduras, adopted as the country's national anthem in 1915. Their parents were Georg Friedrich Hartlíng and Johanne Henriete Wilhemine Hartling. He realized his studies in the Weimar and...
, composer of the national anthem of Honduras (d. 1920) - Maximilian MaksakovMaximilian MaksakovMaksimilian Karlovich Maksakov — was an Austrian/Russian opera singer and music teacher...
, opera singer (d. 1936)
- Kate Carney
Deaths
- January 10 - Joan AulíJoan AulíJoan Auli was a Spanish organist and composer.Auli was born in Felanitx, Majorca. He had a precocious musical talent and was already an organist when he entered the Dominican Order in 1814...
, organist and composer (b. 1796) - March 8 - Hector BerliozHector BerliozHector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts . Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works; as a...
, composer (b. 1803) - March 23 - Charles LucasCharles Lucas (musician)Charles Lucas was an English cellist, conductor, composer and publisher. He was a Principal of the Royal Academy of Music....
, cellist (b. 1808) - April 1 - Alexander DreyschockAlexander DreyschockAlexander Dreyschock was a Czech pianist and composer.Born in Žáky in Bohemia, his musical talents were first noticed at age of eight, and at age fifteen he travelled to Prague to study piano and composition with Václav Tomášek...
, pianist and composer (b. 1818) - April 12 - Antonie BrentanoAntonie BrentanoThe Immortal Beloved is the mysterious addressee of a love letter which composer Ludwig van Beethoven wrote on 6–7 July 1812 in Teplitz...
, friend of Beethoven (b. 1780) - April 20 - Carl LoeweJohann Carl Gottfried LöweJohann Carl Gottfried Loewe , usually called Carl Loewe , was a German composer, baritone singer and conductor. In his lifetime, his songs were well enough known for some to call him the "Schubert of North Germany", and Hugo Wolf came to admire his work...
, composer, baritoneBaritoneBaritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
, conductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble... - June 4 - Joseph AscherJoseph AscherJoseph Ascher was a Dutch-Jewish composer and pianist.He was born in Groningen, the son of the chazzan of the city, who went on to become a cantor in London. Ascher started his music studies in London...
, pianist and composer (b. 1829) - June 15 - Albert GrisarAlbert GrisarAlbert Grisar was a Belgian composer.Grisar studied in Antwerp, in Paris , and, in the mid-1840s, in Naples with Saverio Mercadante. He was a successful comic opera composer, first winning success in Brussels in 1833 and in Paris later in the decade...
, composer (b. 1808) - August 13 - Giuseppe PersianiGiuseppe PersianiGiuseppe Persiani was an Italian opera composer. He wrote his first opera - one of 11 - in 1826 but, after his marriage the soprano Fanny Tacchinardi Persiani, who was to become a significant singer in her time, he devoted much of his efforts to supporting her career...
, opera composer (b. 1799) - August 24 - Macedonio AlcaláMacedonio AlcaláMacedonio Alcalá Prieto was a Mexican violinist, pianist and songwriter remembered today especially for his waltz, "Dios nunca muere" ....
, pianist, violinist and songwriter (b. 1831) - November 29 - Giulia GrisiGiulia GrisiGiulia Grisi, also known as Madame De Candia was an Italian opera singer...
, opera singer (b. 1811) - December 18 - Louis Moreau GottschalkLouis Moreau GottschalkLouis Moreau Gottschalk was an American composer and pianist, best known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano works...
, composer and pianist (b. 1829) (overdose of quinine) - December 23 - Julian FontanaJulian FontanaJulian Fontana was a Polish pianist, composer, lawyer, author, translator, and entrepreneur, best remembered as a close friend and musical executor of Frédéric Chopin.-Biography:...
, pianist (b. 1810)