Music year 1884

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Music year 1884

Events

September 23 : The Bach monument in Eisenach , designed by Adolf von Donndorf and cast by Hermann Heinrich Howaldt in Braunschweig, is unveiled.

Instrumental music (selection)

Johann Strauss (son) : The Doves of San Marco op. 414 (Polka); One Night in Venice (Quadrille) op. 416;

Antonín Dvořák : Ballad in D minor for violin and piano

César Cui : Suite concertante op.25 for violin and orchestra

Anton Bruckner : Perger Prelude in C major (WAB 129); 7th Symphony WAB 107.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Impromptu-Caprice in G major ; Concert Fantasy in G major for piano and orchestra op. 56; Elegy in honor of IW Samarin in G major; Suite No. 3 in G major op. 55;

Alfredo Catalani : In gondola (piano music)

Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow : Sinfonietta on Russian Themes in A minor op.31

Ethel Smyth : String Quintet in B minor ; Symphony for small orchestra ;

Johannes Brahms : Songs and Romances for four-part mixed choir op. 93a; Table song by Joseph von Eichendorff for six-part mixed choir with piano op. 93b;

Musical theater

January 10th World premiere of the revision (Italian version) of the opera Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi ia at La Scala in Milan.

19th January : World premiere of the opera Manon by Jules Massenet at the Opéra-Comique, Paris

January 25 : The world premiere of the operetta Gasparone by Karl Millöcker based on the libretto by Friedrich Zell and Richard Genée takes place at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna .

Jan. 31 : At the Royal Theater in Antwerp, the world premiere of the carried Opera Pedro de Zalamea by Benjamin Godard .

February 15 : The opera Mazeppa by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky based on the poem Poltava by Alexander Pushkin is premiered at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.

May 31st : The opera Le Villi by Giacomo Puccini has its world premiere at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan. The libretto is by Ferdinando Fontana based on the story Les Willis by Alphonse Karr .

October 31 : The world premiere of the operetta Der Feldprediger by Karl Millöcker takes place at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.

Further world premieres:

Claude Debussy : Diane au bois , (stage work)

Born

January to June

0January 1 : Papa Celestin , American jazz trumpeter, cornet player, singer and band leader († 1954 )
0January 1 : George W. Meyer , American songwriter († 1959 )
0January 3 : Kurt Johnen , German pianist, music teacher and music writer († 1965 )
January 28 : Joseph Boulnois , French composer and organist († 1918 )
January 29 : Juhan Aavik , Estonian composer († 1982 )
0February 2 : Józef Turczyński , Polish pianist and music teacher († 1953 )
February 11 : Alfonso Leng , Chilean composer and odontologist († 1974 )
February 15 : Émile Bourdon , French organist and composer († 1974 )
February 16 : Alfred Grünwald , Austrian operetta librettist († 1951 )
February 18 : Julius Gold , American violinist, musicologist and music teacher († 1969 )
February 18 : Alphonse Martin , Canadian organist, pianist and music teacher († 1947 )
February 22nd : York Bowen , English pianist and composer († 1961 )
0March 4 : María Barrientos , Spanish opera singer († 1946 )
March 12 : Hugo Hirsch , German operetta and hit composer († 1961 )
March 15 : Céliny Chailley-Richez , French pianist and music teacher († 1973 )
March 17 : Joseph Bonnet , French-Canadian organist, composer and music teacher († 1944 )
March 17 : Javier Rengifo , Chilean composer († 1958 )
March 20 : José Cavaquinho , Brazilian cavaquinho player, guitarist, flautist, conductor and composer († 1951 )
March 26 : Wilhelm Backhaus , German pianist († 1969 )
April 14th : Horst Platen , German composer, conductor and theater manager, as well as broadcasting director of NORAG subsidiary station Hanover († 1964 )
April 20 : Maurice Dumesnil , French pianist († 1974 )
April 28 : Emil Ruh , Swiss composer and conductor († 1946 )
0May 1 : Felipe Boero , Argentine composer († 1958 )
0May 2 : Heinrich Steinbeck , Swiss composer and conductor († 1967 )
May 10 : Roberto Firpo , Argentine tango musician and composer († 1969 )
May 16 : Piotr Rytel , Polish composer, music teacher and critic († 1970 )
May 25 : Emilio Perea , Italian opera singer († 1946 )
0June 5 : Ralph Benatzky , Austrian composer († 1957 )

July to December

July 15 : Enrique Soro Barriga , Chilean composer († 1954 )
July 23 : Apolinary Szeluto , Polish composer († 1966 )
July 29th : Boris Wladimirowitsch Assafjew , Russian composer († 1949 )
August 18 : Basil Cameron , English violinist and conductor († 1975 )
August 23 : Benito García de la Parra , Spanish composer and music teacher († 1953 )
0September 6 : Emerson Whithorne , American composer († 1958 )
September 15 : Floro Ugarte , Argentine composer († 1975 )
September 17 : Charles Tomlinson Griffes , American composer († 1920 )
0October 6 : Maurice Hewitt , French violinist and conductor († 1971 )
October 21 : Claire Waldoff , German chanson singer. († 1957 )
December 20 : Juozas Gruodis , Lithuanian composer and music teacher († 1948 )

Exact date of birth unknown

Samuel Belov , American violinist, violist and music teacher († 1954 )
Eva Clare , Canadian pianist and music teacher († 1961 )
Blanche Gauthier , Canadian actress and singer († 1960 )
William B. Houchens , American musician († approx. 1955)
Arthur Pigeon , Canadian accordionist († 1966 )

Died

0January 4th : Louis Ehlert , German composer and music critic (* 1825 )
January 24th : Johan Christian Gebauer , Danish composer, music theorist and organist (* 1808 )
January 25 : Johann Gottfried Piefke , Prussian military musician and composer (* 1815 )
March 19 : Charles Renaud de Vilbac , French organist and composer (* 1829 )
April 22nd : Marie Taglioni , Italian dancer (* 1804 )
May 12 : Bedřich Smetana , Bohemian composer (* 1824 )
May 16 : Teobaldo Power , Spanish composer (* 1848 )
June 25 : Hans Rott , Austrian composer and organist (* 1858 )
August 18 : Franz Seraphin Hölzl , Austrian composer, choir director and church musician (* 1808 )
September 30th : Louis Lacombe , French composer (* 1818 )
October 30 : Pasquale Brignoli , Italian opera tenor (* 1824 )
0December 8 : Sigmund Lebert , German music teacher (* 1821 )

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