Music year 1887

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Music year 1887

Instrumental music (selection)

Antonín Dvořák : 2nd piano quintet ; Two little pearls (piano music); Mass in D major op. 86; The 149th Psalm for gem. Choir and orchestra
César Cui : A Argenteau , 9 character pieces op.40 (piano music)

Anton Bruckner : 8th Symphony, first version.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Pezzo capriccioso in B minor for violoncello and orchestra op. 62; Six romances op.63

Charles-Marie Widor : Suite op. 58;

Alfredo Catalani : Serenata andalusa for violoncello and piano; Un organetto suona per la via (piano music); Sotto le tue finestre (piano music)

Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow : Capriccio espagnol op. 34; Fantasy on two Russian themes for violin and orchestra op. 33;

Ethel Smyth : Sonata in A minor op. 7 for violin and piano; Five chorale preludes for organ

Claude Debussy : Printemps (orchestral work)

Johannes Brahms : Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Double concerto op.102

Carl Michael Ziehrer : Austria in Tones , Waltz op. 373; Let go! Polka fast, op.386

Musical theater

February 5th : The opera Otello by Giuseppe Verdi based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare with the libretto by Arrigo Boito is premiered with triumphant success at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Only Verdi himself is not satisfied with the performance. Francesco Tamagno sings the title role of Otello, Romilda Pantaleoni sings Desdemona and Victor Maurel sings Iago.

February 26th : Premiere of the operetta Bellmann by Franz von Suppè in the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.

March 16 : World premiere of the opera Proserpine by Camille Saint-Saëns at the Grand Opéra Paris

June 18th : World premiere of the comic opera Die Musikanten by Friedrich von Flotow in Mannheim

October 20th World premiere of the opera The Enchantress by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in St. Petersburg.

October 29th : World premiere of the operetta The Seven Swabians by Karl Millöcker at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna

December 17th : Premiere of the operetta Simplicius by Johann Strauss (Sohn) in the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.

Further world premieres:

Arthur Sullivan : Ruddigore (Comic Opera)
Richard Genée : The Thirteen (Operetta)
Adolf Müller junior : The city of Vienna in words and pictures (musical farce)

Born

January to June

January 28 : Arthur Rubinstein , Polish-American pianist († 1982 )
0February 4 : Stasys Šimkus , Lithuanian composer († 1943 )
0February 5 : Richard Gölz , German church musician and theologian († 1975 )
February 17 : Willy Bardas , Austrian pianist and music teacher († 1924 )
February 17 : Leevi Madetoja , Finnish composer († 1947 )
February 23 : Oskar Lindberg , Swedish composer († 1955 )
0March 5 : Heitor Villa-Lobos , Brazilian composer and conductor († 1959 )
0March 8 : Anuschawan Ter-Gewondjan , Armenian composer († 1961 )
March 13 : Carlos Isamitt , Chilean composer and painter († 1974 )
March 22 : Giacomo Rimini , American opera singer and music teacher of Italian origin († 1952 )
March 23 : Anthony van Hoboken , Dutch musicologist and music collector († 1983 )
0April 9 : Florence Price , American composer († 1953 )
April 10 : Heinz Tiessen , German composer († 1971 )
0May 9 : Francisco Alonso , Spanish composer († 1948 )
May 10 : August Pepöck , Austrian composer and Kapellmeister († 1967 )
May 11 : Paul Wittgenstein , Austrian pianist († 1961 )
May 12 : Johan Wichers , German composer († 1956 )
May 17 : Octávio Bevilacqua , Brazilian musicologist and teacher († 1953 )
0June 3 : Roland Hayes , American singer († 1977 )
June 17 : Fraser Gange , American singer and music teacher († 1962 )
June 21 : Josef Jonsson , Swedish composer († 1969 )
June 25 : Arnold Trowell , New Zealand cellist, composer and music teacher († 1966 )

July to December

July 29 : Rudi Stephan , German composer († 1915 )
July 29 : Sigmund Romberg , Hungarian composer of operettas († 1951 )
0August 2 : Fritz Jöde , German music teacher († 1970 )
0August 6 : Oliver Wallace , British-American composer and conductor († 1963 )
0August 7 : Hermann Rauschning , German musicologist and politician († 1982 )
August 17 : Egon Lustgarten , Austrian conductor and composer († 1961 )
August 18 : Hermann Finsterlin , German architect, painter, poet and composer († 1973 )
August 25 : Fartein Valen , Norwegian composer († 1952 )
August 29 : Luis Abraham Delgadillo , Nicaraguan composer († 1961 )
0September 4 : Placide Morency , Canadian singer († 1980 )
0September 8th : Walther Hensel , German folk song researcher and folk song collector († 1956 )
September 13 : Hipólito Lázaro , Spanish opera singer (tenor) († 1974 )
September 16 : Nadia Boulanger , French music teacher, composer and conductor († 1979 )
September 19 : Lovie Austin ; American blues and jazz pianist, arranger and composer († 1972 )
0October 6 : Maria Jeritza , Austrian chamber singer (soprano) († 1982 )
October 25 : Willem Andriessen , Dutch composer and professor († 1964 )
October 30 : Aadriaan Cornelis van Leeuwen , Dutch composer and conductor († 1991 )
October 31 : Hector Pellerin , Canadian singer, actor and entertainer († 1953 )
0November 1 : Max Trapp , German composer († 1971 )
0November 3 : Magda Spiegel , German opera singer († 1944 )
0November 8 : Yuri Alexandrovich Schaporin , Russian composer († 1966 )
November 12 : Fritz Schori , Swiss composer and conductor († 1971 )
November 14 : Bernhard Paumgartner , Austrian musician († 1971 )
November 20 : Eck Robertson , American country musician († 1975 )
November 28 : Arthur Ney , Swiss composer and conductor († 1963 )
0December 7th : Ernst Toch , German-Austrian composer († 1964 )
0December 8 : Vicente Emilio Sojo , Venezuelan composer († 1974 )
0December 9 : Andor Arató , Romanian-German church musician and composer († 1964 )
December 12 : Kurt Atterberg , Swedish composer, conductor and music critic († 1974 )

Exact date of birth unknown

Marion Blackwell , American Dominican sister, composer and music teacher († 1987 )
Eduardo Fornarini , Italian music teacher and composer († 1967 )
Leif Halvorsen , Norwegian composer, violinist and conductor († 1959 )
Pieter Herfst , Dutch pianist and conductor († 1960 )
Red Newman , Canadian comedian and singer († 1952 )
Ali-Naghi Vaziri , Iranian musician and composer († 1979 )

Died

January 24th : Moritz Brosig , German composer and organist (* 1815 )
February 27 : Alexander Porfirjewitsch Borodin , Russian composer, chemist and doctor (* 1833 )
March 24th : Justin Holland , American guitarist, composer and music teacher (* 1819 )
March 25 : Jean Désiré Montagney Artôt , Belgian horn player (* 1803 )
April 13 : Edouard Millault , French composer, violinist and music teacher (* 1808 )
May 23 : Ludvig Mathias Lindeman , Norwegian composer (* 1812 )
May 31 : Christian Friedrich Ehrlich , German composer, pianist and music teacher (* 1807 )
0July 4th : Félix Le Couppey , French music teacher, pianist and composer (* 1811 )
July 26th : Louise Aglaé Massart , French pianist, music teacher and composer (* 1827 )
August 13 : Jules Pasdeloup , French conductor (* 1819 )
August 27 : Wilhelm Valentin Volckmar , German composer and organist (* 1812 )
September 30th : Josef Matras , Austrian actor and singer (* 1832 )
0October 7 : George J. Webb , American organist and composer (* 1803 )
0October 9 : Maurice Strakosch , American concert entrepreneur and composer (* 1825 )
October 26 : Victor Delannoy , French composer and music teacher (* 1825 )
0November 2nd : Jenny Lind , Swedish singer (* 1820 )
November 17th : Carl Greith , Swiss composer (* 1828 )
December 20 : František Hegenbarth , Czech cellist and music teacher (* 1818 )
Francesco Malipiero , Italian composer (* 1824 ) exact date unknown

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