Music year 1889

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Music year 1889

Events

Former politicians Frank Hatton and Beriah Wilkins buy The Washington Post . On the occasion of this event, they commissioned John Philip Sousa to compose a march . The Washington Post March premieres on June 15th as part of a children's essay contest.
October 6 : The Moulin Rouge , which was built by Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler and will become the most famous variety theater in the world, opens in the Montmartre district of Paris in the 18th arrondissement . The name goes back to the famous replica of a red mill on the roof.

Instrumental music (selection)

César Franck : The Symphony in D minor , the only symphony by the Belgian composer, has its world premiere at the Conservatoire de Paris with Jules Garcin at the podium.
Gustav Mahler : The first performance of the 1st symphony (Titan) will take place on November 20 at the Royal Hungarian Opera in Budapest under the direction of the composer.
Johann Strauss (Son) : Sinnen und Minnen (Waltz) op. 435; Kaiser Waltz op.437
Antonín Dvořák : Piano Quartet in E flat major op. 87; Poetic mood pictures op.85
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Waltz-Scherzo in A major ; Impromptu in A flat major ; Greetings to A. Rubinstein for mixed choir in C major; Die Nachtigall for mixed choir in D major; Children's song op. 54 No. 5, for mixed choir a cappella;
Charles-Marie Widor : Fantaisie pour piano et orchester , op. 62; Romance for violin and piano , E major, op.46
John Philip Sousa : The Thunderer (March)
Anton Stepanowitsch Arensky : Symphony No. 2 in A major op.22
Claude Debussy : Petite suite (piano work)
Carl Michael Ziehrer : Ball Fever , Polka op. 406
Johannes Brahms : Sonata for piano and violin No. 3 in D minor op. 108; Three Motets Op. 110;

Musical theater

March 2nd : The world premiere of the operetta Capitain Fracassa by Rudolf Dellinger takes place at the Carl Schultze Theater in Hamburg.

April 21 : The world premiere of Giacomo Puccini's second opera Edgar with the libretto by Ferdinando Fontana at the Teatro alla Scala di Milano in Milan is disappointing.

May 15 : The world premiere of Jules Massenet's opera Esclarmonde takes place at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.

December 7th : The operetta The Gondoliers or, The King of Barataria by the composer Arthur Sullivan and the librettist WS Gilbert has its world premiere at the Savoy Theater in London. The operetta is the twelfth in the collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan and their last great mutual success.

Further world premieres:

César Cui : Le Flibustie (Opera)

Sidney Jones : Aladdin II (stage work)

Richard Heuberger : Manuel Venegas (opera)

Adolf Müller junior : Heimg'funden (Christmas comedy )

Born

January to June

0January 7th : Hans Johner , Swiss chess player and musician († 1975 )
January 20 : Leadbelly , American blues musician († 1949 )
January 24 : Vladimir Vladimirovich Shcherbachev , Russian composer († 1952 )
January 25 : Raúl Hugo Espoile , Argentine composer († 1958 )
January 29 : Josef Linster , Romanian-German composer and music teacher († 1954 )
January 29 : Rudolf Mauersberger , German composer and Kreuzkantor († 1971 )
0February 7 : Claudia Muzio , Italian opera singer († 1936 )
0February 8 : E. Robert Schmitz , French pianist and music teacher († 1949 )
February 10 : Michael Raucheisen , German pianist († 1984 )
February 20 : Levko Rewucki , Ukrainian composer († 1977 )
0March 1 : Max Terpis (actually Max Pfister ), Swiss dancer, choreographer, director and psychologist († 1958 )
March 26 : Václav Kaprál , Czech composer († 1947 )
0April 8 : Adrian Boult , English conductor († 1983 )
0April 8 : Emil Frey , Swiss composer, pianist and music teacher († 1946 )
April 11 : Nick LaRocca , American cornetist, band leader and jazz pioneer († 1961 )
April 21 : Efrem Zimbalist , American composer and conductor († 1985 )
May 17th : Marcel Moyse , French flautist († 1984 )
May 25 : Gilardo Gilardi , Argentine composer and music teacher († 1963 )
May 25 : Sverre Jordan , Norwegian composer († 1972 )
May 25 : Hans Joachim Moser , German musicologist and singer († 1967 )
0June 1 : Sigrid Onégin , German opera and concert singer († 1943 )
0June 3 : Germain Lefebrve , Canadian singer, choir director and music teacher († 1946 )

July to December

0July 5 : Jean Cocteau , French writer, director, choreographer, painter († 1963 )
July 10 : Noble Sissle , African-American singer and lyricist († 1975 )
July 14 : José López Alavez , Mexican composer († 1974 )
July 19 : Naoum Blinder , Russian-American violinist and music teacher († 1965 )
0August 1 : George Ziegler , Canadian organist, choir director, conductor, composer and music teacher († 1981 )
August 10 : Cecil Armstrong Gibbs , English composer († 1960 )
August 14 : Jaroslav Jeremiáš , Czech composer († 1919 )
September 10 : Vilém Petrželka , Czech composer († 1967 )
September 13 : Kelly Harrell , American old-time musician († 1942 )
September 22 : Haldis Halvorsen , Norwegian opera singer († 1936 )
October 23 : Gian Battista Mantegazzi , Swiss composer and conductor († 1958 )
October 31 : Mona Bates , Canadian pianist and music teacher († 1971 )
November 11th : Johnny Aubert , Swiss pianist († 1954 )
December 15 : Kai Senstius , Danish composer († 1966 )
December 20 : Božidar Širola , Croatian composer († 1956 )

Exact date of birth unknown

Bruno Bandini , Argentine violist, conductor and music teacher of Italian origin († 1969 )
Henri Czaplinski , Polish-Jewish violinist and music teacher (date of death unknown)
Leonard Heaton , Canadian pianist and music teacher († 1963 )
Mischa Léon , Danish singer († 1928 )

Died

0January 3 : Giuseppe dell'Orefice , Italian composer (* 1848 )
0February 1 : Joseph Gungl , Hungarian composer (* 1809 )
February 26 : Karl Juljewitsch Dawidow , Russian composer, conductor, cellist and music teacher (* 1838 )
0March 5 : Karl Emanuel Klitzsch , German organist, composer and music writer (* 1812 )
March 11 : Benjamin Franklin Baker , American composer (* 1811 )
March 13 : Enrico Tamberlik , Italian opera tenor (* 1820 )
0April 6 : Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley , English music scholar, organist and composer (* 1825 )
0April 8 : Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban , French composer and cornetist (* 1825)
May 27 : Clément Broutin , French composer (* 1851 )
June 27 : Carlotta Patti , Italian soprano (* 1835 )
June 27 : Whitney Eugene Thayer , American organist and composer (* 1838 )
August 17th : Ernst Frank , German composer and conductor (* 1847 )
October 10 : Adolf von Henselt , German composer and piano virtuoso (* 1814 )
October 22 : Olivier Métra , French composer and conductor (* 1830 )
000October: Louis Lebel , French organist and music teacher (* 1831 )
November 11th : Max Amberger , German instrument maker (* 1839 )
0December 7th : Antoni Kątski , Polish composer and pianist (* 1817 )

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