Music year 1899

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Music year 1899

Instrumental music (selection)

John Philip Sousa : Hands Across the Sea (March)
Anton Stepanowitsch Arensky : The fountain of Bakhchisarai , cantata op.46
Claude Debussy : Le Roi Lear (incidental music); Nocturnes
Jean Sibelius : Snöfrid for speaker, choir and orchestra op.29
Richard Strauss : Five songs op. 41; Three male choirs op. 45; Two male choirs op.42
George Enescu : Aubade for string trio ; Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor, Op. 6
Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev : String Quartet No. 4 op.11

Musical theater

January 1st : World premiere of the opera Eva by Josef Bohuslav Foerster at the National Theater in Prague
January 17th : World premiere of the opera Die POWs by Karl Goldmark at the Court Opera in Vienna
January 29th : World premiere of the opera Your Excellency by Richard Heuberger at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna
February 26th : World premiere of the opera Der Pfeifertag by Max von Schillings at the Court Theater in Schwerin
March 21 : premiere of the opera Regina by Albert Lortzing . The work, composed in 1848, was only performed long after Lortzing's death in the Berlin Royal Opera due to political concerns. However, the work has since been edited again by Adolph L'Arronge in order to avoid censorship.

May 1 : At the Apollo Theater in Berlin, the composer conducts the world premiere of the burlesque-fantastic furnishing operetta Frau Luna by Paul Lincke based on a libretto by Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers . It becomes the composer's most successful work.

May 24 : The fairy tale opera Cendrillon by Jules Massenet with the libretto by Henri Cain based on the fairy tale Cendrillon ou la Petite Pantoufle de verre ( Cinderella or the little glass shoe ) by Charles Perrault has its world premiere at the Opéra-Comique in Paris with great success . It will be played on three continents over the next ten years.

July 26th : The operetta Die Landstreicher by Carl Michael Ziehrer will be premiered at the Venice Summer Theater in Vienna . The libretto is by Leopold Krenn and Karl Lindau .

October 26 : The operetta Wiener Blut by Johann Strauss (son) with the libretto by Victor Léon and Leo Stein is premiered at the Vienna Carltheater . The music was compiled by Adolf Müller junior based on the motifs of the late Johann Strauss. The premiere was a failure. Later, however, the work was able to prevail.

November 14 : World premiere of the opera The Saracen by César Cui at the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg

November 23 : premiere of the opera Die Teufelskäthe by Antonín Dvořák in Prague.

December 18 : The operetta Im Reiche des Indra by Paul Lincke based on a libretto by Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers and Hans Brennecke is premiered at the Berlin Apollo Theater .

Further stage work premieres

Arthur Sullivan : The Rose of Persia (Comic Opera)
Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow : Zarskaja newesta ( The Tsar's Bride ) (Opera)
John Philip Sousa : Chris and the Wonderful Lamp (Operetta)
Sidney Jones : San Toy (musical stage work)

Born

January to June

0January 1 : Raymond Loucheur , French composer († 1979 )
0January 5 : Ruggero Gerlin , Italian harpsichordist and music teacher († 1983 )
0January 7th : Francis Poulenc , French pianist and composer († 1963 )
January 10 : Daniel Guilet , French-American violinist and Russian music pedagogue
January 21 : Rudi Blesh , American jazz writer († 1985 )
January 21 : Alexander Nikolayevich Tscherepnin , Russian composer († 1977 )
January 27 : Piet van Mever , Dutch composer († 1985 )
February 15 : George Auric , French composer († 1983 )
March 10 : Finn Høffding , Danish composer and music teacher († 1997 )
March 10 : Grete von Zieritz , Austrian pianist and composer († 2001 )
March 13 : Pancho Vladigerov , Bulgarian composer († 1978 )
March 17 : Radie Britain , American composer († 1994 )
March 31 : Franz Völker , German singer (tenor) († 1965 )
0April 7th : Robert Casadesus , French pianist († 1972 )
0April 7 : Victor Schiøler , Danish pianist († 1967 )
0April 9 : Raoul de Verneuil , Peruvian composer and conductor († 1975 )
April 13 : Friedrich Wilckens , Austrian composer and pianist († 1986 )
April 18 : Zdeněk Chalabala , Czech conductor († 1962 )
April 21 : Rolland-Georges Gingras , Canadian organist, music critic and composer († 1964 )
April 21 : Randall Thompson , American composer and music teacher († 1984 )
April 26 : Joseph Fuchs , American violinist and music teacher († 1997 )
April 29 : Duke Ellington , American jazz composer († 1974 )
April 29 : Yngve Sköld , Swedish composer († 1992 )
0May 1 : Jón Leifs , Icelandic composer († 1968 )
May 10 : Fred Astaire , American dancer, singer and actor († 1987 )
May 18 : Adelmo Melecci , Canadian organist, composer and music teacher († 2004 )
May 21 : Constantin Bobescu , Romanian violinist, composer, conductor and music teacher († 1992 )
June 10 : Anita Berber , German dancer and actress († 1928 )
June 13 : Carlos Chávez Ramírez , Mexican composer and music teacher († 1978 )
June 21 : Pavel Haas , Czech composer († 1944 )
June 30th : Jean-Marie Plum , Belgian composer and organist. († 1944 )

July to December

0July 4th : Roy Henderson , Scottish baritone and music teacher († 2000 )
0July 5 : Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson , Chilean composer and music teacher († 1987 )
0July 6 : Konrad Ameln , German hymnologist and musicologist († 1994 )
July 25 : Henry Holst , Danish violinist and music teacher († 1991 )
July 27 : Harl McDonald , American composer († 1955 )
July 30th : August Eichhorn , German musician and professor († 1980 )
July 30 : Gerald Moore , English pianist and accompanist († 1987 )
0August 8 : Frank Hanson , Canadian music teacher and composer († 1975 )
August 31 : Albert Akst , American musician and film editor († 1958 )
August 31 : Walter Müller von Kulm , Swiss composer and music teacher († 1967 )
0September 5 : Helen Creighton , Canadian ethnomusicologist and folk song collector († 1989 )
0September 7 : Isidore Soucy , Canadian fiddle player and composer († 1963 )
September 11th : Jimmie Davis , American country singer and governor of Louisiana († 2000 )
September 16 : Hans Swarowsky , Austrian conductor and professor († 1975 )
September 23 : Odd Grüner-Hegge , Norwegian composer, conductor and pianist († 1973 )
September 24 : Jovan Bandur , Croatian composer († 1956 )
September 24 : Eduardo Hernández Moncada , Mexican composer, pianist and conductor († 1995 )
September 26 : William L. Dawson , American composer, choir director and music teacher († 1990 )
September 26 : Irena Dubiska , Polish violinist and music teacher († 1989 )
September 27 : Luigi Picchi , Italian organist, composer and music teacher († 1970 )
September 29 : Robert Gilbert , German composer, lyricist, singer and actor († 1978 )
October 19 : Sidonie Goossens , British harp virtuoso († 2004 )
October 25 : Alfred Quellmalz , German musicologist († 1979 )
0November 3 : Rezső Seress , Hungarian composer († 1968 )
November 22 : Hoagy Carmichael , American composer, pianist, actor and singer († 1981 )
November 22 : Alex Moore , American singer and piano player († 1989 )
November 24 : Jan Adam Maklakiewicz , Polish composer († 1954 )
November 26 : Walter Gerwig , German musician († 1966 )
November 29 : Arvid Kleven , Norwegian composer († 1929 )
November 30th : Hans Krása , Czech-German composer († 1944 )
0December 2 : Peter Herman Adler , Czech-American conductor († 1990 )
0December 5 : Bolesław Woytowicz , Polish composer, pianist and music teacher († 1980 )
0December 6 : Charles Peaker , Canadian organist, choir director and music teacher († 1978 )
December 14 : DeFord Bailey , American country musician († 1982 )
December 31 : Silvestre Revueltas , Mexican composer († 1940 )

Exact date of birth unknown

Victor Brault , Canadian singer, choir conductor and music teacher († 1963 )
Abdollah Davami , Iranian singer († 1980 )
André Durieux , Canadian violinist, conductor and music teacher († 1951 )
Al Plunkett , Canadian singer († 1957 )

Died

February 20 : Heinrich Böckeler , German priest and church musician (* 1836 )
March 13 : Julius Schulhoff , Austrian pianist and composer (* 1825 )
0April 1 : Josef Eisenkolb , Romanian-German composer (* 1821 )
April 17th : Jan Balatka , American composer (* 1825 )
April: Victor Sieg , French organist and composer (* 1837 )
0June 3 : Johann Strauss , Austrian composer and "Waltz King" (* 1825 )
0June 9 : Ernst Heinrich Gebhardt , German songwriter and Methodist preacher (* 1832 )
July 22nd : Siegfried Saloman , Danish composer (* 1816 )
October 10 : Allan James Foley , Irish opera singer (bass) (* 1835 )
October 13 : Aristide Cavaillé-Coll , French organ builder (* 1811 )
October 13 : Wilhelm Speidel , German composer, pianist and university professor (* 1826 )
October 21 : Romain Bussine , French singer, vocal teacher and poet (* 1830 )
November 27 : Felipe Gutiérrez y Espinosa , Puerto Rican composer (* 1825 )
December 21 : Charles Lamoureux , French conductor (* 1834 )
December 28 : Dominique Ducharme , Canadian pianist, organist and music teacher (* 1840 )
December 31 : Karl Millöcker , Austrian operetta composer (* 1842 )

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