Music year 1904

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Music year 1904

Instrumental music

March 21 : World premiere of Richard Strauss's Sinfonia domestica in New York
October 18th : Premiere of the 5th Symphony by Gustav Mahler
Alexander Scriabin is composing his 3rd symphony
Anton von Webern completes the musical poem Im Sommerwind .
Charles Ives completes the march in 1776 .
Claude Debussy writes Trois Chansons de France for his second wife after separating from his first wife.
The Kindertotenlieder by Gustav Mahler arise.
Max Reger closes the Bach Variations , one of his most important piano works.
Allegro de concert for harp by George Enescu
Crepuscolo triste , romanza by Umberto Giordano
Cinq mélodies populaires grecques by Maurice Ravel
Deux danses pour harpe chromatique et orchester d'instruments à cordes by Claude Debussy
Images - Livre I (piano music) by Debussy.
The chants Fêtes Galantes II , also by Debussy
The Overture In Italy by Karl Goldmark
Violin Concerto in A minor op. 82 by Alexander Konstantinowitsch Glasunow

Musical theater

January 20 : The world premiere of the operetta Der Göttergatte by Franz Lehár takes place at the Carl-Theater in Vienna.
January 21 : Premiere of the opera Jenufa by Leoš Janáček in Brno
January 22nd : World premiere of the opera Nal and Damajanti (orig .: Nal 'i Damajanti) by Anton Stepanowitsch Arenski in the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow

February 17th : The original two-act version of the opera Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, based on the story Madame Chrysanthème by Pierre Loti , is premiered at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. The libretto is by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica . The first female singer in the title role is the soprano Rosina Storchio , who is admired by Puccini . On May 28 , the premiere will take place a three-act amended.

March 16 : World premiere of the opera La Fille de Roland by Henri Rabaud at the Opéra-Comique in Paris

November 12th : Premiere of the operetta The Funny Nibelungs by Oscar Straus in the Carltheater in Vienna.

December 10th : premiere of the operetta The Estimator by Carl Michael Ziehrer in Vienna.

December 13 : World premiere of the opera Der Roland von Berlin by Ruggero Leoncavallo in Berlin . It was a commission from Wilhelm II.

December 22nd : premiere of the operetta Die Juxheirat von Franz Lehár at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna

Sergei Rachmaninoff's opera Francesca di Rimini is finished.

World premiere of Barfüßele an opera by Richard Heuberger based on a libretto by Victor Léon and a story by Berthold Auerbach

Heinrich Berté brings out the operettas The New Mayor and The Bride of the Millions .

Born

January 3 : Caro Lamoureux , Canadian singer († 1998 )
January 4th : Erhard Quack , German hymn poet and composer († 1983 )
January 8 : Tampa Red , American singer and guitarist († 1981 )
January 9 : Conrad Letendre , Canadian organist, composer and music teacher († 1977 )
January 10 : Gonzalo Curiel , Mexican pianist and composer († 1958 )
January 12 : Fred McDowell , American blues musician († 1972 )
January 13 : Nathan Milstein , Ukrainian-American violinist († 1992 )
January 13 : Richard Addinsell , British film composer († 1977 )
January 19 : Gordon Beecher , American Navy Vice Admiral and composer († 1973 )
January 22 : George Balanchine , Russian choreographer, founder of the American Ballet († 1983 )
January 25 : Géza Frid , Hungarian pianist and composer († 1989 )
January 25 : Sleepy John Estes , American blues musician († 1977 )
February 3 : Luigi Dallapiccola , Italian composer († 1975 )
February 16 : Hugo Wiener , Austrian composer and pianist († 1993 )
February 24 : Maitland Farmer , Canadian organist, harpsichordist and music teacher († 1995 )
February 29 : Rukmini Devi Arundale , Indian dancer, politician and theosophist († 1986 )
February 29 : Hugh Bancroft , Canadian organist and composer († 1988 )
February 29 : Jimmy Dorsey , American jazz musician († 1957 )
February 29 : Alan Richardson , Scottish composer and pianist († 1978 )
March 1 : Glenn Miller , American jazz trombonist and band leader († 1944 )
March 3 : Horace Lapp , Canadian pianist, organist, conductor and composer († 1986 )
March 4 : Joseph Schmidt , German-Austrian chamber singer and cantor († 1942 )
March 9 : Ellen Frank , German actress and dancer († 1999 )
March 10 : Hans Brehme , German composer († 1957 )
March 14 : Doris Eaton Travis , American actress and dancer († 2010 )
March 19 : Tadeusz Kassern , Polish composer († 1957 )
March 21 : Nikos Skalkottas , Greek composer († 1949 )
March 26 : Hermann Schroeder , German composer and Catholic church musician († 1984 )
April 3 : Maria Wiłkomirska , Polish pianist, chamber musician and music teacher († 1995 )
April 4 : Arne Hülphers , Swedish jazz musician, pianist and Kapellmeister († 1978 )
April 8 : John Antill , Australian composer († 1986 )
April 17 : Joseph Ahrens , German composer and organist († 1997 )
April 21 : Leon Adde , American jazz drummer († 1942 )
April 25 : Huey Long , American musician († 2009 )
April 26 : Igor Gorin , American singer, actor, composer and music teacher († 1982 )
April 28 : Irene Ambrus , Hungarian singer and actress († 1990 )
April 28 : Willi Kollo , German composer († 1988 )
April 29 : Russ Morgan , American band leader, pianist, trombonist and composer († 1969 )
April 29 : Pedro Vargas , Mexican singer († 1989 )
May 4th : Antonio Buenaventura , Filipino composer († 1996 )
May 4 : Umm Kulthum , Egyptian singer († 1975 )
May 6th : Clifford Raymond "Cliff" Carlisle , American country singer († 1983 )
May 15 : Merle Montgomery , American composer, pianist and music teacher († 1986 )
May 21 : Wolfgang Auler , German organist († 1986 )
May 21 : Fats Waller , jazz pianist, composer and singer († 1943 )
May 25 : Kurt Thomas , German composer and choir director († 1973 )
May 25 : Lizzi Waldmüller , Austrian film actress and singer († 1945 )
May 29 : Grigori Romanowitsch Ginsburg , Russian pianist († 1961 )
June 2 : Valaida Snow , American jazz trumpeter and singer († 1956 )
June 11 : Pinetop Smith , American jazz pianist († 1929 )
June 11 : Emil František Burian , Czech composer († 1959 )
June 12 : John Newmark , Canadian pianist († 1991 )
June 14 : Benno Ammann , Swiss conductor and composer († 1986 )
June 18 : Manuel Rosenthal , French conductor and composer († 2003 )
June 23 : Placido Acevedo , Puerto Rican trumpeter, orchestra leader and composer († 1974 )
June 29 : Jean Berveiller , French organist and composer († 1976 )
July 2 : Carl Weinrich , American organist and music teacher († 1991 )
July 14 : Nadia Reisenberg , American pianist and music teacher († 1983 )
July 16 : Goffredo Petrassi , Italian composer († 2003 )
July 22nd : Peter Igelhoff , musician and composer († 1978 )
July 23 : Georges Hugon , French composer († 1980 )
July 24 : Léo Arnaud , American musician († 1991 )
July 30th : Irène Aïtoff , French pianist († 2006 )
August 8 : István Szelényi , Hungarian composer († 1972 )
August 10 : Geraldo , English band leader († 1974 )
August 14 : Martial Singher , French opera singer and music teacher († 1990 )
August 15 : Victor Bruns , German bassoonist and composer († 1996 )
August 21 : Count Basie , American jazz pianist, organist and band leader († 1984 )
August 24 : Ludwig Schmidseder , German composer († 1971 )
August 28 : Ernie Fields , American jazz trombonist and band leader († 1997 )
September 6 : Ljubomir Pipkow , Bulgarian composer († 1974 )
September 9 : Claudio Ferrer , Puerto Rican composer and singer († 1979 )
September 11 : William McKinley Gillum , American blues and hokum musician († 1966 )
September 14 : Richard Mohaupt , German composer and Kapellmeister († 1957 )
September 17th : Frederick Ashton , British dancer and choreographer († 1988 )
September 17 : Jerry Colonna , American actor, comedian and musician († 1986 )
September 21 : Norbert Dufourcq , French music historian and organist († 1990 )
September 23 : Alfred Baum , Swiss composer, pianist and organist († 1993 )
September 23 : Geoffrey Waddington , Canadian violinist and conductor († 1966 )
September 28 : Luperce Miranda , Brazilian mandolinist and composer († 1977 )
October 3 : Pacho Galán , Colombian composer († 1988 )
October 10 : Sam Theard , American singer and songwriter († 1982 )
October 25 : Cemal Reşid Rey , Turkish composer († 1985 )
November 3 : Jānis Kalniņš , Canadian composer († 2000 )
November 10 : Hans Ahlgrimm , Austrian composer and violinist († 1945 )
November 14th : Art Hodes , jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and journalist († 1993 )
November 21 : Coleman Hawkins , American jazz musician († 1969 )
November 25th : Toni Ortelli , Italian alpinist, conductor and composer († 2000 )
November 29 : Franz Xaver Lehner , German composer and university lecturer († 1986 )
December 4th : Herman Autrey , member of the band "Fats Waller & his Rhythm" († 1980 )
December 9 : Cornelius Ysselstyn , Canadian cellist and music teacher († 1979 )
December 16 : Nakanoshima Kin-ichi , Japanese composer († 1984 )
December 27 : Konrad Wölki , German composer, mandolinist († 1983 )
December 30th : Dmitri Borissowitsch Kabalewski , Russian composer († 1987 )

Exact date of birth unknown

Oscar Muñoz Bouffartique , Cuban composer, songwriter, violinist, pianist and band leader († 1990 )
Pete Briggs , American tuba player and bass player
Magnus Henning , German composer and pianist († 1995 )
Stefan Ochaba , Austrian composer, church musician and choir director († 1948 )
Napoleón Zayas , Dominican merengue musician, composer, saxophonist and orchestra leader († 1979 )

Died

January 24th : Albert Hollenbach , German organ builder (* 1850 )
February 8 : Malvina Schnorr von Carolsfeld , Portuguese opera singer (* 1825 )
April 5 : Theodor Leberecht Steingräber , German music publisher (* 1830 )
May 1st : Antonín Dvořák , Czech composer (* 1841 )
June 24th : Frederick Field Bullard , American composer (* 1864 )
July 30 : Joseph Lajeunesse , Canadian musician and music teacher (* 1818 )
August 4th : Arnold Krug , German composer (* 1849 )
August 6th : Eduard Hanslick , Austrian musicologist and music critic (* 1825 )
October 1 : Samuel Rousseau , French composer (* 1853 )
October 12 : Engelbert Lanz , Austrian composer and music teacher (* 1820 )
October 20 : Henry Hiles , English composer, organist and music teacher (* 1826 )
November 4th : Gaston Serpette , French composer (* 1846 )
Camille Andrès , French organist and composer (* 1864 ) (exact date unknown)

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