Music year 1905

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Music year 1905

Events

May 13th : First acclaimed performance of the dancer Mata Hari
* After Leo Fall experienced a debacle with his opera Irrlicht in Mannheim at the beginning of the year, he switched to composing operettas.

Instrumental music

January 25 : Arnold Schönberg conducts the world premiere of his symphonic poem Pelleas and Melisande based on the drama by Maurice Maeterlinck in the Great Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna .

January 29th : Die Kindertotenlieder , a song cycle by Gustav Mahler based on texts from a collection of poems of the same name by Friedrich Rückert has its world premiere in Vienna under the direction of the composer with Friedrich Weidemann as the soloist. Four of Mahler's Rückert songs will be premiered in the same concert. The first edition will appear in the same year.

May 29 : First performance of the 3rd symphony by Alexander Scriabin in Paris under Arthur Nikisch .

October 19 : World premiere of the revised (and final) version of the violin concerto by Jean Sibelius under Richard Strauss in Berlin.

Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 13 by George Enescu .

String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 19 by Sergei Iwanowitsch Taneyev

Three piano pieces op. 34: Gavotte, Auf dem See, Waltz by Ludwig Thuille

Symphony No. 6 in E flat major, Op. 94 by Charles Villiers Stanford

Musical theater

February 13 : The opera King Arthur by Isaac Albéniz premieres in Brussels.

March 12th : World premiere of the comic opera Rè Enzo (King Enzo by Ottorino Respighi )

March 16 : The tragic opera Amica by Pietro Mascagni based on the libretto by Paul de Choudens is premiered at the Théâtre du Casino in Monte Carlo . The evening was a triumph, but the Italian premiere on May 13 in Rome was less successful. Opera never becomes an integral part of the repertoire.

April 14th : World premiere of the comic opera Die Marriage against Will by Engelbert Humperdinck in Berlin

April 16 : World premiere of the opera Jessika by Josef Bohuslav Foerster at the National Theater in Prague

May 28 : World premiere of the children's opera The Snow Hero by César Cui in Yalta

October 15th : Premiere of the Tonbilder La mer by Claude Debussy in Paris

November 12th : Premiere of the musical comedy Flauto solo by Eugen d'Albert in Prague.

November 18 : World premiere of the operetta Prinzess Rosine by Paul Lincke at the Apollo Theater in Berlin

November 28 : World premiere of the operetta Der Rebell by Leo Fall at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. The work was later revised and reissued under the title Der liebe Augustin .

December 9 : The one-act opera Salome by Richard Strauss based on the drama of the same name by Oscar Wilde in the German translation by Hedwig Lachmann is premiered at the Dresden Court Opera with Marie Wittich , Irene von Chavanne , Karel Burian and Karl Perron in the leading roles . Ernst von Schuch is the musical director .

December 22nd : The world premiere of the ballet The Dying Swan by Michel Fokine takes place in Saint Petersburg with Anna Pavlova as prima ballerina .

December 30 : The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar , an operetta in three acts with a libretto by Victor Léon and Leo Stein after Henri Meilhacs comedy L'attaché d'ambassade is with Mizzi Günther and Louis Treumann in the leading roles at the Theater an der Vienna premiered in Vienna. The piece, which is considered to be the main representative of the so-called " Silver Operetta Era ", will be Lehár's most successful and best-known operetta.

Further premieres of musical stage works from 1905:

Jules Massenet : Chérubin Lyric Opera in Three Acts premieres in Monte Carlo.
Giacomo Puccini : publishes the second and third versions of his opera Madama Butterfly .
Carl Michael Ziehrer : Fesche Geister Operetta (premiered in Vienna).
Leo Ascher : Vergeltsgott operetta premiered in the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.
Edmund Eysler : Die Schützenliesel and Pufferl (both operettas)
Heinrich Berté : brings out the operetta Stadtregent in Munich .

Born

January 2 : Michael Tippett , English composer († 1998 )
January 8 : Giacinto Scelsi , Italian composer († 1988 )
January 17th : Peggy Gilbert , American jazz musician, saxophonist and band leader († 2007 )
January 18 : Herbert de Castro , Panamanian composer and conductor († 1969 )
January 19 : Wladimir von Horbowski-Zaranek , Georgian piano teacher († 1989 )
January 21 : Eduardo Brito , Dominican opera and tzarzuela singer (baritone) († 1946 )
January 21 : Werner Neumann , Bach researcher († 1991 )
January 24 : Karol Mroszczyk , Polish composer and music teacher († 1976 )
January 25 : Julia Frances Smith , American composer and pianist († 1989 )
January 26th : Maria Augusta von Trapp , American singer and writer († 1987 )
February 5 : Roger Filiatrault , Canadian singer (baritone) and music teacher († 1973 )
February 5 : Adolfo Mejía , Colombian composer († 1973 )
February 13 : Fritz Dietrich , German composer († 1945 )
February 15 : Harold Arlen , American composer, Oscar winner († 1986 )
February 20 : Herminio Giménez , Paraguayan composer († 1991 )
February 23 : Leonidas Zoras , Greek composer († 1987 )
February 24th : La Jana , German dancer and actress († 1940 )
February 25 : Harald Lander , Danish ballet dancer and choreographer († 1971 )
February 28 : Louis Metcalf , American jazz musician († 1981 )
March 2 : Marc Blitzstein , American composer († 1964 )
March 6 : Bob Wills , American country musician and band leader († 1975 )
March 22nd : Carlo Alberto Pizzini , Italian composer and conductor († 1981 )
March 23 : Lale Andersen , German singer and actress († 1972 )
March 24th : Réal Gagnier , Canadian oboist and music teacher († 1984 )
March 26 : Pablo Garrido , Chilean composer and jazz musician († 1982 )
March 27 : Leroy Carr , American blues musician († 1935 )
March 28 : Hans Rahner , Austrian composer and piano virtuoso († 2008 )
March 31 : Big Maceo Merriweather , American blues musician († 1953 )
April 1 : Winfried Zillig , German composer, music theorist and conductor († 1963 )
April 2 : Kurt Adler , Austrian-American conductor († 1988 )
April 2 : Herman Walder , American musician († 1991 )
April 4 : Eugène Bozza , French composer († 1991 )
April 5 : Jef Maes , Belgian composer and professor († 1996 )
April 15 : Bernard Addison , American jazz guitarist and banjo player († 1990 )
April 19 : Tommy Benford , American jazz musician († 1994 )
May 2 : Alan Rawsthorne , English composer († 1971 )
May 4 : Al Dexter , American country musician and songwriter († 1984 )
May 4 : Mátyás Seiber , Hungarian composer († 1960 )
May 7 : Bumble Bee Slim , American blues musician († 1968 )
May 8 : Red Nichols , American jazz musician, cornet player and trumpeter († 1965 )
May 10 : Markos Vamvakaris , Greek singer, composer and bouzouki interpreter († 1972 )
May 11 : Joe McCoy , American blues guitarist and singer († 1950 )
May 17 : Roland Gagnier , Canadian bassoonist and music teacher († 1975 )
May 18 : Leo Barkin , Canadian pianist and music teacher († 1992 )
May 18 : Erich Zeisl , Austrian composer and music teacher of Jewish origin († 1959 )
May 29 : Fela Sowande , Nigerian composer, organist and music teacher († 1987 )
June 1 : Dinorá de Carvalho , Brazilian pianist and composer († 1980 )
June 6 : Arthur Mendel , American choir conductor, musicologist and teacher († 1979 )
June 8 : Jean Fellot , French organist and music teacher († 1967 )
June 9 : Walter Wilhelm Johann Kraft , German organist and composer († 1977 )
June 13 : František Bartoš , Bohemian composer († 1973 )
June 13th : Doc Cheatham , jazz trumpeter († 1997 )
June 18 : Ettore Mazzoleni , Canadian conductor and music teacher († 1968 )
June 18 : Eduard Tubin , Estonian composer († 1982 )
June 19 : Georges Mercure , Canadian Benedictine monk, organist, choir director and composer († 1993 )
June 22nd : Walter Leigh , British composer († 1942 )
July 4th : Dante Fiorillo , American composer († 1995 )
July 10 : Iva Anderson , American jazz singer († 1949 )
July 14 : Isidro Maiztegui , Argentine composer († 1996 )
July 19 : Boyd Neel , English-Canadian conductor and music teacher († 1981 )
July 20 : Harvey Perrin , Canadian violinist, violist, choir conductor and music teacher († 1999 )
July 23 : Erich Itor Kahn , German musician († 1956 )
August 1 : Miguel Prado Paz , Mexican composer († 1987 )
August 2 : Karl Amadeus Hartmann , German composer († 1963 )
August 8 : André Jolivet , French composer († 1974 )
August 10 : Nat Towles , American jazz bassist and band leader († 1963 )
August 14 : Raimund Weissensteiner , Austrian priest and composer († 1997 )
August 17th : Jorge Urrutia Blondel , Chilean composer († 1981 )
August 17th : Ada Falcón , Argentine tango dancer, singer and film actress († 2002 )
August 18 : Peter Kreuder , German composer, pianist and conductor († 1981 )
August 20 : Jack Teagarden , early jazz trombonist († 1964 )
August 23 : Constant Lambert , English composer († 1951 )
August 24 : Arthur Crudup , American blues musician († 1974 )
August 25 : Harold Sumberg , Canadian violinist, conductor and music teacher († 1994 )
September 3 : Meade Lux Lewis , American jazz musician († 1964 )
September 3 : Wilhelm Kamlah , German musicologist, theologian and philosopher († 1976 )
September 5 : Willy Schneider , German folk singer († 1989 )
September 7 : Rogelio Martínez Díaz , Cuban guitarist and singer and band leader († 2001 )
September 13 : Adolph Koldofsky , Canadian violinist († 1951 )
September 18 : Reginald Godden , Canadian pianist and music teacher († 1987 )
September 27 : Francisco Cristancho Camargo , Colombian composer, arranger, trombonist, guitarist and orchestra leader († 1977 )
October 8 : Eugen Bodart , German composer and conductor († 1981 )
October 12 : Joseph Kosma , Austrian composer († 1969 )
October 22 : Paul Arma , French composer, ethnomusicologist and pianist († 1987 )
October 24 : Otto Abel , German hymn composer († 1977 )
October 30 : Christian Darnton , English composer († 1981 )
October 30 : Bohumír Štědroň , Czech musicologist and pianist († 1982 )
November 7th : William Alwyn , English composer († 1985 )
November 8th : Alfred Führer , German organ builder († 1974 )
November 14 : August Wenzinger , Swiss cellist, viol player, music teacher and conductor († 1996 )
November 15 : Annunzio Mantovani , Italian orchestra leader († 1980 )
November 16 : Eddie Condon , American guitarist († 1973 )
November 19 : Tommy Dorsey , American jazz musician († 1956 )
November 29th : Willi Stech , German pianist, band leader and composer († 1979 )
December 2 : Francisco Amicarelli , Argentine pianist and music teacher († 1981 )
December 2 : Osvaldo Pugliese , Argentine musician († 1995 )
December 6th : Rudi Annex , German musician († 1998 )
December 8 : Ernst Hermann Meyer , German composer, musicologist († 1988 )
December 15 : Ferenc Farkas , Hungarian composer († 2000 )
December 20 : Daisy Spies , dancer and choreographer († 2000 )
December 22nd : Art Christmas , Canadian bandleader, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist († 1961 )
December 23 : Amédée Borsari , French composer († 1999 )
December 25 : Max Aronoff , American violist and music teacher († 1981 )
December 31 : Jule Styne , American composer († 1994 )
Ed Bell , also Sluefoot Joe or Barefoot Bill, American blues musician († 1960 ), exact date of birth unknown
Lionel Parent , Canadian singer and composer († 1980 ), exact date of birth unknown
Carleton Sprague Smith , American music and cultural scientist, librarian, university professor and flautist († 1994 ). Exact date of birth unknown

Died

January 31 : José Reyes , Dominican composer and musician (* 1835 )
May 15 : John Baptiste Calkin , English composer, organist and music teacher (* 1827 )
May 21 : Émile Jonas , French composer and cantor (* 1827 )
May 31 : Franz Joseph Strauss , German horn player and composer (* 1822 )
June 4th : Orla Rosenhoff , Danish composer and music teacher (* 1844 )
June 30th : Friedrich Ladegast , German organ builder (* 1818 )
July 12 : Jørgen Malling , Danish composer (* 1836 )
August 28 : Ioannis Apostolou , Greek tenor (* 1860 / 1863 )
September 15 : Julio Ituarte , Mexican composer (* 1845 )
September: Ferdinando Bonamici , Italian composer and music teacher (* 1827 ) Exact date unknown.
October 30 : Jules Danbé , French conductor and violinist (* 1840 )
December 9 : Henry Holmes , English composer, violinist and music teacher (* 1839 )

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