1854 in music

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See also: 1853 in music, other events of 1854, 1855 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Contents 1 Events 2 Published popular music 3 Classical music 4 Opera 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Events

• The accordion is patented by Anthony Foss.
• Robert Schumann unsuccessfully attempts suicide.

[edit] Published popular music

• "Hard Times Come Again No More" Stephen Foster
• "(I Dream of) Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair" Stephen Foster
• "Maggie by My Side" Stephen Foster
• "Old Dog Tray" Stephen Foster
• "What Is Home Without A Mother", w.m. Septimus Winner

[edit] Classical music

• Hector Berlioz - The Infant Christ (oratorio)
• Charles Gounod - Chant de paix
• Franz Liszt - Les Préludes
• Henri Wieniawski - Le carnaval russe for Violin and Piano

[edit] Opera

[edit] Births

• July 3 - Leoš Janáček
• July 14 - Alexander Kopylov
• September 1 - Engelbert Humperdinck
• November 6 - John Philip Sousa
• November 9 - Joseph Miroslav Weber
• December 13 - G. H. Chirgwin, English music hall comedian and singer

[edit] Deaths

• April 18 - Józef Elsner, composer and teacher
• July 15 - Wincenty Studzinski