1901 in music
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[edit] Events
- October 27 - First complete performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2
- November 25 - Premiere of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4
- The classical music publishing firm Universal Edition is founded in Vienna.
- Enrique Granados founds the Academia Granados in Spain.
- Geraldine Farrar makes her operatic debut.
- Percy Grainger makes his recital debut.
- Thirteen-year-old Agustín Barrios begins attending university in Asuncion, on a music scholarship.
- Ragtime popularity grows.
[edit] Published popular music
- "Ain't That A Shame" w. John Queen m. Walter Wilson
- "All That Glitters Is Not Gold" w. George A. Norton m. James W. Casey
- "Any Old Place I Can Hang My Hat Is Home Sweet Home To Me" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
- "At The Pan-I-Marry-Can" w. Harry Dillon m. John Dillon
- "Baby Mine" w. Raymond A. Browne m. Leo Friedman
- "The Billboard" m. John N. Klohr
- "Blaze Away" m. Abe Holzmann
- "Coon! Coon! Coon!" by Leo Friedman & Gene Jefferson
- "The Country Girl" w. Stanislaus Stange m. Julian Edwards
- "Davy Jones' Locker" w.m. H. W. Petrie
- "Don't Put Me Off At Buffalo Any More" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
- "Down Where The Cotton Blossoms Grow" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "Eyes Of Blue, Eyes Of Brown" w.m. Costen & Andrew B. Sterling
- "Flora, I Am Your Adorer" w. Vincent P. Bryan m. Charles Robinson
- "The Fortune Telling Man" w.m. Bert Williams & George Walker
- "Go Way Back And Sit Down" w. Elmer Bowman m. Al Johns
- "Good Morning, Carrie" w. Cecil Mack m. Chris Smith & Elmer Bowman
- "He Calls Me His Own Grace Darling" w.m.Lawrence Barclay
- "He Laid Away A Suit Of Gray To Wear The Union Blue" w. Edward M. Wickes m. Ben Jansen
- "He Ought To Have A Tablet In The Hall of Fame" w. Arthur L. Robb m. John Walter Bratton
- "Hello Central, Give Me Heaven" w.m. Charles K. Harris
- "Hiawatha" w. James O'Dea m. Neil Moret Words written 1903.
- "High Society" Porter Steele
- "Hoity-Toity" w. Edgar Smith m. John Stromberg
- "Jagtime Johnson's Ragtime March" by Fred L. Ryder
- "The Honeysuckle And The Bee" w. Albert H. Fitz m. William H. Penn
- "I Ain't A-goin' To Weep No More" w. George Totten Smith m. Harry von Tilzer
- "I Hate To Get Up Early In The Morning" w. John Queen m. Hughie Cannon
- "I Love You Truly" w.m. Carrie Jacobs-Bond
- "I Want To Be A Lidy" w. George Dance m. George Dee
- "If You Love Your Baby, Make Dem Goo-Goo Eyes" w. Bert Williams m. George Walker
- "I'll Be With You When The Roses Bloom Again" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
- "I'm Tired" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
- "In The Shade Of The Palm" w.m. Leslie Stuart
- "The Invincible Eagle March" w.m. John Philip Sousa
- "It Seems Like Yesterday" w. Frederic Ranken m. Isidore Witmark
- "I've Grown So Used To You" w.m. Thurland Chattaway
- "Josephine, My Jo" w. Cecil Mack m. J. Tim Brymn
- "Just A-Wearyin' For You" w. Frank Stanton m. Carrie Jacobs-Bond
- "The Maiden With The Dreamy Eyes" w. James Weldon Johnson & Bob Cole m. J. Rosamond Johnson
- "Mamie, Don't You Feel Ashamie" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
- "Mighty Lak' A Rose" w. Frank L. Stanton m. Ethelbert Nevin
- "My Castle On The Nile" w. Bob Cole & James Weldon Johnson m. J. Rosamond Johnson
- "My Japanese Cherry Blossom" w. Edgar Smith m. John Stromberg
- "My Lady Hottentot" w. William Jerome m. Harry von Tilzer
- "My Lonesome Little Louisiana Lady" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
- "My Own United States" w. Stanislaus Stange m. Julian Edwards
- "My Princess Zulu Lulu" w.m. Dave Reed Jr
- "Nancy Brown" w.m. Clifton Crawford
- "O Dry Those Tears!" w.m. Teresa del Riego
- "Oh! Oh! Miss Phoebe" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry von Tilzer
- "Panamericana" m. Victor Herbert
- "The Phrenologist Coon" w. Ernest Hogan m. Will Accooee
- "A Picture Without A Frame" w.m. Al Wilbur & Harry Jonnes
- "Rusty Rags" Ossman
- "Sally's Sunday Hat" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
- "Serenade" w. Jerry Gray & Herb Hendler m. Riccardo Drigo
- "She's Getting More Like The White Folks Every Day" w.m. Bert Williams & George Walker
- "A Signal from Mars" by E.T. Paull
- "Simple Little Sister Mary Green" w.m. Clifton Crawford
- "Somehow It Made Him Think Of Home" w. Frederic Ranken m. Isidore Witmark
- "Sunflower Slow Drag" m. Scott Joplin & Scott Hayden
- "Sweet Annie Moore" by John H. Flynn
- "Tact" w.m. Leslie Stuart
- "The Tale Of A Bumble Bee" w. Frank Pixley m. Gustav Luders
- "Tell Me Dusky Maiden" w. James Weldon Johnson & Bob Cole m. J. Rosamond Johnson
- "Tell Us Pretty Ladies" w. Edgar Smith m. John Stromberg
- "There's No North Or South Today" w.m. Paul Dresser
- "Tobermory" w.m. Harry Lauder
- "Way Down In Indiana" w.m. Paul Dresser
- "Way Down Yonder In The Cornfield" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
- "We Shall Overcome" w. C. Albert Tindley Music 1794 "O Sanctissima".
- "The Wedding Of Reuben And The Maid" w. Harry B. Smith m. Maurice Levi
- "When It's All Goin' Out And Nothin' Comin' In" w.m. Bert Williams & George Walker
- "When Mr Shakespeare Comes To Town" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
- "When The Boys Go Marching By" w.m. Charles W. Doty
- "When Two Little Hearts Are One" w. Edgar Smith m. John Stromberg
- "Where The Silv'ry Colorado Wends Its Way" w. C. H. Scoggins m. Charles Avril
- "Zamona" w. Frederic Ranken m. William Loraine
[edit] Classical music
- Hakon Børresen - String Sextet opus 5 in G major
- Frank Bridge - Scherzo Phantastick, String Quintet in E minor (probably), Berceuse for viola or cello and piano ([1])
- Felix Draeseke - String Quintet opus 77 in F major for two violins, viola and two cellos
- Alexander Glazunov - Piano Sonatas 1 and 2 opus 74 and 75 in B flat minor and E minor
- Gustav Mahler - Der Tambourg'sell
- Ottorino Respighi - String Quintet for two violins, two violas and cello
- Sergei Taneyev - String Quintet opus 14 in G major for two violins, viola and two cellos
- Ludwig Thuille - Piano Quintet opus 20 in E flat major
[edit] Opera
- Frederick Delius - A Village Romeo and Juliet
- Antonín Dvořák - Rusalka
- Enrique Granados - Picarol
- Jules Massenet - Grisélidis
- Charles Villiers Stanford - Much Ado About Nothing
- Richard Strauss - Feuersnot
[edit] Musical theater
- Blue Bell In Fairyland London production
- A Chinese Honeymoon London production opened at the Strand Theatre on October 5 and ran for 1075 performances.
- The Emerald Isle London production opened at the Savoy Theatre on April 27 and ran for 205 performances.
- The Fortune Teller London production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on April 7.
- Hoity-Toity Broadway revue opened at the Weber and Fields Music Hall on September 5 and ran for 225 performances.
- Kitty Grey London production opened at the Apollo Theatre on September 7and ran for 220 performances.
- The Little Duchess Broadway production opened at the Casino Theatre on October 14 and ran for 136 performances.
- The Rogers Brothers In Washington Broadway production opened at the Knickerbocker theatre on September 2 and ran for 49 performances
- The Silver Slipper London production opened at the Lyric Theatre on June 1 and ran for 197 performances
- The Supper Club Broadway production opened on December 23 at the Winter Garden Theatre and ran for 40 performances.
- The Toreador London production opened at the Gaiety Theatre on June 17
[edit] Births
- January 22 - Hans Erich Apostel, composer (d. 1972)
- February 2 - Jascha Heifetz, violinist
- February 15 - Kokomo Arnold, blues musician
- March 21 - Nikolaos Skalkottas, Greek composer (d. 1949)
- May 12 - Scrappy Lambert, US singer
- May 17 - Werner Egk, composer (d. 1983)
- May 21 - Horace Heidt, US bandleader
- May 23 - Edmund Rubbra, composer
- May 30 - Frankie Trumbauer, US saxophonist, bandleader and sometime singer
- June 6 - Véra Korène, actress and singer
- June 10 - Frederic Loewe, composer of musicals
- June 24 - Harry Partch, composer (d. 1974)
- June 29 - Nelson Eddy, US singer and actor
- July 3 - Ruth Crawford-Seeger, composer (d. 1953)
- July 28 - Rudy Vallee, singer & bandleader
- August 4 - Louis Armstrong, jazz trumpeter, composer, bandleader, singer
- September 2 - Phil Napoleon, jazz trumpeter
- September 9 - James Blades, percussionist
- September 12 - Ernst Pepping, composer (d. 1981)
- September 26 - Ted Weems, US bandleader
- October 18 - Annette Hanshaw, US singer
- October 2 - Kiki
- October 7 - Ralph Rainger, US composer and pianist
- October 8 - Eivind Groven, composer
- October 20 - Frank Churchill, US composer
- November 22 - Joaquin Rodrigo, Spanish composer
- December 22 - André Kostelanetz, conductor and arranger
[edit] Deaths
- January 27 - Giuseppe Verdi, composer
- February 17 - Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, pianist and composer
- April 3 - Richard D'Oyly Carte, producer of Gilbert & Sullivan
- June 17 - Cornelius Gurlitt, composer
- August 17 - Edmond Audran, composer
- November 25 - Josef Rheinberger, Liechtensteinian composer