1867 in music
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See also: 1866 in music, other events of 1867, 1868 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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[edit] Events
- Arthur Sullivan scores his first operetta Cox and Box
- The Maple Leaf Forever written by Alexander Muir
- Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos premieres at the [Paris Opéra]] (March 11)
- Jacques Offenbach's operetta La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein debuts in Paris at the Théâtre des Variétés (April 12)
- Charles Gounod's opera Roméo et Juliette debuts at the Théâtre-Lyrique in Paris (April 27)
- Georges Bizet's opera La Jolie Fille de Perth premieres at Paris's Théâtre Lyrique (December 26)
[edit] Published popular music
- "Blue Danube Waltz" by Johann Strauss II
- "Champagne Charlie" by Alfred Lee & H. J. Whymark
- "Croquet" w. C.H. Webb m. John Rogers Thomas
- "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" by George Leybourne, Gaston Lyle, & Alfred Lee
- "Not For Joseph" w.m. Arthur Lloyd
- "The Moon Is Out To Night, Love" w.m. Will S. Hays
- "Waiting" w. Ellen H. Flagg m. Harrison Millard
[edit] Classical music
- The Woman of Samaria (cantata) - Sir William Sterndale Bennett
- Zwei Konzertwalzer, op 4: Nr. 1 in E-flat; Nr. 2 in D-flat, Ballade for Cello and Piano in B - Felix Draeseke
- Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major - Hermann Goetz
[edit] Opera
- Charles Gounod - Roméo et Juliette
- Édouard Lalo - Fiesque
- Jules Massenet - La Grand'Tante
- Karel Miry - La Mariage de Marguerite
[edit] Musical theater
- The Contrabandista or The Law of the Ladrones Lyrics: Francis Cowley Burnand; Music: Arthur Sullivan. London production opened at St. George's Opera House on December 18
- Cox and Box Lyrics: Francis Cowley Burnand; Music: Arthur Sullivan. London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on May 11 and ran for 300 performances
[edit] Births
- January 20 - Yvette Guilbert, singer, actress (d. 1944)
- March 25 - Arturo Toscanini, noted conductor
- July 27 - Enrique Granados, composer
- September 5 - Amy Beach, composer
- November 24 - Scott Joplin, ragtime composer
[edit] Deaths
- February 23 - Sir George Thomas Smart, multi-instrumentalist and conductor
- March 16 - Benjamin Hanby, songwriter
- September 10 - Simon Sechter, organist, conductor and composer
- September 27 - Louis Desiré Veron, opera manager
- December 6 - Giovanni Pacini, composer
