1890 in music
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| Years in music: | 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 |
| Centuries: | 18th Century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s |
| Years: | 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 |
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[edit] Events
- September 9 - Edward Elgar's concert overture Froissart is premiered at the Three Choirs Festival in Worcester
- George W. Johnson records phonograph cylinders
- First full performance of Hector Berlioz's opera, Les Troyens, takes place at Karlsruhe, 21 years after the composer's death
[edit] Published popular music
- "The Commodore Song"
- "Little Pig Went To Market" by J. Cheever Goodwin & Gustave Kerker
- "Maggie Murphy's Home" w. Edward Harrigan m. David Braham
- "Passing By" w. Robert Herrick m. Edward C. Purcell
- "Throw Him Down McCloskey" w.m. John W. Kelly
- "You'll Miss Lots of Fun When You're Married" by John Philip Sousa & Edward M. Taber
[edit] Classical music
- Ferruccio Busoni - Violin Sonata No. 1, Opus 29
- Ernest Chausson - Chansons de Shakespeare
- Antonín Dvořák - Requiem
- Alexander Glazunov - Symphony No. 3, Opus 33
- Armas Järnefelt - Ouverture Lyrique
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
- Alexander Scriabin - Romance for Horn and Piano
- Jean Sibelius - Piano Quintet in G minor
- Sergei Taneyev - String Quartet No. 1 Opus 4
[edit] Opera
- Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni
- Prince Igor begun by Alexander Borodin, completed by Alexander Glazunov and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Queen of Spades by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
[edit] Musical theater
- The Gondoliers Broadway production
- Love And Law Broadway production
- Robin Hood Chicago production
- The Sentry London production
- Reilly And The 400 Broadway production
[edit] Births
- February 25 - Myra Hess, pianist
- February 27 - Freddie Keppard
- March 20
- Beniamino Gigli, opera singer
- Lauritz Melchior, opera singer
- March 28 - Paul Whiteman
- April 17 - Gussie Mueller
- May 21 - Harry Tierney, songwriter, composer of Irene and Rio Rita
- June 6 - Ted Lewis
- June 26 - Jeanne Eagels, Broadway star
- August 12 - Lillian Evanti, opera singer
- August 15 - Jacques Ibert, composer
- September 15 - Frank Martin, composer
- October 1 - Stanley Holloway, English actor and singer
- December 8 - Bohuslav Martinů
- date unknown - Rob Barbecue, jazz musician
[edit] Deaths
- January 17 - Salomon Sulzer, cantor and composer
- January 20 - Franz Lachner, conductor and composer
- May 28 - Viktor Nessler, composer
- June 30 - Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, composer
- October 7 - John Hill Hewitt, songwriter
- October 17 - Prosper Sainton, violinist
- October 28 - Alexander John Ellis, music theorist
- November 8 - César Franck, composer
- December 21 - Niels Wilhelm Gade, composer
- date unknown - John Barnett, composer
- date unknown - Hubert Léonard, violinist
- date unknown - Giorgio Ronconi, operatic baritone
