1861 in music

List of years in music (Table)
… 1851 • 1852 • 1853 • 1854 • 1855 • 1856 • 1857 • 1858 • 1859 • 1860 – 1861 – 1862 • 1863 • 1864 • 1865 • 1866 • 1867 • 1868 • 1869 • 1870 • 1871 …
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… 1858 • 1859 • 1860 – 1861 – 1862 • 1863 • 1864 … … 1830s • 1840s • 1850s – 1860s – 1870s • 1880s • 1890s … … 18th century – 19th century – 20th century …
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Tannhäuser scandal in Paris.
Giuseppe Verdi is elected a deputy in the first parliament of the new Italian nation.

"Abide With Me", w. Rev Henry Francis Lyte m. William Henry Monk (Words 1847)
"Alice, Where Art Thou", w. Wellington Guernsey m. Joseph Ascher
"Aura Lee", w. W. W. Fosdick m. George R. Poulton
"The Bonnie Blue Flag", w. Mrs Annie Chamber-Ketchum m. Harry MacCarthy
"Eternal Father, Strong To Save", w. William Whiting m. Rev. John Bacchus Dykes
"Go Down, Moses", trad spiritual
"Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty", w. Reginald Heber m. John Bacchus Dykes
"I'm Going Home to Dixie", w. Dan Emmett a. C. S. Grafully
"John Brown's Body", w. anon m. William Steffe
"Maryland, My Maryland", w. James Ryder Randall m. Walter de Mapers (Music "Mini est Propositum" 12th century)
"The Vacant Chair", w. Henry S. Washburne m. George Frederick Root