1851 in music

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Old Folks at Home, as sung by Christy's Minstrels in 1851.

This article is about music-related events in 1851.

Events

February – Operatic tenor Sims Reeves returns to perform in Dublin with his new wife, soprano Charlotte Emma Lucombe.
February 6 – Schumann's Symphony No. 3 receives its première in Düsseldorf, the composer conducting. ()
April 5 – Jenny Lind visits the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, USA.
July 23 – Richard Wagner writes down the leitmotif for the "Ride of the Valkyries".
Operatic baritone Hans von Milde marries soprano Rosa Agthe.
Eight-year-old Adelina Patti sings in public for the first time.

Woldemar Bargiel – Piano Trio No. 1 in F major, op. 6
Johannes Brahms – Scherzo in E-flat minor, op. 4
Franz Liszt – Transcendental Etudes for Piano, S 139
George Onslow – Wind quintet opus 81
Anton Rubinstein – Symphony No. 2 (Ocean) (first version)
Robert Schumann -Symphony No. 4 from 1841 revised. First violin sonata, second violin sonata, Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, several oratorios, two concert overtures, third piano trio, also written (third violin sonata dates from 1853)

January 25 – Jan Blockx, pianist, composer and music teacher (d. 1912)
January 27 – Gaspar Villate, composer (d. 1891)
February 12 – Anna Yesipova, pianist (d. 1914)
March 27
- Ruperto Chapí, composer (d. 1909)
- Vincent d'Indy, composer (d. 1931)
May 1 – Ludvig Hegner, composer (d. 1923)
May 6 – Jean-Alexandre Talazac, operatic tenor (d. 1896)
May 7 – Julius Buths, pianist, conductor and composer (d. 1920)
May 17 – Victor Bendix, pianist, conductor and composer (d. 1926)
June 11 – Oscar Borg, composer (d. 1930)
June 12 – Pol Plançon, operatic bass (d. 1914)
August 8 – Walborg Lagerwall, Swedish violinist (d. 1940)
October 11 – Josif Marinković, composer (d. 1931)
October 16 – Viggo Bielefeldt, composer (d. 1909)
November 5 - Émile Pierre Ratez, composer (d. 1934)
November 16 – Minnie Hauk, operatic soprano (d. 1929)
probable – Marie Heilbron, operatic soprano (d. 1886)

January 21 – Albert Lortzing, composer (b. 1801)
January 24 – Gaspare Spontini, composer (b. 1774)
March 6
- Alexander Alyabyev, composer (b. 1787)
- Emma Hartmann, composer (b. 1807)
April 8 – John Parry (Bardd Alaw), harpist and composer (b. 1776)
July 4 – Martin-Joseph Mengal, composer (b. 1784)
July 17 – Béni Egressy, composer and librettist (b. 1814)
August 8 – James Shudi Broadwood, piano-maker (b. 1772)
October 8 – George Alexander Lee, singer, songwriter and opera producer (b. 1802)
December 1 – Carl Dahlén, ballet dancer and choreographer (b. 1770)

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