1869 in music
See also: 1868 in music, other events of 1869, 1870 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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2 Published popular music 3 Opera 4 Classical music 5 Births 6 Deaths |
Events
- Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto is premiered at Copenhagen's Casino (April 3)
- Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold debuts at the Königlich Hof- und Nationaltheater in Munich (September 22)
Published popular music
- "Little Brown Jug" by R.E. Eastburn
- "Now the Day is Over" by Joseph Barnby
- "Shew, Fly! Don't Bother Me!" by T. Bringham Bishop
- "Sweet Genevieve" w.m. Henry Tucker
Opera
Classical music
Ein Deutsches Requiem - Cantata by Johannes Brahms
Births
- March 3 - Henry Wood, conductor
- May 5 - Hans Pfitzner, composer
- June 6 - Siegfried Wagner, composer
- June 17 - Sidney Jones, composer
- November 8 - J. Bodewalt Lampe, Danish-born composer