1881 in music
See also: 1880 in music, other events of 1881, 1882 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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2 Published popular music 3 Musical theater 4 Opera 5 Oratorio 6 Births 7 Deaths |
Events
- February 10 - Offenbach's Tales of Hoffman debuts in Paris
- November 9 - Johannes Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 is given its public premiere in Budapest
- December 4 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto is premiered in Vienna
Published popular music
- "Loch Lomond"
- "Good Bye!" by Franceso Paolo Tosti
- "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean"
- "Slowly and Sadly" "(President Garfield Memorial Tribute)" by Arabella M. Root
Musical theater
- Les Contes d'Hoffman Paris production
- Patience London production
Opera
- Joan Of Arc by Peter Tschaikowsky
Oratorio
- Rébecca by Franck