1837 in music
|
See also: 1836 in music, other events of 1837, 1838 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Contents |
Events
- June 11 - Prussian Copyright Act protecting for the first time performances of concert music
Published popular music
- "Hark, Brothers, Hark", words and music by John Hill Hewitt
- "Woodman, Spare That Tree!", words by George Pope Morris, music by Henry Russell
Classical music
- Grande Messe des Morts by Hector Berlioz
- String Quartet #4 in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn
Opera
- The Black Domino by Daniel Auber, with libretto by Eugène Scribe
- Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti
- Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini
Births
- January 12 - Adolf Jensen
- January 2 - Mily Balakirev
- April 1 - Albert Rudolph Faesy
- August 24 - Theodore Dubois
Deaths
- January 23 - John Field
- October 17 - Johann Nepomuk Hummel
- October - Samuel Wesley, organist and composer, son of hymn-writer Charles Wesley