1867 in music
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See also: 1866 in music, other events of 1867, 1868 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- Arthur Sullivan scores his first operetta Cox and Box
- The Maple Leaf Forever written by Alexander Muir
- Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos premieres at the Paris Opéra (March 11)
- Jacques Offenbach's operetta La Grande-duchesse de Gérolstein debuts in Paris at the Théâtre des Variétés (April 12)
- Charles Gounod's opera Roméo et Juliette debuts at the Théâtre-Lyrique in Paris (April 27)
- Georges Bizet's opera La Jolie Fille de Perth premieres at Paris's Théâtre Lyrique (December 26)
Published popular music
- "Blue Danube Waltz" by Johann Strauss II
- "Champagne Charlie" by Alfred Lee & H. J. Whymark
- "Croquet" w. C.H. Webb m. John Rogers Thomas
- "Even The Bad Times Are Good" w. Peter Callander m. Mitch Murray
- "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" by George Leybourne, Gaston Lyle, & Alfred Lee
- "Not For Joseph" w.m. Arthur Lloyd
- "The Moon Is Out To Night, Love" w.m. Will S. Hays
- "Waiting" w. Ellen H. Flagg m. Harrison Millard
Classical music
- The Woman of Samaria (cantata) - Sir William Sterndale Bennett
- Zwei Konzertwalzer, op 4: Nr. 1 in E-flat; Nr. 2 in D-flat, Ballade for Cello and Piano in B - Felix Draeseke
- Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major - Hermann Goetz
Musical theater
- The Contrabandista or The Law of the Ladrones Lyrics: Francis Cowley Burnand Music: Arthur Sullivan London production opened at St. George's Opera House on December 18
- Cox & Box Lyrics: Francis Cowley Burnand Music: Arthur Sullivan London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on May 11 and ran for 300 performances
Births
- January 20 - Yvette Guilbert, singer, actress (d. 1944)
- March 25 - Arturo Toscanini, noted conductor
- September 5 - Amy Beach, composer
- November 24 - Scott Joplin, ragtime composer