1880 in music
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See also: 1879 in music, other events of 1880, 1881 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
Published popular music
- "Away, Away! My Heart's On Fire" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
- "Blow The Man Down" trad
- "Funiculi-Funicula" w. G. Turco m. Luigi Denza
- "Now for The Pirates' Lair" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
- "Oh, Better Far To Live And Die" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
- "A Rollicking Band Of Pirates, We" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
- "Roses From The South Waltz" m. Johann Strauss II
- "Sailing, Sailing" w.m. Godfrey Marks
- "To Gain A Brief Advantage" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
- "When A Felon's Not Engaged" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
- "When The Foeman Bares His Steel" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
- "When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
- "Yes! I Am Brave! Oh, Family Descent" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
Classical music
- Johannes Brahms - Tragic Overture
- Antonin Dvořák - Songs My Mother Taught Me
- Felix Draeseke - Weihestunden. Six songs for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) and piano
- Niels Gade - Concerto for violin and orchestra in D minor
- Iosef Ivanovici - The Danube Waves
- Pablo Sarasate - Spanish Dances for Violin and Piano
Opera
- Léo Delibes - Jean de Nivelle
Musical theater
- La Mascotte Paris production
- The Pirates Of Penzance London production
Births
- February 3 - Lina Abarbanell, German singer and actress
- June 13 - Vincent Rose - Italian-born US bandleader and composer