1884 in music
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See also: 1883 in music, other events of 1884, 1885 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
Published popular music
- "Oh My Darling, Clementine" w.m. Percy Montrose
- "The Coon's Salvation Army" by Sam Lucas
- "The Golden Wedding" m. Gabriel-Marie
- "Love's Old Sweet Song" w. George Clifton Bingham m. James Lyman Molloy
- "March of the Plumed Knight" by Charles B. Morrell & William Howard Doane
- "My Thoughts Are of Thee" by Sam Lucas
- "Otchi Tchorniya" trad
- "Rest, Comrades, Rest (Memorial Hymn)" by O. B. Ormsby
- "Rock-a-bye Baby" w.m. Effie I. Canning
- "When the Heather Blooms Again" by Francis Jane Crosby & William Howard Doane
- "While Strolling Through The Park One Day" w.m. Ed Haley
Classical music
- Henri Duparc - La Vie Antérieure
- César Franck - Prélude, Chorale et Fugue
- Charles Gounod - Mors et Vita (oratorio)
Opera
- Eduard Caudella - Hatmanul Baltag
- Jules Massenet - Manon
- Karl Millöcker - Gasparone
- Charles Villiers Stanford - The Canterbury Pilgrims
Musical theater
- Adonis Broadway production
- The Beggar Student London production
- Desirée Broadway production
- The Grand Mogul London production
- Princess Ida London and Broadway productions
Births
- January 13 - Sophie Tucker, singer
- March 17 - Alcide Nunez, clarinetist
- November 23 - Guy Bolton, English librettist
Deaths
- January 25 - Johann Gottfried Piefke, conductor and composer
- May 12 - Bedrich Smetana, composer
- June 25 - Hans Rott, composer
- June 8 - Henry Clay Work, US composer