1848 in music
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See also: 1847 in music, other events of 1848, 1849 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- Richard Wagner begins writing libretto that will become Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung).
- Franz Liszt takes up full-time post as conductor to the Weimar court orchestra
Classical music
- Georges Onslow - Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in G major
- Johann Strauss I - Radetzky March
Popular music
- "Oh! Susanna!" by Stephen Foster
Births
- February 23 - Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer
- 27 February - Hubert Parry, composer
- March 31 - John Henry Roberts, composer
- September 5 - Manuel Giro, composer
- unknown date - Otto Malling
- unknown date - Henri Duparc