1900 in music
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See also: 1899 in music, other events of 1900, 1901 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- January 14 - Giacomo Puccini's Tosca premieres in Rome.
- February 2 - Gustave Charpentier's opera Louise premieres in Paris; Mary Garden makes her public debut in the title role in April.
- October 3 - Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius is premiered in Birmingham
Published popular music
- "Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder" w.m. Fred Fisher, Arthur Gillespie & Herbert Dillea
- "The Blue And The Gray" w.m. Paul Dresser
- "Bridge Of Sighs" w.m. James Thornton
- "Calligan - Call Again!" w.m. Herbert Rutter & Harry Lauder
- "Calling To Her Boy Just Once Again" w.m. Paul Dresser
- "Creole Belles" w. George Sidney m. J. Bodewalt Lampe
- "The Duchess Of Central Park" w. J. Cheaver Goodwin m. Maurice Levi
- "Eyes Of Blue" m. Andrew Mack
- "The Fatal Rose of Red" - Fred Helf
- "The Flight Of The Bumble Bee" m. N. Rimsky-Korsakov
- "A Flower From The Garden Of Life" w.m. Thurland Chattaway
- "For Old Time's Sake" w.m. Charles K. Harris
- "The Gladiators' Entry" m. Julius Fucik
- "Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty" w.m. John Philip Sousa
- "Hunky Dory" m. Abe Holzmann
- "I Can't Tell Why I Love You But I Do" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
- "I Love You, Ma Cherie" w.m. Paul Rubens
- "I Must Have Been A-Dreamin' " w.m. Bob Cole
- "I Need The Money" w.m. Raymond A. Browne
- "I Won't Be an Actor No More" w.m. George M. Cohan
- "In The House Of Too Much Trouble" w.m. Will A. Heelan & J. Fred Helf
- "I've A Longing In My Heart For You Louise" w.m. Charles K. Harris
- "Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes" w.m. John Queen & Hughie Cannon
- "Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing" w. James Weldon Johnsonm. J. Rosamond Johnson
- "Little Tommy Murphy" w. Matthew Woodward m. Andrew Mack
- "A Love-Lorn Lily" w. Louis Harrison & George V. Hobart m. A. B. Sloane
- "Ma Blushin' Rosie" w. Edgar Smith m. John Stromberg
- "Midnight Fire-Alarm" - H.J. Lincoln
- "My Charcoal Charmer" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
- "My Drowsy Babe" w. George Totten Smith m. George A. Nichols
- "My Sunflower Sue" w. Walter H. Ford m. John W. Bratton
- "Nothing Doing" w. Edgar Smith m. John Stromberg
- "Off To Philadelphia" w. Gordon Temple m. Walter B. Haynes
- "Oh! Wouldn't That Jar You?" w.m. Will D. Cobb
- "The Old Flag Never Touched The Ground" w.m. James Weldon Johnson & J. Rosamond Johnson
- "Song Of The Flea" - words by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; music Modest Moussorgsky
- "Strike Up the Band - Here Comes a Sailor" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Charles B. Warn
- "The Tale Of The Kangaroo" w. Frank Pixley m. Gustave Luders
- "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" w. Owen Hall m. Leslie Stuart
- "That Old Sunny Window" w.m. Shelley
- "There Are Two Sides To A Story" w.m. Will A. Heelan & J. Fred Helf
- "Violets" w. Julian Fane m. Ellen Wright
- "Wait" w. Charles Horwitz m. Frederick W. Bowers
- "When Reuben Comes To Town" w. J. Cheever Goodwin m. Maurice Levi
- "When The Birds Go North Again" w. Robert F. Roden m. Max S. Witt
- "When The Harvest Days Are Over, Jessie Dear" w. Howard Graham m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs Murphy's Chowder?" w.m. George L. Giefer
- "You Never Miss The Water Till The Well Runs Dry" w.m. Rowland Howard
Recorded popular music
- "American Patrol" Sousa's Band
- "A Bird In A Gilded Cage" Harry Macdonough
- "Doan Ye Cry, Mah Honey" S. H. Dudley
- "The Duchess Of Central Park" Harry Macdonough
- "For Old Time's Sake" Will F. Denny
- "Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes" Dan W. Quinn
- "Lead, Kindly Light" Haydn Quartette
- "A Love-Lorn Lily" Harry Macdonough
- "Ma Blushin' Rosie" Albert C. Campbell
- "My Sunflower Sue" Arthur Collins with The Metropolitan Orchestra
- "O! That We Two Were Maying" Harry Macdonough & Florence Hayward
- "Strike Up the Band - Here Comes A Sailor" Dan W. Quinn
- "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" Lyric Theatre Chorus p. Paul Rubens
- "When Reuben Comes To Town" Dan W. Quinn
- "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" Jere Mahoney
- "Where The Sweet Magnolias Grow" Haydn Quartette
Classical music
- Joseph Holbrooke - The Raven
- Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger - Requiem in D Minor
- Josef Suk - Pieces for violin and piano
Opera
- Gustave Charpentier - Louise
- August Enna - The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep
- Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Zaza
Musical theater
- The Casino Girl
- Chris And The Wonderful Lamp Broadway production
- Fiddle-Dee-Dee Broadway production
- Floradora Broadway production
- Giddy Throng Broadway production
- The Messenger Boy London production
- Miss Prinnt Broadway production
- The Policy Players
- The Rogers Brothers In Central Park Broadway production
- San Toy Broadway production
- Sons Of Ham
- Véronique Vienna production
Births
- January 1 - Xavier Cugat (+ 1990), bandleader
- February 13 - Wingy Manone, U.S. jazz musician (d. 1982)
- March 2 - Kurt Weill (+ 1950), German composer.
- March 10 - Peter De Rose, US composer
- May 28 - Tommy Ladnier, jazz musician (d. 1939)
- June 8 - George Antheil, composer
- June 15 - Paul Mares, jazz musician (d. 1949)
- June 24 - Gene Austin, US singer & composer
- July 10
- Evelyn Laye, English actress and singer
- Mitchell Parish, US lyricist
- July 13 - George Lewis, jazz musician (d. 1969)
- July 29 - Don Redman, US arranger, bandleader and saxophonist
- August 2 - Helen Morgan, US singer and actress
- August 8 - Lucius "Lucky" Millinder - US bandleader
- August 23 - Ernst Krenek, composer
- October 9 - Elmer Snowden, banjo player
- November 14 - Aaron Copland, composer
- November 25 - Arthur Schwartz, US composer
- December 12 - Sammy Davis, Sr., vaudeville entertainer
- December 14 - Juan D'Arienzo, tango musician
- December 29 - B. H. Haggin, music critic
Deaths
- March 13 - Alicia Ann Spottiswoode, songwriter
- May 28 - George Grove, compiler of the well-known dictionary of music
- October 15 - Zdenek Fibich, composer
- November 22 - Sir Arthur Sullivan
- date unknown - Charles-Louis Hanon, composer and piano teacher