Home > 1877 in music

and the list of 'years in music'.

1 Events

• Thomas Edison invents the phonograph

2 Published popular music

• " Abdulla Bulbul Ameer"     w.m. Percy French
• "Captain Cuff"     w.m. G. W. Hunt
• " Chopstics"     m. Arthur de Lulli
• "Dear Old Pals"     w.m. G. W. Hunt
• "Early In De Mornin'"     w.m. Will Hays
• "In The Gloaming"     w. Meta Orred m. Annie Fortescue Harrison (Words 1874)
• "Little Daisy's Request" by Arabella M. Root
• "The Lost Chord"     w. Adelaide A. Proctor m. Sir Arthur Sullivan (Words 1858)
• "My Name Is John Wellington Wells"     w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
• "Phelim O'Toole" by Harry Banks
• "Time Was When Love And I Were Well Acquainted"     w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan

3 Classical music

4 Opera

• Samson et Dalila was first produced in Weimar. Music by Camille Saint-Saëns and libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire .

5 Musical theaterMusical theater is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. It is closely related to opera, frequently being distinguished by the use of popular music of various forms (and thus usually different instrumentation), the use of u

• La Belle HélèneLa Belle Helene is an operetta in three acts with music by Jacques Offenbach, and libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy. It was first produced in Paris in 1864. Plot :Place, Sparta and the shores of the sea. Paris, son of Priam, arrives with a miss, New York production
• Les Cloches De Corneville , Paris production opened at the Folies-Dramatique on April 19April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). There are 256 days remaining. Events 1012 Martyrdom of St Alphege in Greenwich, London. 1529 At the Diet of Speyer a group of rulers German Furst) and independent citie and ran for 408 performances
• Le Grand Mogol , Marseilles production
• Orpheus in the UnderworldOrphee aux enfers is an operetta in two acts by Jacques Offenbach. The original French language text was by Meilhac and Halevy, and the first production took place at Paris in 1858. Plot :Place: Act I, near Thebes and Olympus. Act II, chamber of Pluto and, London production
• The SorcererThe Sorcerer is the earliest-surviving two-act operetta by Gilbert & Sullivan. On November 7, 1877, it opened at the Opera Comique, where it ran for 178 performances. Plot Act One The villagers of Ploverleigh are preparing to celebrate the betrothal of Al, Gilbert & Sullivan London production opened at the Opera Comique on October 17 and ran for 175 performances