Home > 1883 in music

and the list of 'years in music'.

1 Events

2 Published popular music

• "A Boy's Best Friend Is His Mother"     w. Henry Miller m. Joseph P. Skelly
• "The Farmer In The Dell"     trad
• " La Golondrina "      m. Narisco Serradell
• "Polly Wolly Doodle (All The Day)"     trad
• "Ring Dem Heavenly Bells" by Sam Lucas
• "She Does The Fandango All Over The Place"     w.m. G. W. Hunt
• "There Is A Tavern In The Town"     anon
• "Transit Of Venus March"     m. John Philip Sousa

3 Classical music

• Symphony No. 3 by Johannes Brahms
• Voices Of Spring m. Johann Strauss published March 9

4 Opera

5 Musical theater

• Ein Nacht In Venedig ( A Night In Venice ) Berlin production
• Ein Nacht In Venedig ( A Night In Venice ) Vienna production

6 Births

• May 26 - Mamie Smith
• November 8 - Arnold Bax, composer
• December 3December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 28 days remaining. Events 1818 Illinois becomes the 21st U. state 1828 U. presidential election, 1828: Challenger Andrew Jackson beats incumbent John Qu - Anton WebernAnton Webern ( December 3, 1883 September 15, 1945) was a composer of classical music and a member of the so called Second Viennese School. He was born Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern but never used his middle names, and dropped the von in 1918. Biogra, Austrian composer

7 Deaths

• February 13February 13 Events Before 1900 1130 Innocent II is voted Pope. 1542 Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery. 1633 Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. 1668 Spain recognizes Portu - Richard WagnerWilhelm Richard Wagner ( May 22, 1813 February 13, 1883) was an influential German composer, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas. His music is still widely performed, the best known pieces being the "Ride of the Valkyries" from Di, German composer
• October 30October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. Events 1470 Henry VI of England returns to the throne after Earl of Warwick defeats Yorkists in battle. 1831 In Southampton County, Virginia, - Robert VolkmannRobert Volkmann ( April 6, 1815 October 30, 1883) was a German composer. He was born in Lommatzsch, Saxony, Germany. His father was music director for a church, so the father trained the son in music to prepare him as a successor. Thus Volkmann learned to, composer