1871 in music
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See also: 1870 in music, other events of 1871, 1872 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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[edit] Events
- December 24 - Giuseppe Verdi's Opera Aida premieres.
- Anton Bruckner gives a series of organ recitals in London.
- Asger Hamerik becomes musical director of the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.
[edit] Published popular music
- "The Blue and the Gray" by James W. Long
- "Good Bye, Liza Jane" (anon)
- "The Little Church Around The Corner" w.m. Charles A. White
- "The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane" w.m. William S. Hays
- "Mollie Darling" w.m. William S. Hays
- "Onward, Christian Soldiers" w. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould m. Sir Arthur Sullivan
- "Reuben and Rachel" w. Harry Birch m. William Gooch
- "Susan Jane" w.m. William S. Hays
[edit] Classical music
- Georges Bizet - Jeux d'enfants
- Peter Cornelius - Chorgesänge
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11
[edit] Opera
- Giovanni Bottesini - Ali Baba
- Giuseppe Verdi - Aida
[edit] Musical theater
- Geneviève De Brabant London production
- The Mascot London production
- La Mascotte Vienna production
- Le Roi Carotte London production
- Thespis London production
[edit] Births
- March 1 - Ben Harney, US composer and ragtime pianist
- June 17 - James Weldon Johnson, US songwriter, author, diplomat and educationalist
- June 29 - Luisa Tetrazzini, Italian soprano
- December 20 - Henry Kimball Hadley, composer
[edit] Deaths
- April 27 - Sigismond Thalberg, pianist and composer
- May 12 - Daniel Auber, composer
- May 26 - Aimé Maillart, composer
- July 17 - Carl Tausig, pianist and composer
- July 20 - François Delsarte, singer and music teacher
- date unknown
- Václav Emanuel Horák, church musician and composer
- John Edward Pigot, music collector
- Fernando Quijano, songwriter, composer of the Uruguayan national anthemfr:1871 en musique
