1864 in music - Definition

See also: 1863 in music, other events of 1864, 1865 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Events

• Anton Bruckner composes his Symphony No. 0 ("Die Nullte")
• Jacques Offenbach's operetta La belle Hélène debuts at the Paris Variétés (December 17)

Published popular music

• "Beautiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster
• "The Picture on the Wall" by Henry Clay Work
• "Somebody's Darling" w.m. John Hill Hewitt
• "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (The Boys Are Marching)" by George F. Root

Births

• January 15 - S. H. Dudley
• February 7 - Arthur Collins
• April 10 - Eugen d'Albert, composer, pianist
• June 11 - Richard Strauss, composer, conductor
• November 17 - Rosalia Chalia

Deaths

• January 13 - Stephen Foster, songwriter
• May 2 - Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer