1883 in music - Definition

See also: 1882 in music, other events of 1883, 1884 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Events

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

Classical music

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

Opera

Musical theater

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

Births

• May 26 - Mamie Smith
• November 8 - Arnold Bax, composer
• December 3 - Anton Webern, Austrian composer

Deaths

• February 13 - Richard Wagner, German composer
• October 30 - Robert Volkmann, composer