1860 in music
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See also: 1859 in music, other events of 1860, 1861 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Events
- The first Viennese operetta, Das Pensionat by Franz von Suppé, debuts at the Theater an der Wien
- First official modern Welsh Eisteddfod is held at Denbigh
Published popular music
- "Down Among the Cane-Brakes" By Stephen Foster
- "Mary Of Argyle" w. Charles H. Jefferys m. Sidney Nelson
- "Old Black Joe" By Stephen Foster
- "Virginia Belle" By Stephen Foster
Classical music
- Anton Rubinstein - Soirées à Saint-Pétersbourg
- Franz Liszt - Mephisto Waltz No. 1
- Orphée Aux Enfers, Vienna production
Births
- January 17 - Eugene Cowles
- March 1 - Joe Natus
- March 13 - Hugo Wolf, composer
- May 29 - Isaac Albeniz
- July 7 - Gustav Mahler, composer, conductor
- November 18 - Ignacy Jan Paderewski, pianist
- December 18 - Edward MacDowell
- December 20 - Dan Leno, English music hall comedian, dancer and singer
- December 28 - Harry B. Smith, US songwriter
Deaths
- January 26 - Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient, opera singer
- August 26 - Friedrich Silcher, composer
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