1862 in music
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See also: 1861 in music, other events of 1862, 1863 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Events
- Béatrice et Bénédict, opera by Hector Berlioz, debuts in Baden-Baden (August 9).
- Ludwig von Köchel publishes Chonologisch-thematisches Verzeichnis sämtlicher Tonwerke Wolfgang Amadé Mozarts (Catalogue of Mozart's Works or "The Köchel Catalog").
- Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Forza del Destino debuts in Saint Petersburg (November 10).
- Jules Massenet wins the Grand Prix de Rome.
- The St. Petersburg Conservatory is founded by Anton Rubinstein.
Published popular music
- Stephen Foster - "The Merry, Merry Month of May"
- James R. Randall - "Maryland, My Maryland"
- Julia Ward Howe - "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Classical music
- Felix Draeseke - Fantasiestücke in Walzerform, op 3: Nr. 1 in B; Nr. 2 in A-flat
- Asger Hamerik - Quintetto
Opera
- Julius Benedict - The Lily of Killarney
- Frederic Clay - Court and Cottage (libretto by Tom Taylor)
- Charles Gounod - La Reine de Saba
- Franz von Suppé - Die Kartenschlägerin
Births
- Marcelle Lender, French singer-dancer and entertainer (d. 1926)
- January 29 - Frederick Delius, composer
- February 17 - Edward German, composer
- March 21 - Albert Chevalier, English actor, singer, songwriter and Music hall performer
- June 5 - Richard Jose
- June 27 - May Irwin
- August 11 - Carrie Jacobs Bond, US songwriter
- August 22 - Claude Debussy, composer
- October 10 - Arthur De Greef, composer
- December 18 - Moriz Rosenthal, pianist
Deaths
- February 7 - František Škroup, composer
- February 16 - Leopold Schefer, composer and poet
- March 17 - Fromental Halévy, composer
- May 21 - Edwin Pearce Christy, founder of Christy's Minstrels (suicide)
- May 25 - Johann Nestroy, singer and actor
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