1879 in music
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See also: 1878 in music, other events of 1879, 1880 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Events
- December 31 - Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance debuts in New York City
Published popular music
- Oh, Dem Golden Slippers by James A. Bland
- In the Morning By the Bright Light by James A. Bland
- My Visit to the Opera by Joseph P. Skelly
Classical music
- Henri Duparc - Le Manoir de Rosemonde
- César Franck - Piano Quintet
- Asger Hamerik - Concert Romance for 'cello and piano
- Franz Lachner - Elegie for Flute and Organ
- Charles-Marie Widor - Toccata from his 5th organ symphony
Opera
- Giovanni Bottesini - Ero e Leandro
- Viktor Nessler - Der Rattenfänger von Hameln
- Peter Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin
Musical theater
Births
- February 26 - Frank Bridge, composer
- May 22 - Eastwood Lane, composer
- June 13 - Maria Gay, opera singer
- June 21 - Henry Creamer, US songwriter
- July 5 - Philippe Gaubert, composer
- July 9 - Ottorino Respighi, composer
- August 1 - Eva Tanguay, singer, vaudeville star (d. 1947)
- August 18 - Gus Edwards, Prussian-born US songwriter and entertainer
- October 12 - Chris Smith, composer
- October 21 - Joseph Canteloube, composer
- December 4 - Hamilton Harty, composer
Deaths
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