1871 in music

See also:\n1870 in music,\nother events of 1871,\n1872 in music and the\nlist of 'years in music'.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Published popular music 3 Classical music 4 Opera 5 Musical theater 6 Births 7 Deaths

Events

\n* December 24 - Giuseppe Verdi's Opera Aida premieres

Published popular music

• "The Blue and the Gray" by James W. Long\n* "Good Bye, Liza Jane" (anon)\n* "The Little Church Around The Corner"     w.m. Charles A. White\n* "Onward, Christian Soldiers"      w. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould m. Sir Arthur Sullivan\n* "Reuben and Rachel" by William Gooch

Classical music

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Opera

• Aida by Giuseppe Verdi

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Musical theater

• Geneviève De Brabant     London production\n* The Mascot     London production\n* La Mascotte     Vienna production\n* Le Roi Carotte     London production\n* Thespis     London production

Births

\n*March 1 - Ben Harney, US composer and ragtime pianist\n* June 17 - James Weldon Johnson, US songwriter, author, diplomat and educationalist\n* June 29 - Luisa Tetrazzini, Italian soprano

Deaths

\n* May 12 - Daniel Auber