1877 in music

See also:\n1876 in music,\nother events of 1877,\n1878 in music\nand the list 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* Thomas Edison invents the phonograph

Published popular music

• "Abdulla Bulbul Ameer"     w.m. Percy French \n* "Captain Cuff"     w.m. G. W. Hunt \n* "Chopsticks"     m. Arthur de Lulli \n* "Dear Old Pals"     w.m. G. W. Hunt \n* "Early In De Mornin'"     w.m. Will Hays\n* "In The Gloaming"     w. Meta Orred m. Annie Fortescue Harrison (Words 1874)\n* "Little Daisy's Request" by Arabella M. Root\n* "The Lost Chord"     w. Adelaide A. Proctor m. Sir Arthur Sullivan (Words 1858)\n* "My Name Is John Wellington Wells"     w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan \n* "Phelim O'Toole" by Harry Banks\n* "Time Was When Love And I Were Well Acquainted"     w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan

Classical music

Opera

• Samson et Dalila was first produced in Weimar. Music by Camille Saint-Saëns and libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire.

Musical theater

• La Belle Hélène, New York production\n* Les Cloches De Corneville, Paris production\n* Le Grand Mogol, Marseilles production\n* Orpheus in the Underworld, London production\n* The Sorcerer, London production

Births

\n*April 24 - Blanche Ring, US singer and actress\n* May 25 - Billy Murray, singer\n*July 17 - Edward Madden, US lyric writer\n* September 6 - Buddy Bolden

Deaths