1878 in music

See also:\n1877 in music,\nother events of 1878,\n1879 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* May 28 - Gilbert & Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore debuts in London

Published popular music

• "Aloha Oe" w.m. Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii\n* "Carry Me Back To Old Virginny" w.m. James A. Bland\n* "De Gospel Raft" by Frank Dumont\n* "Emmet's Lullaby" Joseph K. Emmet\n* "I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan\n* "I Am The Ruler Of The Queen's Navee" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan\n* "I'm Called Little Buttercup" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan\n* "In The Evening By the Moonlight" w.m. James A. Bland\n* "Keep In De Middle Ob De Road"     w.m. Will Hays\n* "Kind Captain" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan\n* "Never Mind The Why And Wherefore" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan

Classical music

Opera

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Musical theater

• Gilbert & Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore, London production\n* Madame Favart, Paris production

Births

\n* March 29 - Albert Von Tilzer\n*May 25 - Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, US dancer, singer and actor\n* July 4 - George M. Cohan\n*July 21 - Ernest R. Ball, US composer\n* October 19 - Alphonse Picou

Deaths