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1879 in music

See also:\n1878 in music,\nother events of 1879,\n1880 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* December 31 - Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance debuts in New York City

Published popular music

\n* Oh, Dem Golden Slippers by James A. Bland\n* In the Morning By the Bright Light by James A. Bland\n* My Visit to the Opera by Joseph P. Skelly

Classical music

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Opera

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Musical theater

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Births

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June 13 - Maria Gay, opera singer\n* June 21 - Henry Creamer, US songwriter\n* August 1 - Eva Tanguay, singer, vaudeville star (d. 1947)\n* October 12 - Chris Smith, composer

Deaths


"But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near." - Andrew Marvell (1621-1678)