1900 in music

See also: \n1899 in music, \nother events of 1900, \n1901 in music and the \nlist of 'years in music'.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Published popular music 3 Recorded popular music 4 Classical music 5 Opera 6 Musical theater 7 Births 8 Deaths

Events

\n*January 14 - Giacomo Puccini's Tosca premieres in Rome.\n*February 2 - Gustave Charpentier's opera Louise premieres in Paris; Mary Garden makes her public debut in the title role in April.\n*October 3 - Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius is premiered in Birmingham

Published popular music

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\n*"Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder" w.m. Fred Fisher, Arthur Gillespie & Herbert Dillea \n*"The Blue And The Gray" w.m. Paul Dresser \n*"Bridge Of Sighs" w.m. James Thornton \n*"Calligan - Call Again!" w.m. Herbert Rutter & Harry Lauder \n*"Calling To Her Boy Just Once Again" w.m. Paul Dresser \n*"Creole Belles" w. George Sidney m. J. Bodewalt Lampe\n*"The Duchess Of Central Park" w. J. Cheaver Goodwin m. Maurice Levi \n*"Eyes Of Blue" m. Andrew Mack \n*"The Fatal Rose of Red" - Fred Helf\n*"The Flight Of The Bumble Bee" m. N. Rimsky-Korsakov \n*"A Flower From The Garden Of Life" w.m. Thurland Chattaway \n*"For Old Time's Sake" w.m. Charles K. Harris \n*"The Gladiators' Entry" m. Julius Fucik \n*"Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty" w.m. John Philip Sousa \n*"Hunky Dory" m. Abe Holzmann \n*"I Can't Tell Why I Love You But I Do" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards \n*"I Love You, Ma Cherie" w.m. Paul Rubens \n*"I Must Have Been A-Dreamin' " w.m. Bob Cole \n*"I Need The Money" w.m. Raymond A. Browne \n*"I Won't Be an Actor No More" w.m. George M. Cohan\n*"In The House Of Too Much Trouble" w.m. Will A. Heelan & J. Fred Helf \n*"I've A Longing In My Heart For You Louise" w.m. Charles K. Harris \n*"Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes" w.m. John Queen & Hughie Cannon \n*"Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing" w. James Weldon Johnsonm. J. Rosamond Johnson \n*"Little Tommy Murphy" w. Matthew Woodward m. Andrew Mack \n*"A Love-Lorn Lily" w. Louis Harrison & George V. Hobart m. A. B. Sloane \n*"Ma Blushin' Rosie" w. Edgar Smith m. John Stromberg \n*"Midnight Fire-Alarm" - H.J. Lincoln \n*"My Charcoal Charmer" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards\n*"My Drowsy Babe" w. George Totten Smith m. George A. Nichols \n*"My Sunflower Sue" w. Walter H. Ford m. John W. Bratton \n*"Nothing Doing" w. Edgar Smith m. John Stromberg \n*"Off To Philadelphia" w. Gordon Temple m. Walter B. Haynes \n*"Oh! Wouldn't That Jar You?" w.m. Will D. Cobb \n*"The Old Flag Never Touched The Ground" w.m. James Weldon Johnson & J. Rosamond Johnson \n*"Song Of The Flea" - words by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; music Modest Moussorgsky \n*"Strike Up the Band - Here Comes a Sailor" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Charles B. Warn \n*"The Tale Of The Kangaroo" w. Frank Pixley m. Gustave Luders \n*"Tell Me Pretty Maiden" w. Owen Hall m. Leslie Stuart \n*"That Old Sunny Window" w.m. Shelley \n*"There Are Two Sides To A Story" w.m. Will A. Heelan & J. Fred Helf \n*"Violets" w. Julian Fane m. Ellen Wright \n*"Wait" w. Charles Horwitz m. Frederick W. Bowers \n*"When Reuben Comes To Town" w. J. Cheever Goodwin m. Maurice Levi \n*"When The Birds Go North Again" w. Robert F. Roden m. Max S. Witt \n*"When The Harvest Days Are Over, Jessie Dear" w. Howard Graham m. Harry Von Tilzer \n*"Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs Murphy's Chowder?" w.m. George L. Giefer \n*"You Never Miss The Water Till The Well Runs Dry" w.m. Rowland Howard

Recorded popular music

• "American Patrol" Sousa's Band\n*"A Bird In A Gilded Cage" Harry Macdonough\n*"Doan Ye Cry, Mah Honey" S. H. Dudley \n*"The Duchess Of Central Park" Harry Macdonough \n*"For Old Time's Sake" Will F. Denny \n*"Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes" Dan W. Quinn \n*"Lead, Kindly Light" Haydn Quartette \n*"A Love-Lorn Lily" Harry Macdonough \n*"Ma Blushin' Rosie" Albert C. Campbell \n*"My Sunflower Sue" Arthur Collins with The Metropolitan Orchestra\n*"O! That We Two Were Maying" Harry Macdonough & Florence Hayward \n*"Strike Up the Band - Here Comes A Sailor" Dan W. Quinn \n*"Tell Me Pretty Maiden" Lyric Theatre Chorus p. Paul Rubens\n*"When Reuben Comes To Town" Dan W. Quinn\n*"When You Were Sweet Sixteen" Jere Mahoney\n*"Where The Sweet Magnolias Grow" Haydn Quartette

Classical music

Opera

\n*Gustave Charpentier - Louise

Musical theater

• The Casino Girl\n* Chris And The Wonderful Lamp Broadway production\n*Fiddle-Dee-Dee Broadway production\n*Floradora Broadway production\n*Giddy Throng Broadway production\n* The Messenger Boy London production\n*Miss Prinnt Broadway production\n* The Policy Players\n* The Rogers Brothers In Central Park Broadway production\n*San Toy Broadway production\n* Sons Of Ham\n*Véronique Vienna production

Births

\n*March 2 - Kurt Weill (+ 1950), German composer.\n*May 28 - Tommy Ladnier, jazz musician (d. 1939) \n*June 15 - Paul Mares, jazz musician (d. 1949) \n*June 24 - Gene Austin, US singer & composer\n*July 13 - George Lewis, jazz musician (d. 1969) \n*July 10 - Evelyn Laye, English actress and singer\n*July 10 - Mitchell Parish, US lyric writer\n*August 8 - Lucius "Lucky" Millinder - US bandleader\n*November 25 - Arthur Schwartz, US composer\n*Xavier Cugat (+ 1990), Spanish musician.

Deaths

• November 22 - Sir Arthur Sullivan