1851 in music
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Old Folks at Home, as sung by Christy's Minstrels in 1851.
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[edit] Events
- February - Operatic tenor Sims Reeves returns to perform in Dublin with his new wife, soprano Charlotte Emma Lucombe.
- February 6 - Schumann's Symphony No. 3 premiered in Düsseldorf, the composer conducting. ([1])
- July 23 - Richard Wagner writes down the leitmotif for the "Ride of the Valkyries".
- Operatic baritone Hans von Milde marries soprano Rosa Agthe.
[edit] Published popular music
- "Cora, The Indian Maiden's Song" - Shirley Brooks (w.) Alexander Lee (composer) (m.)
- "Old Folks at Home'" (Way Down Upon the Suwannee River) By Stephen Foster
- "Ring, Ring, de Banjo" By Stephen Foster
- "I Would Not Die in Summer Time" By Stephen Foster
- "Laura Lee" By Stephen Foster
[edit] Classical music
- Woldemar Bargiel - Piano Trio No. 1 in F major, op. 6
- Johannes Brahms - Scherzo in E-flat minor, op. 4
- Franz Liszt - Transcendental Etudes for Piano, S 139
- George Onslow - Wind quintet opus 81
- Anton Rubinstein - Symphony No. 2 (Ocean) (first version)
- Robert Schumann -Symphony No. 4 from 1841 revised. First violin sonata, second violin sonata, Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, several oratorios, two concert overtures, third piano trio, also written (third violin sonata dates from 1853)
[edit] Opera
- Félicien-César David - La Perle du Bresil
- Charles Gounod - Sapho
- Albert Lortzing - Die Oprnprobe
- Joachim Raff - König Alfred
- Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto
[edit] Births
- January 25 - Jan Blockx, pianist, composer and music teacher (d. 1912)
- January 27 - Gaspar Villate, composer (d. 1891)
- February 12 - Anna Yesipova, pianist (d. 1914)
- March 27
- Ruperto Chapí, composer (d. 1909)
- Vincent d'Indy, composer (d. 1931)
- May 1 - Ludvig Hegner, composer (d. 1923)
- May 6 - Jean-Alexandre Talazac, operatic tenor (d. 1896)
- May 7 - Julius Buths, pianist, conductor and composer (d. 1920)
- May 17 - Victor Bendix, pianist, conductor and composer (d. 1926)
- June 11 - Oscar Borg, composer (d. 1930)
- June 12 - Pol Plançon, operatic bass (d. 1914)
- August 8 - Walborg Lagerwall, Swedish violinist (d. 1940)
- October 11 - Josif Marinković, composer (d. 1931)
- October 16 - Viggo Bielefeldt, composer (d. 1909)
- November 16 - Minnie Hauk, operatic soprano (d. 1929)
- probable - Marie Heilbron, operatic soprano (d. 1886)
[edit] Deaths
- January 21 - Albert Lortzing, composer (b. 1801)
- January 24 - Gaspare Spontini, composer (b. 1774)
- March 6
- Alexander Alyabyev, composer (b. 1787)
- Emma Hartmann, composer (b. 1807)
- April 8 - John Parry (Bardd Alaw), harpist and composer (b. 1776)
- July 4 - Martin-Joseph Mengal, composer (b. 1784)
- July 17 - Béni Egressy, composer and librettist (b. 1814)
- August 8 - James Shudi Broadwood, piano-maker (b. 1772)
- October 8 - George Alexander Lee, singer, songwriter and opera producer (b. 1802)
- December 1 - Carl Dahlén, ballet dancer and choreographer (b. 1770)