1869, from day to day
1869. With other artists, Hector Berlioz, Giuseppe Verdi and Franz Liszt influenced their time (romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Hector Berlioz. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Marche Pontificale” de Charles Gounod, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1869 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 260 of these moments for 1869.
The year 1869 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Death of Franz Josef Greith That year: 1869, Classical music, Swiss composer (1799-1869) (born in 1799)
03
Birth of Charles Levadé That year: 1869, Classical music, French composer (1869-1948) (dead in 1948)
11
Birth of Berta Foersterová That year: 1869, Classical music, Czech opera singer (dead in 1936)
13
Birth of Gisela von Ruttersheim That year: 1869, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1944)
17
Death of Alexander Dargomyzhsky That year: 1869, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1813)
Death of Paul Émile Bienaimé That year: 1869, Classical music, French composer, music educator and opera singer (born in 1802)
18
Birth of Oskar Isaevic Kamionskij That year: 1869, Classical music, Russian opera and chamber singer and music teacher (1869–1917) (dead in 1917)
21
Birth of Rudolf Zamrzla That year: 1869, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (dead in 1930)
23
Birth of Felice Boghen That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1945)
24
Birth of Georg Zottmayr That year: 1869, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 1941)
25
Birth of Cuthbert Edward Clark That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1953)
27
Birth of Will Marion Cook That year: 1869, Classical music, African American composer and violinist (dead in 1944)
29
Death of Achille Pistilli That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1820)
30
Premiere of The Voyevoda, Op. 3 That year: 1869, Classical music (Opera), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Death of Charlotte Alington Barnard That year: 1869, Classical music, British composer and hymnwriter (born in 1830)
Birth of Andrey Shcherbachyov That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1916)
Birth of George Herbert Fairclough That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1954)
February
01
Birth of Kerry Mills That year: 1869, Classical music, American ragtime composer and music publishing executive (dead in 1948)
Birth of Julius Conus That year: 1869, Classical music, Russian Empire and Soviet violinist and composer (dead in 1942)
Birth of Franz Blumenberg That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1940)
02
Birth of Jean Périer That year: 1869, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1954)
Birth of Jan Mergelkamp That year: 1869, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (dead in 1934)
03
Birth of Artur Saco del del Valle i Flores That year: 1869, Classical music, Spanish composer (1869-1932) (dead in 1932)
08
Birth of Georgette Leblanc That year: 1869, Classical music, French singer (dead in 1941)
10
Birth of Vasily Kalafati That year: 1869, Classical music, Russian composer and pedagogue (dead in 1942)
11
Birth of Abel Decaux That year: 1869, Classical music, French organist and composer (dead in 1943)
12
Birth of André Pirro That year: 1869, Classical music, French musician (dead in 1943)
Birth of Theodor Bertram That year: 1869, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1907)
17
Birth of Max Dawison That year: 1869, Classical music, singer, opera singer (dead in 1953)
18
Birth of Luigi Cervi That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1916)
19
Birth of Vilmos Beck That year: 1869, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1925)
20
Birth of Pere Valls i Duran That year: 1869, Classical music, Spanish businessperson and composer (1869-1935) (dead in 1935)
21
Birth of Jadwiga Zaleska-Mazurowska That year: 1869, Classical music, pianist (dead in 1944)
27
Birth of Karl Rorich That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1941)
28
Premiere of Symphony in C, “Souvenir de Rome ou Roma” That year: 1869, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Georges Bizet
March
01
Birth of Pietro Canonica That year: 1869, Classical music, Italian painter (1869-1959) (dead in 1959)
Birth of Daniel Fleuret That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1915)
02
Birth of Joseph Gaston Selz That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1953)
03
Birth of Henry Wood That year: 1869, Classical music, English conductor (1869–1944) (dead in 1944)
Death of Joseph Wackenthaler That year: 1869, Classical music, French Kapellmeister (born in 1795)
05
Birth of Louis Balleron That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1916)
08
Death of Hector Berlioz That year: 1869, Classical music, French composer and conductor (1803–1869) (born in 1803)
Birth of Aleksandr Zatayevich That year: 1869, Classical music, Russian ethnographer (dead in 1936)
10
Premiere of Vert-Vert That year: 1869, Classical music (Opera), Jacques Offenbach
12
Death of Ernst Haberbier That year: 1869, Classical music, German musician (1813-1869) (born in 1813)
13
Birth of Elisa Petri That year: 1869, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1929)
16
Birth of Willy Burmester That year: 1869, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1933)
17
Death of Teresa Saporiti That year: 1869, Classical music, Italian operatic soprano (ca. 1763-1869) (born in 1763)
20
Birth of Francisco Magalhães do Valle That year: 1869, Classical music, Brazilian pianist (dead in 1906)
23
Death of Albert Methfessel That year: 1869, Classical music, German composer (born in 1785)
Death of Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio That year: 1869, Classical music, German composer (born in 1803)
Death of Charles Lucas That year: 1869, Classical music, British cellist, composer and Principal of the Royal Academy of Music (1808-1869) (born in 1808)
24
Birth of Italia Vasquez That year: 1869, Classical music, (1867/1869--1944) opera singer (dead in 1944)
27
Death of Just Géraldy That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1808)
28
Birth of Johanna Mugrauer That year: 1869, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1940)
Birth of Dorothea Göhrs That year: 1869, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (dead in 1900)
Birth of Herbert William Botting That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1909)
29
Inauguration: Detroit Opera House That year: 1869, Classical music (Detroit, United States of America)
30
Birth of Josef Omáčka That year: 1869, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (dead in 1939)
April
01
Death of Alexander Dreyschock That year: 1869, Classical music, Czech composer and pianist (born in 1818)
03
Premiere of Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 That year: 1869, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Edvard Grieg
05
Birth of Albert Roussel That year: 1869, Classical music, French composer (1869–1937) (dead in 1937)
06
Birth of Paul Nikolaus Cossmann That year: 1869, Classical music, German writer and journalist (1869-1942) (dead in 1942)
Birth of Paula von Lichtenfels That year: 1869, Classical music, opera singer
09
Birth of Juozas Naujalis That year: 1869, Classical music, Lithuanian conductor and composer (dead in 1934)
Birth of Florencio Constantino That year: 1869, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (dead in 1919)
15
Death of August Wilhelm Bach That year: 1869, Classical music, German composer (born in 1796)
17
Birth of Johannes Wolf That year: 1869, Classical music, German musicologist (dead in 1947)
19
Birth of Gustav Lewin That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1938)
20
Death of Carl Loewe That year: 1869, Classical music, German composer (born in 1796)
23
Birth of Samuel Richards Gaines That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1945)
25
Birth of Carl Prohaska That year: 1869, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1927)
27
Birth of Johann Breuer That year: 1869, Classical music, opera singer
29
Birth of Robert Hermann That year: 1869, Classical music, Swiss composer (1869-1912) (dead in 1912)
May
02
Death of Georg Armbrust That year: 1869, Classical music, organist (born in 1818)
05
Birth of Hans Pfitzner That year: 1869, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1949)
07
Birth of Antoni Zygmunt Biliński That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1938)
10
Death of Bernhard Molique That year: 1869, Classical music, German violinist and composer (1802-1869) (born in 1802)
12
Death of Pyotr Stepanov That year: 1869, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (born in 1800)
19
Birth of Lalla Wiborg That year: 1869, Classical music, Norwegian singer (dead in 1953)
25
Inauguration: Vienna State Opera house That year: 1869, Classical music (Innere Stadt, Austria)
Inception: Vienna State Opera house That year: 1869, Classical music (Austria)
Death of Jozef Kumlik That year: 1869, Classical music, (1801-1869) (born in 1801)
June
04
Death of Charles Child Spencer That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1796)
06
Birth of Siegfried Wagner That year: 1869, Classical music, German opera producer and composer, son of Richard Wagner and Cosima Liszt (1869–1930) (dead in 1930)
Birth of Edward d' Evry That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1950)
07
Birth of Karl Zimmer That year: 1869, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1935)
Birth of Georg Rathgeber That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1949)
08
Death of Caroline Nielsen That year: 1869, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1795)
13
Birth of Ede Poldini That year: 1869, Classical music, (1869-1957) composer (dead in 1957)
15
Death of Albert Grisar That year: 1869, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1808)
16
Birth of Bergliot Ibsen That year: 1869, Classical music, Norwegian mezzo-soprano singer (dead in 1953)
Birth of Lluís Gonzaga Jordà i Rossell That year: 1869, Classical music, Catalan composer and pianist (dead in 1951)
Birth of George Waring Stebbins That year: 1869, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1930)
17
Birth of Hans Melms That year: 1869, Classical music, singer, opera singer, silent film actor, film actor (dead in 1941)
20
Death of Joseph Ascher That year: 1869, Classical music, Dutch composer (born in 1829)
23
Birth of Hyppolyt Hopp That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1919)
July
04
Birth of Pierre Hermant That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1928)
09
Birth of Arnold Volpe That year: 1869, Classical music, Lithuanian American composer, conductor (1869-1940) (dead in 1940)
13
Birth of Florence Perry That year: 1869, Classical music, British singer and actress (1869–1949) (dead in 1949)
14
Death of Adolphe Claire Le Carpentier That year: 1869, Classical music, French composer and music educator (1809-1869) (born in 1809)
16
Birth of Leo Friedman That year: 1869, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1927)
17
Birth of Arturo Cuccoli That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1935)
30
Birth of Juliette Nesville That year: 1869, Classical music, French opera singer and actress (1869–1900) (dead in 1900)
31
Premiere of La princesse de Trébizonde That year: 1869, Classical music (Opera), Jacques Offenbach
August
03
Birth of Antonín Karas That year: 1869, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1937)
05
Birth of František Jiří Mach That year: 1869, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (dead in 1952)
09
Birth of Edmond Filipucci That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1948)
12
Birth of Léon Froment That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1934)
13
Death of Giuseppe Persiani That year: 1869, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1799)
Birth of Augusta Cruz That year: 1869, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1901)
14
Birth of Armas Järnefelt That year: 1869, Classical music, Finnish composer and conductor (dead in 1958)
19
Birth of Aloys Ottenwälder That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1946)
20
Birth of Franz Bölsche That year: 1869, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1935)
21
Death of Salvatore Patti That year: 1869, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer (born in 1800)
29
Death of Narcisse Bousquet That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1800)
September
02
Birth of Růžena Maturová That year: 1869, Classical music, singer (dead in 1938)
06
Birth of Walford Davies That year: 1869, Classical music, British composer (dead in 1941)
11
Birth of Erich Hunold That year: 1869, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1923)
14
Birth of Ellen Beach Yaw That year: 1869, Classical music, American coloratura soprano (1869-1947) (dead in 1947)
18
Birth of Victor Küzdő That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1966)
19
Birth of Désiré Berniaux That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1960)
20
Birth of George John Hamlin That year: 1869, Classical music, American tenor (1869-1923) (dead in 1923)
21
Birth of Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński That year: 1869, Classical music, Polish musician (dead in 1928)
Closing: Royal theatre Dresden That year: 1869, Classical music (Dresden, Germany)
Birth of Edward Franklin Kreiser That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1917)
22
Premiere of The Rhine Gold That year: 1869, Classical music (Opera), Richard Wagner
29
Birth of Miguel Lerdo de Tejada That year: 1869, Classical music, Mexican musician (dead in 1941)
October
01
Birth of Margarete Petersen That year: 1869, Classical music, opera singer
09
Birth of Harry Lawrence Freeman That year: 1869, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1954)
14
Birth of Charles Legh Naylor That year: 1869, Classical music, British composer (1869-1945) (dead in 1945)
15
Birth of Alfred Andersen-Wingar That year: 1869, Classical music, Norwegian composer (dead in 1952)
Birth of Thomas Keighley That year: 1869, Classical music, British composer, educator, conductor and organist (1869-1935) (dead in 1935)
16
Birth of Raphael Lobmiller That year: 1869, Classical music, composer
17
Birth of Carlo Clausetti That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1943)
21
Birth of Rudolf Braun That year: 1869, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1925)
22
Birth of Josefine Vettori That year: 1869, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor, film actor
Birth of John David Davis That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1942)
23
Birth of Charles Draper That year: 1869, Classical music, British clarinetist (1869-1952) (dead in 1952)
Birth of Albert Roberval That year: 1869, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (dead in 1941)
26
Birth of August Halm That year: 1869, Classical music, German music educationist and composer (1869–1929) (dead in 1929)
30
Death of Leopold Knebelsberger That year: 1869, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1814)
November
01
Inauguration: Khedivial Opera House That year: 1869, Classical music (Cairo Governorate, Egypt)
04
Birth of Lucienne Bréval That year: 1869, Classical music, Swiss dramatic soprano, later French naturalized (dead in 1935)
08
Birth of J. Bodewalt Lampe That year: 1869, Classical music, Danish-born American composer, arranger, performer and band-leader (1869-1929) (dead in 1929)
09
Birth of Arturo Zardini That year: 1869, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1923)
10
Birth of Wilhelm Elsner That year: 1869, Classical music, Czech opera singer (dead in 1903)
Birth of Josefine von Artner That year: 1869, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (dead in 1932)
11
Death of Ida Huber That year: 1869, Classical music, (1836-1869) opera singer (born in 1836)
12
Birth of Patty Stair That year: 1869, Classical music, American composer and organist (dead in 1926)
20
Birth of Arthur Hinton That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1941)
21
Death of Theodore Felix von La Hache That year: 1869, Classical music, American composer (born in 1822)
28
Birth of Carlo Lombardo That year: 1869, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1959)
Birth of Louis Schnitzler That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1933)
29
Death of Giulia Grisi That year: 1869, Classical music, Italian soprano (1811-1869) (born in 1811)
Birth of Ivor Atkins That year: 1869, Classical music, British musician (dead in 1953)
December
04
Birth of Fritz Feinhals That year: 1869, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 1940)
09
Birth of Anna Bartels That year: 1869, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (dead in 1950)
10
Premiere of Les brigands That year: 1869, Classical music (Opera), Jacques Offenbach
Birth of Srećko Albini That year: 1869, Classical music, Croatian composer and director (dead in 1933)
15
Birth of Henri Libert That year: 1869, Classical music, French composer and organist (dead in 1937)
Birth of Wallace Arthur Sabin That year: 1869, Classical music, American organist and composer of English birth (dead in 1937)
16
Birth of Alfred Hill That year: 1869, Classical music, Australian composer and conductor (1869-1960) (dead in 1960)
17
Birth of Nicolas Kazanli That year: 1869, Classical music, composer, journalist (dead in 1916)
18
Death of Louis Moreau Gottschalk That year: 1869, Classical music, American musician and composer (1829-1869) (born in 1829)
20
Birth of Herbert James Wrightson That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1949)
22
Death of Wilhelm Claussen That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1843)
23
Death of Julian Fontana That year: 1869, Classical music, Polish musician (1810-1869) (born in 1810)
31
Death of Alfred Lefébure-Wély That year: 1869, Classical music, French composer and organist (born in 1817)
Death of Anton Haizinger That year: 1869, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1796)
This was also in 1869
Birth of Riccardo Albarella That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1896) . Inauguration: National Theatre in Belgrade That year: 1869, Classical music (Belgrade, Serbia). Inauguration: Bardavon 1869 Opera House That year: 1869, Classical music (Poughkeepsie, United States of America). Birth of Carl Hardebeck That year: 1869, Classical music, British musician (dead in 1945) . Death of Joseph Batta That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1820) . Death of John Moodie That year: 1869, Classical music, Scottish army officer and farmer (born in 1797) . Death of Adolfo Zabala That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1841) . Inauguration: Teatro Comunale Mario Del Monaco That year: 1869, Classical music (Treviso, Italy). Death of Giuseppe Cerruti That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1802) . Birth of Regina Pinkert That year: 1869, Classical music, Polish opera singer and soprano (dead in 1931) . Death of Carl Geissler That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1802) . Death of Paul Hippolyte Camus That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1796) . Birth of Bruno Karl Ludwig Henze That year: 1869, Classical music, composer . Birth of Victor Harris That year: 1869, Classical music, American composer conductor (dead in 1943) . Death of Marcus Lafayette Swan That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1827) . Birth of Armand Vivet That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1937) . Death of Aquinas Ried That year: 1869, Classical music, German-Chilean composer (born in 1810) . Birth of Richard Breitenfeld That year: 1869, Classical music, baritone who was a member of the Frankfurt Opera (1869-1942) (dead in 1942) . Death of Friedrich August Helfer That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1800) . Birth of Walter Carroll That year: 1869, Classical music, British composer (1869-1955) (dead in 1955) . Birth of Salvador Raurich i Ferriol That year: 1869, Classical music, Spanish composer (1869-1945) (dead in 1945) . Inauguration: Chorégies d'Orange That year: 1869, Classical music (Orange, France). Birth of Leonard Butler That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1943) . Death of Edwin Flood That year: 1869, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: Stadsschouwburg That year: 1869, Classical music (Bruges, Belgium). Inauguration: Reed Opera House and McCornack Block Addition That year: 1869, Classical music (Salem, United States of America). Death of G. Flaxland That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1847) . Death of Almerinda Manzocchi That year: 1869, Classical music, Italian mezzosoprano (born in 1804) . Death of Charles Egan That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1808) . Birth of David Dick Slater That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1942) . Birth of Maximilian Maksakov That year: 1869, Classical music, Opera Singer (dead in 1936) . Birth of Riccardo Barthelemy That year: 1869, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1937) . Death of Anton Derfeldt That year: 1869, Classical music, conductor, composer (born in 1810) . Birth of Thérèse Wittmann That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1942) . Inauguration: Interimstheater Dresden That year: 1869, Classical music (Dresden, Germany). Birth of William C. Stahl That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1940) . Birth of Melanie Andrée That year: 1869, Classical music, Hungarian actress . Birth of Ernest Zoeller That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1904) . Birth of Maria Brüning That year: 1869, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Hermann Wesseler That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1941) . Death of John William Cherry That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (born in 1824) . Birth of Leopoldo Spivacchini That year: 1869, Classical music, Polish opera singer (dead in 1938) . Birth of André Fijan That year: 1869, Classical music, composer (dead in 1958) . Birth of Frederic Norton That year: 1869, Classical music, British composer (dead in 1946) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Franz Liszt (age 58)
- Psalm CXVI (116), “Laudate Dominum” (Work for choir)
- Album Leaf from “Agnus Dei” (Missa Solennis) (Work for soloist)
- Ave Maria II (Work for choir)
- Inno a Maria Vergine (Work for choir)
- O salutaris hostia I (Work for choir)
- Pater noster III (Work for choir)
- Tantum ergo (Work for choir)
- Gaudeamus igitur. Humoreske (Work for choir)
- Giuseppe Verdi (age 56)
- Libera me, Domine That year: 1869, Classical music (Work for choir)
- Stornello (Song, lied)
- Richard Wagner (age 56)
- Wahlspruch für die Deutsche Feuerwehr (Work for choir)
- Charles Gounod (age 51)
- Marche Pontificale That year: 1869, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Jacques Offenbach (age 50)
- La diva (Opera)
- La romance de la rose (Opera)
- Anton Bruckner (age 45)
- Symphony in D minor That year: 1869, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony in B-flat major (Work for orchestra)
- Locus iste (Work for choir)
- Bedřich Smetana (age 45)
- The Fisherman (Work for orchestra)
- Libuše’s Judgement (Work for orchestra)
- Johann Strauss II (age 44)
- Long live the Magyar!, Op. 332 That year: 1869, Classical music (Work for orchestra), composed in
- Wine, Women and Song, Op. 333 That year: 1869, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Illustrations, Op. 331 (Work for orchestra)
- Egyptian March, Op. 35 (Work for orchestra)
- Alexander Borodin (age 36)
- Johannes Brahms (age 36)
- Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 That year: 1869, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Rinaldo, Op. 50 That year: 1869, Classical music (Work for choir), composed in 1863
- 15 Romances, Opp. 33, “Magelone-Lieder” (Song, lied)
- Camille Saint-Saëns (age 34)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 29 That year: 1869, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Le Rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31 (Work for orchestra), published in 1871
- Orient et Occident, Op. 25 (Work for orchestra)
- Georges Bizet (age 31)
- La coupe du roi de Thulé (Opera)
- La mort s'avance (Work for choir)
- Funeral March (Work for orchestra)
- Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (age 30)
- Boris Godunov That year: 1869, Classical music (Opera), published in 1874
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (age 29)
- Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture That year: 1869, Classical music (Work for orchestra), composed in 1880
- 6 Romances, Opp. 6, “None but the lonely heart” (Song, lied)
- Undina (Opera)
- Chœur des fleurs et des insectes (La Mandragore) (Work for choir)
- Antonín Dvořák (age 28)
- String Quartet No. 2 in B-flat major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Clarinet Quintet in B-flat minor (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Edvard Grieg (age 26)
- 25 Norwegian Folksongs and Dances, Opp. 17 (Song, lied)
- Sjømannssang, WoO 163 (Work for choir)