1878, from day to day
1878. With other artists, Franz Liszt, Giuseppe Verdi and Johann Strauss II influenced their time (romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Władysław Tarnowski. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35” de Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1878 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 310 of these moments for 1878.
The year 1878 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Edwin Franko Goldman That year: 1878, Classical music, American composer and conductor (dead in 1956)
Birth of Jesús José Mariá Virgala Inda That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1958)
03
Birth of Julius Lenzberg That year: 1878, Classical music, American composer (1878-1956) (dead in 1956)
04
Birth of Rosa Grünberg That year: 1878, Classical music, Swedish actress and opera singer (1878-1960) (dead in 1960)
08
Birth of Knud Asbjørn Wieth-Knudsen That year: 1878, Classical music, Danish writer (dead in 1962)
10
Death of Frank Whitney Shelley That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (born in 1851)
15
Birth of Leo Low That year: 1878, Classical music, Polish-born American composer, arranger, choral conductor, teacher and lecturer; one of the first to collect, arrange, and popularize Yiddish and Hebrew folk and art songs (dead in 1960)
19
Birth of Rudolf Ritter That year: 1878, Classical music, German singer (dead in 1966)
23
Birth of Rutland Boughton That year: 1878, Classical music, British composer (1878–1960) (dead in 1960)
Birth of Robert-Guillaume Casadesus That year: 1878, Classical music, French actor and musician (1878-1940) (dead in 1940)
26
Birth of Emmy Kruijt That year: 1878, Classical music, Dutch musician (dead in 1963)
27
Premiere of The Cunning Peasant, Op. 37 That year: 1878, Classical music (Opera), Antonín Dvořák
Birth of Berta Morena That year: 1878, Classical music, German operatic soprano (dead in 1952)
28
Birth of Walter Kollo That year: 1878, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1940)
Death of Constantin Decker That year: 1878, Classical music, composer, pianist, music teacher (born in 1810)
30
Death of Mikhail Sariotti That year: 1878, Classical music, Russian singer (born in 1839)
Birth of Leopold Welleba That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1953)
Death of Joseph Bernard Woets That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (born in 1783)
February
02
Death of Josip Runjanin That year: 1878, Classical music, Croatian composer (1821-1878) (born in 1821)
06
Inauguration: Teatro Bellini That year: 1878, Classical music (Naples, Italy)
Birth of Illarion Kozlov That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1933)
Birth of Hilarion Alexandrovich Koslov That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1933)
07
Birth of Ossip Gabrilowitsch That year: 1878, Classical music, russian-american pianist and conductor (1878-1936) (dead in 1936)
08
Birth of Vincenzo Michetti That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian composer (1878-1956) (dead in 1956)
10
Premiere of Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
12
Death of George T. Evans That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (born in 1836)
13
Birth of Max Warnecke That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1940)
16
Birth of Selim Palmgren That year: 1878, Classical music, Finnish composer and pianist (dead in 1951)
Birth of Teiichi Okano That year: 1878, Classical music, Japanese composer (1878-1941) (dead in 1941)
Birth of Léo Daniderff That year: 1878, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1943)
19
Birth of Donald Heins That year: 1878, Classical music, Canadian musician (dead in 1949)
Birth of Ella Tvrdková That year: 1878, Classical music, Czech opera singer (dead in 1918)
20
Birth of Emmy Destinn That year: 1878, Classical music, Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-playwright voice (1878-1930) (dead in 1930)
22
Death of Franz Hünten That year: 1878, Classical music, German pianist and composer (born in 1792)
23
Birth of Arthur Preuss That year: 1878, Classical music, German singer (dead in 1944)
28
Birth of Artur Kapp That year: 1878, Classical music, Estonian composer (1878-1952) (dead in 1952)
Birth of Emmanuel Metter That year: 1878, Classical music, Ukrainian conductor (1878-1941) (dead in 1941)
March
01
Birth of Gabriel Dupont That year: 1878, Classical music, French composer (1878-1914) (dead in 1914)
03
Death of Maciej Dembiński That year: 1878, Classical music, conductor (born in 1804)
04
Birth of Alexander Goedicke That year: 1878, Classical music, Russian musician (dead in 1958)
Birth of Egbert Van Alstyne That year: 1878, Classical music, American songwriter and pianist (1882-1951) (dead in 1951)
Death of Napoleone Moriani That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1808)
Death of Adrien Lagard That year: 1878, Classical music, French composer (born in 1821)
05
Birth of Rudolf Bandler That year: 1878, Classical music, holocaust victim, b. 1878-03-05 (dead in 1944)
11
Birth of René Vierne That year: 1878, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1918)
Birth of Lambert Dobbelsteen That year: 1878, Classical music, Dutch composer (1878-1947) (dead in 1947)
12
Death of Osip Petrov That year: 1878, Classical music, Russian singer (born in 1806)
Birth of Joseph Gustav Mraczek That year: 1878, Classical music, Czech composer, violinist, conductor, and teacher (1878-1944) (dead in 1944)
Birth of Walter Soomer That year: 1878, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1955)
Birth of Adelheid Ott That year: 1878, Classical music, Norwegian operasinger (dead in 1946)
15
Birth of Cecilia Davidova That year: 1878, Classical music, Russian soprano opera singer (dead in 1909)
Birth of Joseph Joubert That year: 1878, Classical music, French organist (dead in 1963)
16
Birth of Pavel Ivanov-Radkevich That year: 1878, Classical music, Soviet composer, pianist and educator (dead in 1942)
21
Birth of Pasquale Amato That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1942)
23
Birth of Franz Schreker That year: 1878, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1934)
24
Premiere of Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33 That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Antonín Dvořák
Death of Albín Mašek That year: 1878, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (born in 1804)
25
Birth of Lorenzo Filiasi That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian composer (1878-1963) (dead in 1963)
26
Birth of Rose Féart That year: 1878, Classical music, French singer (dead in 1954)
27
Death of Gustave Baneux That year: 1878, Classical music, composer, horn player (born in 1825)
Birth of Mikuláš Jan Demkov That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1937)
29
Birth of Albert Von Tilzer That year: 1878, Classical music, American songwriter (dead in 1956)
Birth of Emile Chaumont That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1942)
31
Death of Margherita Zenoni That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1815)
Also in March
Composition of Piano Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 37, “Grand” That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for soloist), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky .
April
01
Death of Eugène Gautier That year: 1878, Classical music, French composer (1822-1878) (born in 1822)
04
Birth of Rudolf Nelson That year: 1878, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1960)
05
Death of Wilhelm Speyer That year: 1878, Classical music, German composer (born in 1790)
06
Birth of Florine Calinesco That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1966)
07
Birth of Armenak Shahmuradyan That year: 1878, Classical music, Armenian opera singer (dead in 1939)
Birth of Vasiliĭ Petrovich Damaev That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1932)
Birth of Frank Frysinger That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1954)
08
Death of Henrietta Treffz That year: 1878, Classical music, Austrian mezzo-soprano (born in 1818)
Birth of Nikolay Potolovsky That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1927)
10
Birth of Lucy Isabelle Marsh That year: 1878, Classical music, American lyric soprano, church soloist and concert performer (1878-1956) (dead in 1956)
Birth of Rudolf Kaulfus That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer, pedagogue (dead in 1943)
12
Death of François Schubert That year: 1878, Classical music, German composer (born in 1808)
Birth of Robert Pracht That year: 1878, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1961)
Birth of Charles N. Daniels That year: 1878, Classical music, American composer, occasional lyricist, and music publishing executive (dead in 1943)
13
Birth of Harry J. Lincoln That year: 1878, Classical music, American composer (1878-1937) (dead in 1937)
Birth of George John Trinkaus That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1960)
14
Birth of Giovanni Pennacchio That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian composer, conductor and musicologist (dead in 1978)
18
Birth of Maude Fay That year: 1878, Classical music, singer (dead in 1964)
19
Death of Władysław Tarnowski That year: 1878, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1836)
21
Death of Temistocle Solera That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian opera librettist (born in 1815)
22
Death of Michel Félix Dieu That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1848)
25
Birth of Theodore Holland That year: 1878, Classical music, British composer (dead in 1947)
28
Birth of Daniel Fortea That year: 1878, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1953)
May
05
Birth of Giuseppina Finzi-Magrini That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian soprano (1878-1944) (dead in 1944)
06
Death of François Benoist That year: 1878, Classical music, French musician (born in 1794)
Birth of Harry Farjeon That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1948)
07
Death of Josephine Fröhlich That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (1803-1878) (born in 1803)
11
Birth of Solomon Rosowsky That year: 1878, Classical music, Latvian composer (dead in 1962)
19
Birth of Adam Carse That year: 1878, Classical music, English collector, historian and composer (1878-1958) (dead in 1958)
20
Birth of Karel Komzák That year: 1878, Classical music, Austrian conductor and composer (1878-1924) (dead in 1924)
23
Birth of Émile Vuillermoz That year: 1878, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1960)
24
Birth of Louis Fleury That year: 1878, Classical music, French musician (dead in 1926)
25
Birth of Berardo Berardi That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1918)
28
Death of Franz von Holstein That year: 1878, Classical music, German composer (1826-1878) (born in 1826)
31
Death of Carl Johan Uddman That year: 1878, Classical music, Swedish actor (1821-1878) (born in 1821)
June
02
Birth of Wallace Hartley That year: 1878, Classical music, band leader on the RMS Titanic (1878–1912) (dead in 1912)
04
Birth of Walter Schneider That year: 1878, Classical music, German operatic bass (dead in 1935)
Birth of Al Johns That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1928)
06
Death of Gottfried Herrmann That year: 1878, Classical music, German conductor, composer and choir director (born in 1808)
07
Birth of Ernst Schmidt That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1955)
08
Birth of Lucy Arbell That year: 1878, Classical music, French singer (1878-1947) (dead in 1947)
15
Birth of Léon Jadin That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1967)
25
Birth of Jean Gallon That year: 1878, Classical music, French composer, choir conductor, and music educator (dead in 1959)
Birth of Marie Kalivodová That year: 1878, Classical music, czech opera singer (dead in 1951)
26
Birth of Albert Siklós That year: 1878, Classical music, Hungarian composer (1878-1942) (dead in 1942)
July
02
Death of François Bazin That year: 1878, Classical music, French opera composer (born in 1816)
03
Birth of George M. Cohan That year: 1878, Classical music, American entertainer, composer and playwright (dead in 1942)
04
Death of Ellen Dickson That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (born in 1819)
05
Birth of Joseph Holbrooke That year: 1878, Classical music, English composer, conductor, and pianist (dead in 1958)
Birth of Lawrence Gilman That year: 1878, Classical music, American music critic (dead in 1939)
08
Birth of Edoardo Ferrari-Fontana That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian tenor (1878-1936) (dead in 1936)
Death of Juan Pedro Esnaola That year: 1878, Classical music, Argentine composer of Basque parentage (1808-1878) (born in 1808)
10
Death of Antonio de Val That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer, vocal coach, composer (born in 1803)
12
Birth of Bert Grant That year: 1878, Classical music, American composer (1878-1951) (dead in 1951)
Birth of Percy Hilder Miles That year: 1878, Classical music, British musician (1878-1922) (dead in 1922)
15
Birth of Ottilie Metzger-Lattermann That year: 1878, Classical music, German operatic contralto (dead in 1943)
17
Birth of Rita Fornia That year: 1878, Classical music, singer (dead in 1922)
18
Birth of Jenny Dufau That year: 1878, Classical music, French soprano (dead in 1924)
21
Birth of Ben Goodson That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1941)
22
Birth of Ernest Ball That year: 1878, Classical music, American musician (dead in 1927)
23
Death of Hilarión Eslava That year: 1878, Classical music, Spanish composer and pedagogue (1807-1878) (born in 1807)
24
Birth of Cornelis Bronsgeest That year: 1878, Classical music, Dutch opera singer (dead in 1957)
26
Birth of Albert Fischer That year: 1878, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1878-1948) (dead in 1948)
27
Birth of Béatrice La Palme That year: 1878, Classical music, Canadian singer (1878-1921) (dead in 1921)
30
Birth of Alfred Pochon That year: 1878, Classical music, Swiss musician (1878-1959) (dead in 1959)
31
Birth of Karl Mille That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1964)
August
01
Birth of Leonid Nikolayev That year: 1878, Classical music, Russian musician (dead in 1942)
02
Birth of August Högn That year: 1878, Classical music, German composer (1878-1961) (dead in 1961)
Birth of Ingebret Haaland That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1934)
03
Birth of Constantino Gaito That year: 1878, Classical music, Argentinian composer and pianist (dead in 1945)
16
Birth of Isidor Bajić That year: 1878, Classical music, Serbian composer (dead in 1915)
Birth of Grete Forst That year: 1878, Classical music, soprano (dead in 1942)
20
Birth of Fritz Soot That year: 1878, Classical music, German opera singer (1878-1965) (dead in 1965)
21
Death of Théodore Hauman That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (born in 1808)
22
Birth of Edward Patrick Johnson That year: 1878, Classical music, Canadian singer (dead in 1959)
23
Death of Adolf Fredrik Lindblad That year: 1878, Classical music, Swedish composer (1801-1878) (born in 1801)
Birth of Aleksandr Ilʹich Mozzhukhin That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1952)
24
Death of Rudolf Willmers That year: 1878, Classical music, German chess composer and composer (born in 1821)
Birth of Angelo Bettinelli That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1953)
Birth of A. Cyril Graham That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1953)
26
Birth of Heinrich Pestalozzi That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1940)
28
Birth of Laura de Turczynowicz That year: 1878, Classical music, operatic singer (dead in 1953)
31
Birth of Lucile Adèle Delcourt That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1924)
September
01
Birth of Tullio Serafin That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian conductor (dead in 1968)
02
Death of Alexander Villoing That year: 1878, Classical music, Russian music educator and composer (born in 1808)
07
Birth of Adolphe Piriou That year: 1878, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1964)
15
Birth of Wacław Brzeziński That year: 1878, Classical music, Polish singer (1878-1955) (dead in 1955)
17
Birth of Vincenzo Tommasini That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1950)
18
Premiere of The Secret That year: 1878, Classical music (Opera), Bedřich Smetana
20
Birth of Herbert Sanders That year: 1878, Classical music, Canadian organist, pianist, conductor, composer, writer on music, and music educator (dead in 1938)
22
Death of Franz Petersilea That year: 1878, Classical music, composer
25
Birth of Evemero Nardella That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian composer and singer (dead in 1950)
Death of Gertrude Gompertz That year: 1878, Classical music, music teacher, musician (born in 1829)
October
04
Death of Marcel Junca That year: 1878, Classical music, painter, opera singer (born in 1818)
05
Death of Louise Harriers Wippern That year: 1878, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1836)
09
Death of Caroline Ridderstolpe That year: 1878, Classical music, Swedish composer (1793-1878) (born in 1793)
12
Birth of Achille Philip That year: 1878, Classical music, French organist and composer (1878-1959) (dead in 1959)
Birth of Josef M. Schwammel That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1917)
17
Birth of Henri Mulet That year: 1878, Classical music, French organist and composer (dead in 1967)
18
Birth of Miguel Llobet That year: 1878, Classical music, Spanish guitarist and composer (dead in 1938)
23
Birth of Alfred Rahlwes That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1946)
25
Death of Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer That year: 1878, Classical music, German composer, conductor and violinist (born in 1789)
28
Birth of Conrado del Campo That year: 1878, Classical music, Spanish musician (dead in 1953)
31
Birth of Eleonora de Cisneros That year: 1878, Classical music, American opera singer (1878-1934) (dead in 1934)
Birth of Mimi Poensgen That year: 1878, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1958)
Birth of Johannes Henricus Kapteijn That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1963)
November
01
Birth of Fritz Birrenkoven That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1939)
Death of Eugène Moniot That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (born in 1820)
04
Birth of Jean Schwartz That year: 1878, Classical music, Hungarian-born American songwriter (dead in 1956)
Birth of Alfred Sittard That year: 1878, Classical music, German musician, organist, singer, choir director, composer and music educator (1878-1942) (dead in 1942)
09
Birth of Árpád Szemere That year: 1878, Classical music, (1878--1933) opera singer and theater director (dead in 1933)
11
Birth of Émile Billeton That year: 1878, Classical music, composer
17
Premiere of Serenade for winds in D minor, Op. 44 That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Antonín Dvořák
18
Inauguration: Grand Theatre That year: 1878, Classical music (Leeds, United Kingdom)
21
Death of Henriette Burenne That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1845)
23
Birth of André Caplet That year: 1878, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1925)
29
Death of Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian guitarist and composer (born in 1802)
Premiere of Maître Péronilla That year: 1878, Classical music (Opera), Jacques Offenbach
30
Birth of Mira Abendroth That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1949)
December
01
Birth of René Jullien That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1970)
02
Death of Pasquale Bona That year: 1878, Classical music, composer from Italy (born in 1808)
03
Birth of Florence Pigott That year: 1878, Classical music, British opera singer and dancer (dead in 1899)
05
Birth of Arrigo Pedrollo That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian composer (1878-1964) (dead in 1964)
06
Birth of Andō Kō That year: 1878, Classical music, Japanese violinist (1878-1963) (dead in 1963)
14
Birth of José Franco y Ribate That year: 1878, Classical music, Spanish conductor (1878-1951) (dead in 1951)
18
Death of Heinrich Proch That year: 1878, Classical music, Austrian composer (1809-1878) (born in 1809)
Premiere of Blindekuh That year: 1878, Classical music (Opera), Johann Strauss II
23
Death of Mathilde Wildauer That year: 1878, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (1820-1878) (born in 1815)
Birth of Wilfred Ernest Sanderson That year: 1878, Classical music, British composer, organist, and teacher (1878-1935) (dead in 1935)
24
Death of Anaïs Perrière-Pilte That year: 1878, Classical music, composer, salonnière (born in 1836)
25
Composition of String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 51, “Slovanský” That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Antonín Dvořák
Death of Marie von Marra-Vollmer That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1822)
28
Death of José Bernardo Alzedo That year: 1878, Classical music, Peruvian musician, composer (born in 1788)
Premiere of Madame Favart That year: 1878, Classical music (Opera), Jacques Offenbach
This was also in 1878
Birth of Charles Hambitzer That year: 1878, Classical music, American musician, teacher of George Gershwin (dead in 1918) . Birth of Gabriela Adorni That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1967) . Birth of Georges Brun That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1961) . Death of William Akhurst That year: 1878, Classical music, actor (born in 1822) . Birth of Ida Salden That year: 1878, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of R. P. Weston That year: 1878, Classical music, English songwriter (dead in 1936) . Death of Anatole Bernardel That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (born in 1838) . Birth of Avery Robinson That year: 1878, Classical music, American classical composer (dead in 1965) . Birth of Mercedes Ubach That year: 1878, Classical music, Spanish composer . Birth of Archie Naish That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1923) . Birth of Nat Osborne That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1954) . Birth of Emma Trentini That year: 1878, Classical music, singer (1878-1959) (dead in 1959) . Inauguration: Theatro da Paz That year: 1878, Classical music (Belém, Brazil). Death of Teresa Parodi That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian operatic soprano (born in 1827) . Birth of Bessie Abott That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1919) . Birth of Romano Ciaroff-Cerini That year: 1878, Classical music, Russian opera vocalist (dead in 1964) . Birth of Thurlow Lieurance That year: 1878, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1963) . Inception: New York Symphony Orchestra That year: 1878, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Nannie Louise Wright That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1958) . Death of Donat Saar That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (born in 1835) . Birth of Jacques Chanaud That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1932) . Death of Henry Wolfgang Amadeus Beale That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (born in 1854) . Death of Christian Heinrich Weber That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (born in 1812) . Death of Alexandre Lagye That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (born in 1870) . Birth of Graham Peel That year: 1878, Classical music, English composer (dead in 1937) . Death of Charles Alard That year: 1878, Classical music, cellist (born in 1837) . Birth of Ramon Ferrés i Musolas That year: 1878, Classical music, Spanish composer and conductor (1878-1962) (dead in 1962) . Inception: Sällskapet Muntra Musikanter That year: 1878, Classical music (Finland). Birth of Craig Campbell That year: 1878, Classical music, Canadian tenor (dead in 1965) . Birth of Umberto Macnez That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1947) . Birth of Luiz Coutinho That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1951) . Birth of Joan Baptista Espadaler i Colomer That year: 1878, Classical music, Spanish composer (1878-1917) (dead in 1917) . Birth of Lucien Durosoir That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1955) . Birth of René Rabey That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1958) . Inauguration: Semperoper That year: 1878, Classical music (Altstadt, Germany). Birth of Bolesław Kopystyński That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1932) . Death of Jean-Baptiste Mengal That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (born in 1792) . Closing: Interimstheater Dresden That year: 1878, Classical music (Dresden, Germany). Birth of Carlo Scattola That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1947) . Birth of Georges Neuville That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1973) . Birth of Helena Stone Torgerson That year: 1878, Classical music, harpist, composer (dead in 1941) . Birth of Maurice Scott That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1933) . Birth of Albert Janpolski That year: 1878, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Chester Edward Ide That year: 1878, Classical music, American composer and music teacher (dead in 1944) . Birth of Emilio Venturini That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian lyric tenor (dead in 1952) . Birth of Albert Edmund Tebbutt That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1943) . Death of Philipp Tietz That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (born in 1816) . Birth of Marta Curellich That year: 1878, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1967) . Birth of Frederick Hall That year: 1878, Classical music, composer (dead in 1956) . Death of Salvatore Agnelli That year: 1878, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1817) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Franz Liszt (age 67)
- Gebet (Song, lied)
- Einst (Song, lied)
- An Edlitam (Song, lied)
- Der Glückliche (Song, lied)
- Gott sei uns gnädig und barmherzig (Work for choir)
- Septem Sacramenta. Responsoria com organo vel harmonio concinente (Work for choir)
- Charles Gounod (age 60)
- Anton Bruckner (age 54)
- Tota pulchra es Maria (Work for choir)
- Abendzauber (Work for choir)
- Bedřich Smetana (age 54)
- Tábor (Work for orchestra)
- 3 Female Choruses (Work for choir)
- Johannes Brahms (age 45)
- Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for orchestra), composed in 1877
- Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 8 Pieces, Opp. 76 (Work for soloist)
- Alexander Borodin (age 45)
- Bogatyri (Opera)
- Vperyod, druz'ya (Song, lied)
- Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (age 39)
- The Wanderer (Song, lied)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (age 38)
- Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Souvenir d'un lieu cher, 3 pieces for violin and piano, Opp. 42 That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1879
- Album pour enfants, 24 pieces for piano, Opp. 39 That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, for unaccompanied chorus, Op. 41 (Work for choir)
- 6 Melodies, Opp. 38 (Song, lied)
- 12 Morceaux de difficulté moyenne, Opp. 40 (Work for soloist)
- Marche de la Flotte des Volontaires (Work for soloist)
- Antonín Dvořák (age 37)
- Slavonic Dances No. 1, Op. 46 That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Slavonic Dances No. 1, Op. 46 That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Sextet in A major, Op. 48 That year: 1878, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Capriccio, Op. 24 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 5 Choruses, Opp. 27 (Work for choir)
- Two Furiants, Op. 42 (Work for soloist)
- From a Bouquet of Slavonic Folksongs, Op. 43 (Work for choir)
- Rhapsody in D major, Op. 45 No. 1 (Work for orchestra)
- Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 45 No. 2 (Work for orchestra)
- Rhapsody in A-flat major, Op. 45 No. 3 (Work for orchestra)
- Bagatelles, Op. 47 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 3 Modern Greek Songs, Opp. 50 (Song, lied)
- 3 Modern Greek Songs, Opp. 50 (Song, lied)
- Hymnus ad Laudus in festo Sanctae Trinitatis (Song, lied)
- Emmanuel Chabrier (age 37)
- Cocodette et Cocorico (Song, lied)
- Edvard Grieg (age 35)
- Album Leaf, Opp. 28 (Work for soloist)
- Improvisation on 2 Norwegian Folksongs, Opp. 29 (Work for soloist)
- Album for male chorus, Opp. 30 (Work for choir)
- Den Bergtekne, Op. 32 (Song, lied)
- Album Leaf, WoO 109 (Work for soloist)
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (age 34)
- Poem about Alexei, Man of God, Op. 20 (Work for choir)
- Variations on a theme by Glinka (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Concert Piece for clarinet and military orchestra (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- 6 Variations (Work for soloist)
- Variations and Pieces from a collective paraphrase to the constant theme (Work for soloist)
- Leoš Janáček (age 24)
- Slavnostní sbor ku svěcení nové budovy c. k. slovanského ústavu ku vzdělání učitelů v Brně (Work for choir)
- Regnum mundi (Work for choir)
- Edward Elgar (age 21)
- Romance, Op. 1 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Harmony Music Vol. 1: Six Promenades (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Harmony Music Vol. 2: 1 & 2 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Giacomo Puccini (age 20)
- Credo (Work for choir)
- Richard Strauss (age 14)
- Soldatenlied (Song, lied)