1888, from day to day
1888. With other artists, Antonín Dvořák, Johann Strauss II and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky influenced their time (romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Edward Lear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Scheherazade, Op. 35” de Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1888 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 330 of these moments for 1888.
The year 1888 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Helmi Einer That year: 1888, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (dead in 1968)
Death of Henri Marx That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1816)
02
Birth of Tito Schipa That year: 1888, Classical music, Italian tenor (1889-1965) (dead in 1965)
04
Birth of Makso Adrian That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1968)
05
Death of Henri Herz That year: 1888, Classical music, Austrian musician (born in 1803)
07
Death of Johanna von Ghilany That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1864)
Birth of Melitta Heim That year: 1888, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1950)
10
Birth of Emile van Bosch That year: 1888, Classical music, Belgian opera singer (dead in 1940)
11
Death of Vilma von Voggenhuber That year: 1888, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1841)
12
Birth of Claude Delvincourt That year: 1888, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1954)
14
Death of Stephen Heller That year: 1888, Classical music, Classical pianist and composer (born in 1813)
15
Birth of T. Francis Burke That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1966)
16
Death of Cecílie Soukupová-Botschonová That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1827)
17
Death of Heinrich Ernst Kayser That year: 1888, Classical music, German composer (1815-1888) (born in 1815)
18
Death of Thomas Klein That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1802)
20
Premiere of The Three Pintos That year: 1888, Classical music (Opera), Carl Maria von Weber
26
Birth of Fritz Lubrich That year: 1888, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1971)
Birth of Fritz Lubrich Jr. That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1971)
28
Birth of Maurice Besly That year: 1888, Classical music, Composer, conductor and organist (dead in 1945)
Birth of Gaylord Yost That year: 1888, Classical music, American musician (dead in 1958)
29
Death of Edward Lear That year: 1888, Classical music, British artist, illustrator, author and poet (1812-1888) (born in 1812)
30
Birth of Hélène Jourdan-Morhange That year: 1888, Classical music, French violinist (1888–1961) (dead in 1961)
February
03
Birth of Felip Alcàntara i Puig That year: 1888, Classical music, Spanish businessperson and composer (1888-1960) (dead in 1960)
07
Death of Johann Georg Bratsch That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1815)
09
Death of José Comellas That year: 1888, Classical music, composer, pianist, piano teacher (born in 1842)
10
Birth of Blažena Rylek Staňková That year: 1888, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1974)
12
Birth of Victor Kolar That year: 1888, Classical music, American conductor (dead in 1957)
15
Birth of Lawrence Wright That year: 1888, Classical music, British composer (dead in 1964)
Death of Anna Aleksandrovna Bichurina That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1853)
16
Birth of Ludmila Prokopová That year: 1888, Classical music, Czech-Bulgarian pianist (dead in 1959)
19
Birth of Rosy Wertheim That year: 1888, Classical music, Dutch composer, pianist and music teacher (1888-1949) (dead in 1949)
20
Birth of Vasyl Barvinsky That year: 1888, Classical music, Ukrainian composer and pianist (dead in 1963)
22
Death of Jean-Delphin Alard That year: 1888, Classical music, French musician (born in 1815)
24
Birth of Alexander Larsen That year: 1888, Classical music, Danish opera singer (dead in 1964)
27
Birth of Lotte Lehmann That year: 1888, Classical music, German soprano (dead in 1976)
28
Birth of Eugène Bigot That year: 1888, Classical music, French composer and conductor (1888-1965) (dead in 1965)
Death of Antonio Musch That year: 1888, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1809)
Birth of Julius Klaas That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1965)
29
Birth of Fanny Heldy That year: 1888, Classical music, singer (1888-1973) (dead in 1973)
March
01
Death of Enrico Calzolari That year: 1888, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer (born in 1823)
Death of Ernest Szemelényi That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1824)
03
Death of Frederick Federici That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer (1850-1888) (born in 1850)
10
Death of Ciro Pinsuti That year: 1888, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1828)
Death of Eugène Chanat That year: 1888, Classical music, composer
12
Birth of Hans Knappertsbusch That year: 1888, Classical music, German musician (1888-1965) (dead in 1965)
Birth of Yuri Kiporenko-Damanski That year: 1888, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (1888-1955) (dead in 1955)
14
Birth of Henri Goublier That year: 1888, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1951)
15
Birth of Max Winkler That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1965)
17
Death of Michał Zawadzki That year: 1888, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1828)
Birth of Vincenc Maixner That year: 1888, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (dead in 1946)
18
Birth of Emmy Neiendorff That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1962)
20
Birth of María Rodrigo Bellido That year: 1888, Classical music, Spanish pianist and composer (dead in 1967)
21
Birth of Alexei Stanchinsky That year: 1888, Classical music, Russian composer (1888-1914) (dead in 1914)
Death of Thomas German Reed That year: 1888, Classical music, English composer, musical director, actor, singer and theatrical manager (born in 1817)
Birth of Joseph Samson That year: 1888, Classical music, French kapellmeister (dead in 1957)
22
Birth of Emanuel List That year: 1888, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1888-1967) (dead in 1967)
25
Birth of Sándor Farkas That year: 1888, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (dead in 1970)
26
Death of Walter Bache That year: 1888, Classical music, British pianist and composer (born in 1842)
Birth of Masalim Valeev That year: 1888, Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (1888-1956) (dead in 1956)
29
Death of Charles-Valentin Alkan That year: 1888, Classical music, French-Jewish composer and pianist (born in 1813)
30
Birth of Esperanza Iris That year: 1888, Classical music, Mexican singer (dead in 1962)
31
Birth of Heinrich Neuhaus That year: 1888, Classical music, Soviet pianist (1888–1964) (dead in 1964)
April
01
Death of Jean Conte That year: 1888, Classical music, French composer and music educator (born in 1830)
02
Death of Franz Götze That year: 1888, Classical music, German singer and singing teacher (born in 1814)
03
Birth of Richard Henry Coleman That year: 1888, Classical music, British cathedral organist (1888-1965) (dead in 1965)
08
Birth of Victor Schertzinger That year: 1888, Classical music, American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1888-1941) (dead in 1941)
10
Death of J. Leon Wettge That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1836)
15
Birth of Anna Maria Klechniowska That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1973)
Death of Théophile Semet That year: 1888, Classical music, French composer (born in 1824)
17
Birth of Maggie Teyte That year: 1888, Classical music, English operatic soprano (1888–1976) (dead in 1976)
18
Birth of Frida Leider That year: 1888, Classical music, singer (dead in 1975)
Birth of Joseph Disclez That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1955)
21
Death of Julius Weissenborn That year: 1888, Classical music, German bassoonist and composer (born in 1837)
Birth of Hans Ebell That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1934)
28
Birth of Angela Cziczková That year: 1888, Classical music, Slovak pianist (dead in 1973)
Death of Xavier van Elewyck That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1825)
May
02
Birth of Mykola Vilinsky That year: 1888, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (dead in 1956)
06
Birth of Louis D'Angelo That year: 1888, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1958)
07
Death of Alfred Dudley Turner That year: 1888, Classical music, American composer (born in 1854)
10
Birth of Max Steiner That year: 1888, Classical music, Austria-born American music composer of theatre and films, as well as a conductor (1988-1971) (dead in 1971)
Death of Ludwig Carl Seydler That year: 1888, Classical music, (1810-1888) (born in 1810)
11
Birth of Jef Tinel That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1972)
12
Birth of Mariano Stabile That year: 1888, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1888-1968) (dead in 1968)
13
Birth of Anatoly Nikolayevich Alexandrov That year: 1888, Classical music, Russian musician (dead in 1982)
17
Birth of Elisabeth Ohms That year: 1888, Classical music, Dutch opera singer (dead in 1974)
19
Death of Herrmann Hirschbach That year: 1888, Classical music, German author and chess player (born in 1812)
21
Birth of Olena Katulska That year: 1888, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer and music educator (dead in 1966)
25
Birth of Elin Linnander That year: 1888, Classical music, Swedish actress (1888-1967) (dead in 1967)
26
Birth of Aroldo Lindi That year: 1888, Classical music, Swedish singer (dead in 1944)
27
Birth of Louis Durey That year: 1888, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1979)
Birth of Hermann Krome That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1955)
28
Birth of Johanna Geisler That year: 1888, Classical music, German opera singer and actress (1888-1956) (dead in 1956)
30
Birth of Sergeĭ Ivanovich Migaĭ That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (dead in 1959)
June
01
Birth of Oleksandra Kropyvnytska That year: 1888, Classical music, Ukrainian operatic soprano (dead in 1969)
Death of Marshall William Taylor That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1846)
02
Birth of Kateřina Křížová That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer
03
Death of Carl Riedel That year: 1888, Classical music, German composer and conductor (1827-1888) (born in 1827)
04
Birth of Ingeborg Steffensen That year: 1888, Classical music, Danish opera singer and singer (dead in 1964)
06
Death of Antonino Gandolfo Brancaleone That year: 1888, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1820)
07
Birth of Nils Larsen That year: 1888, Classical music, Norwegian composer (1888-1937) (dead in 1937)
Death of Sallie Holman That year: 1888, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1849)
08
Birth of Poul Schierbeck That year: 1888, Classical music, Danish composer and organist (dead in 1949)
09
Birth of Hugo Kauder That year: 1888, Classical music, Austrian musician (dead in 1972)
12
Birth of John Gläser That year: 1888, Classical music, German tenor (dead in 1968)
13
Birth of Elisabeth Schumann That year: 1888, Classical music, German soprano (dead in 1952)
Death of Timoteo Pasini That year: 1888, Classical music, Italian composer, conductor, and pianist (1829-1888) (born in 1829)
15
Death of Grigory Lishin That year: 1888, Classical music, Russian poet, theatre critic and composer (born in 1854)
17
Birth of Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer That year: 1888, Classical music, Dutch composer and teacher (1888-1953) (dead in 1953)
19
Birth of Jacques de Fontenailles That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1914)
20
Death of Cesare Dominiceti That year: 1888, Classical music, Italian composer (1821-1888) (born in 1821)
22
Death of Edmund Neupert That year: 1888, Classical music, Norwegian musician (1842-1888) (born in 1842)
Birth of Karl Viitol That year: 1888, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (dead in 1944)
23
Death of Emil Naumann That year: 1888, Classical music, German composer and musicologist (born in 1827)
25
Birth of Carl Robrecht That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1961)
27
Death of Albert Parlow That year: 1888, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1824)
28
Birth of Stefi Geyer That year: 1888, Classical music, Hungarian musician (dead in 1956)
29
Premiere of The Fairies That year: 1888, Classical music (Opera), Richard Wagner
Birth of Suzanne Balguerie That year: 1888, Classical music, French singer (dead in 1973)
July
04
Birth of Vito Carnevali That year: 1888, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1960)
05
Birth of Jacques de La Presle That year: 1888, Classical music, French composer and music educator (dead in 1969)
08
Death of Auguste Vincent That year: 1888, Classical music, French pianist and composer (born in 1829)
10
Death of Rafael Hernando That year: 1888, Classical music, Composer of zarzuelas (born in 1822)
Birth of Vera Schwarz That year: 1888, Classical music, Croatian born Austrian opera and operetta singer (1888-1964) (dead in 1964)
11
Birth of Jindřich Vojáček That year: 1888, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (dead in 1945)
12
Birth of Browning Mummery That year: 1888, Classical music, Australian operatic tenor (1888-1974) (dead in 1974)
18
Birth of Hana Kramperová That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1968)
Death of William Henry Birch That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1826)
24
Birth of Basil Ruysdael That year: 1888, Classical music, American actor and opera singer (dead in 1960)
Birth of Einar Ralf That year: 1888, Classical music, Swedish composer and opera singer (dead in 1971)
31
Death of Jean Vogt That year: 1888, Classical music, 19th-century German composer (born in 1823)
August
01
Birth of Vito Frazzi That year: 1888, Classical music, Italian musician (dead in 1975)
Death of Franz Knappe That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1848)
06
Birth of Heinrich Schlusnus That year: 1888, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1952)
Birth of Arthur Fields That year: 1888, Classical music, American musician (dead in 1953)
Birth of George Coutts That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1962)
08
Birth of César Vezzani That year: 1888, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1951)
Death of Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1809)
09
Death of Issac Strauss That year: 1888, Classical music, French art collector, conductor and composer (born in 1806)
10
Death of Karoline Hetzenecker That year: 1888, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1822)
15
Birth of Albert Spalding That year: 1888, Classical music, American violinist (1888-1953) (dead in 1953)
Birth of Hermann Leopoldi That year: 1888, Classical music, Austrian composer (1888-1959) (dead in 1959)
Birth of Inga Peters That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1978)
16
Death of Ferdinand Ginouvès That year: 1888, Classical music, French composer
20
Death of William Chappell That year: 1888, Classical music, British writer, businessperson and musicologist (born in 1809)
21
Birth of Evelyn Parnell That year: 1888, Classical music, American opera singer (1888-1939) (dead in 1939)
24
Birth of Alberto Bimboni That year: 1888, Classical music, American conductor and composer (1888-1960) (dead in 1960)
25
Death of Leandre Sunyer That year: 1888, Classical music, Spanish composer (1833-1888) (born in 1833)
31
Death of Blanche Cole That year: 1888, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1851)
Also in August
Death of Ann Childe Seguin That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer and music teacher (born in 1809) .
September
02
Birth of Friedrich Schorr That year: 1888, Classical music, Asutro-Hungarian opera singer (dead in 1953)
Death of Josep Viñas i Diaz That year: 1888, Classical music, Spanish businessperson, composer and conductor (1823-1888) (born in 1823)
05
Birth of Marie-Anne Asselin That year: 1888, Classical music, Canadian mezzo-soprano (dead in 1971)
06
Birth of Kurt Schröder That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1962)
Birth of Bohuslav Leopold That year: 1888, Classical music, Czech conductor, violinist and composer (dead in 1956)
Death of Jacques-Joseph Michel That year: 1888, Classical music, Belgian pianist and composer (born in 1847)
07
Birth of Kálmán Szügyi That year: 1888, Classical music, (1888–1943) opera singer (dead in 1943)
08
Death of Paul Delisse That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1817)
12
Birth of Erling Krogh That year: 1888, Classical music, Norwegian operatic tenor (dead in 1968)
Birth of Herbert Matheson That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1918)
Birth of Richard Townley Woodman That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1947)
13
Birth of Josef František Munclingr That year: 1888, Classical music, Czech music educator, opera singer and director (dead in 1954)
Birth of Oili Siikaniemi That year: 1888, Classical music, Finnish singer (dead in 1932)
Closing: Teatro Colón That year: 1888, Classical music (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Death of Maurice Decourcelle That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1815)
18
Birth of Frederick Charles Hay That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1945)
Birth of Laura Robertson That year: 1888, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1976)
22
Death of Mathilde von Marlow That year: 1888, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1828)
29
Death of Jean-François Berthelier That year: 1888, Classical music, French opera singer (1830-1888) (born in 1830)
Birth of Dóra Bársony That year: 1888, Classical music, (1888--1972) opera singer (dead in 1972)
October
03
Birth of Joseph Noyon That year: 1888, Classical music, French composer of religious music and organist (dead in 1962)
09
Birth of Julie Reisserová That year: 1888, Classical music, Czech composer (1888-1938) (dead in 1938)
10
Birth of Josef Turnau That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1954)
11
Birth of Piero Coppola That year: 1888, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor (1888-1971) (dead in 1971)
Birth of Emil Bohnke That year: 1888, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1928)
13
Birth of Charles Scharrès That year: 1888, Classical music, Belgian composer and pianist (1888-1957) (dead in 1957)
15
Birth of Rezika Thaler That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1984)
Death of Carl J. Latann That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1840)
25
Death of Jan Nepomuk Maýr That year: 1888, Classical music, Czech conductor, theater manager, music educator, composer and opera singer (born in 1818)
Birth of Sue Harvard That year: 1888, Classical music, Welsh-American operatic soprano (dead in 1967)
26
Birth of Martin Falck That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1914)
Birth of Milada Modestinová That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1942)
Death of Edward B. Phelps That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1828)
28
Birth of Emil Štolc That year: 1888, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (1888-1940) (dead in 1940)
Birth of Louis Leslie Loth That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1974)
29
Birth of Anna Case That year: 1888, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1984)
31
Birth of Julius Isserlis That year: 1888, Classical music, Russian pianist and composer (dead in 1968)
November
05
Birth of Frances Ingram That year: 1888, Classical music, American operatic contralto singer (dead in 1974)
06
Birth of Vladimír Wuršer That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer, conductor (dead in 1942)
08
Birth of David Monrad Johansen That year: 1888, Classical music, Norwegian composer (dead in 1974)
15
Birth of Artie Matthews That year: 1888, Classical music, American songwriter, pianist and ragtime composer (1888-1958) (dead in 1958)
16
Birth of Luis Cluzeau Mortet That year: 1888, Classical music, Uruguayan composer and musician (dead in 1957)
17
Death of Jakob Dont That year: 1888, Classical music, Austrian violinist, composer, and teacher (1815-1888) (born in 1815)
19
Birth of Felix Salmond That year: 1888, Classical music, British musician (dead in 1952)
Birth of Marguerite Namara That year: 1888, Classical music, American lyric soprano (1888-1974) (dead in 1974)
December
02
Death of Franz Xaver Witt That year: 1888, Classical music, German Catholic priest, church musician and composer (born in 1834)
03
Death of Józef Brzowski That year: 1888, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1805)
06
Birth of Emiliana de Zubeldia That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1987)
10
Birth of Gerrard Williams That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1947)
Death of Mariano Obiols That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1809)
11
Death of Marià Obiols i Tramullas That year: 1888, Classical music, Catalan conductor and composer (born in 1809)
Birth of Gdal Saleski That year: 1888, Classical music, composer, writer, cellist (dead in 1966)
Birth of José Antonio de Erauzquin That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1961)
13
Death of Robert Ohlsson That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1841)
18
Death of Francesco Florimo That year: 1888, Classical music, Italian music historian and composer (born in 1800)
19
Birth of Fritz Reiner That year: 1888, Classical music, Hungarian American orchestra conductor (1888–1963) (dead in 1963)
28
Birth of Gabriel von Wayditch That year: 1888, Classical music, American-Hungarian composer (1888-1969) (dead in 1969)
30
Birth of Ilse Fromm-Michaels That year: 1888, Classical music, German pianist and composer (dead in 1986)
31
Birth of Harold Vincent Milligan That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1951)
Also in December
Death of Edmond Cabel That year: 1888, Classical music, operatic tenor (born in 1832) .
This was also in 1888
Death of Matteo Luigi Fischetti That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1830) . Death of Casimiro Espino Teysler That year: 1888, Classical music, Spanish composer (1845-1888) (born in 1845) . Birth of Julio Osma That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1938) . Death of Anton Thoms That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1825) . Birth of Stasys Audėjus That year: 1888, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (dead in 1958) . Death of Hippolyte Buffet That year: 1888, Classical music, composer . Death of Moritz Weyermann That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1832) . Death of Selmar Müller That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1819) . Birth of Luise Willer That year: 1888, Classical music, German operatic contralto (dead in 1970) . Inauguration: Bayview Opera House That year: 1888, Classical music (San Francisco, United States of America). Birth of Dent Mowrey That year: 1888, Classical music, musician (dead in 1960) . Death of Eduard Hamel That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1811) . Birth of Chin Lei Kui That year: 1888, Classical music, Cantonese opera performer . Death of Antoni Castell de Pons That year: 1888, Classical music, Spanish politician and tenor (1819-1888) (born in 1819) . Inception: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra That year: 1888, Classical music (Netherlands). Birth of Phyllis Sjöström That year: 1888, Classical music, British-Finnish soprano singer . Birth of Sigmund Matuszewski That year: 1888, Classical music, German singer (dead in 1954) . Death of Joseph Rotondi d'Arailza That year: 1888, Classical music, composer . Birth of Nikolay Nikolaevitsj Rozjdestvenskiy That year: 1888, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1888-1934) (dead in 1934) . Death of Leonardo Moja That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1811) . Death of Edouard Alexandre That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1824) . Inception: Fadettes of Boston That year: 1888, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Friedrich Wilhelm Schütze That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1807) . Death of Gustav Blessner That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1808) . Inauguration: Victoria Hall, Hanley That year: 1888, Classical music (City of Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom). Birth of Mabel Riegelman That year: 1888, Classical music, American operatic soprano (dead in 1967) . Death of Fritz Bovet That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1845) . Inauguration: State Opera Prague That year: 1888, Classical music (Vinohrady, Czech Republic). Death of Edmond Sténosse That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1839) . Birth of Luiz N. Wetterlé That year: 1888, Classical music, composer . Birth of Maria Svanidze That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1942) . Closing: Opernhaus am Taschenberg That year: 1888, Classical music (Dresden, Germany). Death of Josef Pistl That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1829) . Death of Bernard Farebrother That year: 1888, Classical music, British organist (born in 1847) . Birth of Frank Magine That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (dead in 1979) . Death of Wanda von Bogdani That year: 1888, Classical music, Polish music educator (born in 1851) . Inauguration: Concertgebouw That year: 1888, Classical music (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Inauguration: Fountain Hill Opera House That year: 1888, Classical music (Bethlehem, United States of America). Death of Anna Maria Javette That year: 1888, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (born in 1857) . Inauguration: Romanian Athenaeum That year: 1888, Classical music (Bucharest, Romania). Birth of Herbert Langley That year: 1888, Classical music, British actor (1888-1967) (dead in 1967) . Birth of Walter Harburger That year: 1888, Classical music, composer, musicologist (dead in 1967) . Death of Frederic Nicholls Löhr That year: 1888, Classical music, composer (born in 1844) . Birth of Paul Allix That year: 1888, Classical music, French organist (dead in 1974) . Death of Magdalena Roser That year: 1888, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1810) . Birth of Olga Carrara-Pescia That year: 1888, Classical music, Italian-American opera singer . Death of Franziska Pixis That year: 1888, Classical music, German mezzo-soprano (born in 1816) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Giuseppe Verdi (age 75)
- 4 Sacred Pieces That year: 1888, Classical music (Work for choir), published in 1898
- Johann Strauss II (age 63)
- Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 That year: 1888, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Emperor Jubilation, Op. 434 (Work for orchestra)
- Reiter, Op. 428 (Work for orchestra)
- Spanish March, Op. 433 (Work for orchestra)
- Johannes Brahms (age 55)
- Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 That year: 1888, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1889
- 5 Songs, Opp. 104 (Work for choir)
- Fest- und Gedenksprüche, Opp. 109 (Work for choir)
- Camille Saint-Saëns (age 53)
- Ascanio That year: 1888, Classical music (Opera)
- Les Guerriers, Op. 84 (Work for choir)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (age 48)
- Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 That year: 1888, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- 6 Songs on French texts, Opp. 65 (Song, lied)
- Emmanuel Chabrier (age 47)
- Prélude pastorale and Joyeuse marche (Work for orchestra), composed in 1885
- Briséïs ou Les amants de Corinthe (Vocal music), published in 1897
- Prélude et Marche française, “Joyeuse Marche” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Suite pastorale (Work for orchestra)
- Duo de l'ouvreuse de l'Opéra-Comique et de l'employé du Bon Marché (Song, lied)
- Habanera (Work for soloist)
- Antonín Dvořák (age 47)
- 4 Lieder, Opp. 82 (Song, lied)
- Love Songs, Op. 83 (Song, lied)
- Album Leaf (Work for soloist)
- Edvard Grieg (age 45)
- Lyric Pieces IV, Opp. 47 That year: 1888, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Szenen aus Olav Trygvason, Op. 50 (Work for choir)
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (age 44)
- Scheherazade, Op. 35 That year: 1888, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 That year: 1888, Classical music (Work for orchestra), published in 1890
- 3 Mazurkas on Polish Folk Themes "Souvenir de trois chants polonais" (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Nocturne for 4 horns (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Leoš Janáček (age 34)
- Srňátko (Work for soloist)
- Idyll (Work for orchestra)
- Tři Sbory mužské (Work for choir)
- Edward Elgar (age 31)
- Vocal settings of Salut d'Amour (Liebesgruss), Op. 12b That year: 1888, Classical music (Song, lied)
- Salut d'Amour (Liebesgruss), Op. 12a That year: 1888, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Serenade, Opp. 20 That year: 1888, Classical music (Work for orchestra), published in 1892
- The Wind at Dawn (Song, lied), published in 1880
- As I laye a-thynkynge (Song, lied)
- Allegretto on G.E.D.G.E. (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 11 Vesper Voluntaries, Opp. 14 (Work for soloist)
- Giacomo Puccini (age 30)
- Sole e amore (Song, lied)
- Isaac Albéniz (age 28)
- Amalia, Op. 95 (Work for soloist)
- 12 Characteristic Pieces, Opp. 92 (Work for soloist)
- 2 Ballroom Mazurkas (Work for soloist)
- Pavana fácil para manos pequeñas, Op. 83 (Work for soloist)
- Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, Op. 82 (Work for soloist)
- A Donde vengo ? (Song, lied)
- Besa el aura (Song, lied)
- Cuando sobre el pecho inclinas (Song, lied)
- Del salón en el Angulo oscuro (Song, lied)
- Escenas Sinfonicas (Work for orchestra)
- Me ha herido rescatándose (Song, lied)
- 6 Ballads, “Marquesa de Boloños” (Song, lied)
- Claude Debussy (age 26)
- Ariettes oubliées (Song, lied), composed in 1887
- La Demoiselle élue (2) (Work for orchestra)
- Axel (Song, lied)
- Richard Strauss (age 24)
- Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 That year: 1888, Classical music (Work for orchestra), published in 1890
- Macbeth, after Shakespeare's drama for orchestra, Op. 23 That year: 1888, Classical music (Work for orchestra), published in 1891
- 6 Lieder, Opp. 19 (Song, lied)
- Mädchenblumen, Opp. 22 (Song, lied)
- Alexander Glazunov (age 23)
- Elegy in D-flat major, Op. 17 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- From Hafiz (Song, lied)
- Les Chanteurs de Noël, in F major from the String Quartet Jour de Fête. (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Mazurka in G major, Op. 18 (Work for orchestra)
- Preludium and Two Mazurkas, Opp. 25 (Work for soloist)
- Slavonian Feast, symphonic sketches, Op. 26A (Work for orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 3 in G major, Op. 26, “Quatuor Slave” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 2 Pieces for cello and orchestra, Opp. 20 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- String Quartet in B major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Erik Satie (age 22)
- Gymnopédies That year: 1888, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Alexander Scriabin (age 16)
- 24 Preludes, Opp. 11 That year: 1888, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1897
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (age 15)
- Scherzo for orchestra in D minor (Work for orchestra)
- 3 Nocturnes (Work for soloist)
- Esmeralda (Opera)
- Maurice Ravel (age 13)
- Sonata Movement for piano, Op. 1 (Work for soloist)
- Variations from “La mort d'Aase” (Grieg), Op. 2 (Work for soloist)
- Variations from “Freu dich, o meine Seele” (Schumann), Op. 3 (Work for soloist)