1929, from day to day
1929. With other artists, Béla Bartók, George Gershwin and Maurice Ravel influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Jerry Goldsmith, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Boléro, Op. 81” de Maurice Ravel, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1929 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 380 of these moments for 1929.
The year 1929 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
03
Birth of Ernst Mahle That year: 1929, Classical music, Brazilian composer
04
Birth of Lars Ekman That year: 1929, Classical music, Swedish singer (1929-2005) (dead in 2005)
05
Birth of Peter-Lukas Graf That year: 1929, Classical music, Swiss musician
09
Birth of Margaret Nisbett That year: 1929, Classical music, singer (dead in 2023)
10
Birth of Vladimir Minin That year: 1929, Classical music, Russian conductor
11
Death of Elfrida Andrée That year: 1929, Classical music, Swedish organist, composer and conductor (born in 1841)
Birth of Wanda Wiłkomirska That year: 1929, Classical music, Polish classical violinist and academic teacher (1929--2018) (dead in 2018)
15
Birth of Teizo Matsumura That year: 1929, Classical music, Japanese composer and poet (dead in 2007)
16
Birth of Heinz Rögner That year: 1929, Classical music, German conductor (dead in 2001)
19
Death of František Hovorka That year: 1929, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (1881-1929) (born in 1881)
21
Death of Peter Martin Cornelius Rybner That year: 1929, Classical music, Danish composer, pianist and music educator (born in 1853)
22
Birth of Petr Eben That year: 1929, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (dead in 2007)
Death of Adolph Brodsky That year: 1929, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1851)
Birth of Antonio Braga That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian composer (1929-2009) (dead in 2009)
24
Death of Jacques Bouhy That year: 1929, Classical music, Belgian opera singer (1848-1929) (born in 1848)
26
Death of Elisabeth Caland That year: 1929, Classical music, German pianist and music educator (born in 1862)
Death of William Edward Haesche That year: 1929, Classical music, American composer (born in 1867)
29
Death of Theodoor Verhey That year: 1929, Classical music, Dutch composer and pianist (1848-1929) (born in 1848)
Birth of David Mills That year: 1929, Classical music, Canadian singer, poet and actor (dead in 2020)
Death of Ernest Richard Newton That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1860)
February
01
Death of August Halm That year: 1929, Classical music, German music educationist and composer (1869–1929) (born in 1869)
Death of Albert Petit That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)
02
Birth of Waldemar Kmentt That year: 1929, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 2015)
Birth of Jane Little That year: 1929, Classical music, double bass player from Atlanta (1929-2016) (dead in 2016)
03
Death of Georg Hendrik Witte That year: 1929, Classical music, Dutch conductor (1843-1929) (born in 1843)
04
Birth of Stanley Drucker That year: 1929, Classical music, American musician (dead in 2022)
Birth of Dorothy Howard That year: 1929, Classical music, Canadian music educator (dead in 2013)
05
Birth of Luc Ferrari That year: 1929, Classical music, French composer (dead in 2005)
06
Death of Minnie Hauk That year: 1929, Classical music, American singer and actor (1851-1929) (born in 1851)
Death of Siegfried Ochs That year: 1929, Classical music, German chorus master and composer (born in 1858)
10
Birth of Jerry Goldsmith That year: 1929, Classical music, American film composer (1929–2004) (dead in 2004)
Death of Auguste Meyer That year: 1929, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1861)
11
Birth of Leonard Kastle That year: 1929, Classical music, American composer, librettist and director (dead in 2011)
14
Birth of Karl Joseph Hering That year: 1929, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1929-1998) (dead in 1998)
Birth of Renée Maheu That year: 1929, Classical music, Canadian journalist (dead in 2007)
15
Death of Fernand Le Borne That year: 1929, Classical music, Belgian-French composer (born in 1862)
16
Death of Arthur Middleton That year: 1929, Classical music, American opera singer (1880-1929) (born in 1880)
17
Birth of Karel Sodomka That year: 1929, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (dead in 1988)
18
Birth of André Mathieu That year: 1929, Classical music, Canadian composer (dead in 1968)
19
Death of Cesare Galeotti That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian composer, conductor, and concert pianist (born in 1872)
20
Birth of Toshiro Mayuzumi That year: 1929, Classical music, Japanese composer (1929–1997) (dead in 1997)
22
Birth of Anny Schlemm That year: 1929, Classical music, German operatic soprano (1929-)
Death of Gisela Staudigl That year: 1929, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1864-1929) (born in 1864)
24
Death of André Messager That year: 1929, Classical music, French opera composer and conductor (1853–1929) (born in 1853)
Death of Wladyslaw Brankiewicz That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1853)
25
Death of František Neumann That year: 1929, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator and composer (1874-1929) (born in 1874)
Birth of Azer Dzjanbachisj ogli Abdoellaev That year: 1929, Classical music, musician, oboist (dead in 2010)
26
Death of Wilson Smith That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1856)
27
Death of Manuel Manrique de de Lara y Berry That year: 1929, Classical music, Spanish musician and composer (1863-1929) (born in 1863)
28
Birth of Joseph Rouleau That year: 1929, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (dead in 2019)
March
01
Death of Harrison Mayor Wild That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1861)
03
Birth of Robert Nagy That year: 1929, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2008)
04
Birth of Bernard Haitink That year: 1929, Classical music, Dutch conductor and violinist (1929-2021) (dead in 2021)
Birth of Josep Maria Mestres i Quadreny That year: 1929, Classical music, Catalan composer (dead in 2021)
05
Inauguration: Zaporizhzhya Musical and Drama Theatre That year: 1929, Classical music (Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine)
Birth of Sylvia Stahlman That year: 1929, Classical music, American soprano (1929–1998) (dead in 1998)
Birth of Pentti Perksalo That year: 1929, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (dead in 2016)
Death of Johann Diebold That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1842)
06
Birth of Shūya Matsushita That year: 1929, Classical music, Japanese cellist (1929-2018) (dead in 2018)
07
Birth of Claudio Nicolai That year: 1929, Classical music, German baritone (dead in 2020)
08
Death of Louise Pyk That year: 1929, Classical music, Swedish singer (born in 1846)
09
Death of Jane M. Joseph That year: 1929, Classical music, English composer (1894-1929) (born in 1894)
10
Inauguration: Grand Théâtre That year: 1929, Classical music (Beirut Governorate, Lebanon)
13
Birth of Jane Rhodes That year: 1929, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 2011)
Birth of James Yannatos That year: 1929, Classical music, American musician (dead in 2011)
14
Death of Rudolf Oberhauser That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1852)
15
Birth of Antonietta Stella That year: 1929, Classical music, singer (dead in 2022)
17
Death of Julius Rauscher That year: 1929, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and choirmaster (born in 1859)
18
Birth of Ctirad Kohoutek That year: 1929, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and musicologist (1929-2011) (dead in 2011)
Birth of John Macurdy That year: 1929, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2020)
19
Birth of Robert Muczynski That year: 1929, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2010)
22
Death of Anton Beer-Walbrunn That year: 1929, Classical music, German composer (1864-1929) (born in 1864)
24
Death of Daniel Webster Crist That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1857)
26
Birth of Torgils Moe That year: 1929, Classical music, Norwegian actor and musician (1929-2015) (dead in 2015)
Death of William Augustus Penno, Jr. That year: 1929, Classical music, American composer, music teacher, banjo player (born in 1843)
29
Birth of Iwona Borowicka That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1984)
Birth of Andrew Frierson That year: 1929, Classical music, American opera singer (1924-2018) (dead in 2018)
Death of Joseph Cox Bridge That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1853)
30
Birth of Magda Ianculescu That year: 1929, Classical music, singer (1929-1995) (dead in 1995)
31
Birth of Alexander Gray That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1998)
April
02
Death of Louis Vuillemin That year: 1929, Classical music, French conductor and composer (born in 1879)
03
Birth of Ladislav Simon That year: 1929, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and pianist (1929-2011) (dead in 2011)
Birth of Ayhan Baran That year: 1929, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (1929-2014) (dead in 2014)
05
Birth of Ondrej Malachovský That year: 1929, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (dead in 2011)
06
Birth of André Previn That year: 1929, Classical music, German-American conductor, pianist, and composer (1929–2019) (dead in 2019)
Birth of Edison Denisov That year: 1929, Classical music, Russian Soviet composer (dead in 1996)
Birth of Klió Kemény That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2000)
Death of Karel Pospíšil That year: 1929, Classical music, Czech composer, pianist and chess composer (born in 1867)
08
Birth of Walter Berry That year: 1929, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1929–2000) (dead in 2000)
13
Birth of Paul Späni That year: 1929, Classical music, Swiss singer and music educator (1929-1993) (dead in 1993)
Birth of Giovanni Foiani That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian operatic bass (1929-)
14
Birth of Paavo Berglund That year: 1929, Classical music, Finnish conductor and violinist (dead in 2012)
15
Death of Antonio Smareglia That year: 1929, Classical music, Austro-Hungarian opera composer (1854-1929) (born in 1854)
Birth of Renato Cioni That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2014)
17
Birth of Mendi Rodan That year: 1929, Classical music, Conductor, violinist (dead in 2009)
19
Death of Yrjö Somersalmi That year: 1929, Classical music, Finnish actor (born in 1885)
22
Death of Ödön Mihalovich That year: 1929, Classical music, Hungarian composer and educator (born in 1842)
24
Birth of Ferit Tüzün That year: 1929, Classical music, Turkish composer (dead in 1977)
29
Birth of Peter Sculthorpe That year: 1929, Classical music, Australian composer (1929-2014) (dead in 2014)
Premiere of The Gambler, Op. 24 That year: 1929, Classical music (Opera), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of Four Portraits from 'The Gambler', Op. 49 That year: 1929, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Sergei Prokofiev
Birth of Halina Łukomska That year: 1929, Classical music, Polish soprano (dead in 2016)
Birth of Waldemar Kazanecki That year: 1929, Classical music, Polish musician (dead in 1991)
Death of Edward Jakobowski That year: 1929, Classical music, British composer (born in 1856)
Birth of Václav Kučera That year: 1929, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and musicologist (1929-2017) (dead in 2017)
Birth of Paul Popescu That year: 1929, Classical music, conductor (dead in 2016)
May
01
Death of Sophie Keller That year: 1929, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1850-1929) (born in 1850)
02
Birth of Louis Danto That year: 1929, Classical music, Polish singer (dead in 2010)
04
Birth of Rudolf Bibl That year: 1929, Classical music, Austrian conductor and pianist (dead in 2017)
Death of Włodzimierz Kenig That year: 1929, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1883)
05
Birth of Konstantin Ivanovitsj Baskov That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2001)
07
Death of Albert Rosewig That year: 1929, Classical music, American composer and priest (born in 1846)
08
Death of Frank Adlam That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1857)
09
Birth of Красуля Георгій Андрійович That year: 1929, Classical music, Ukrainian male singer (dead in 1996)
13
Death of Carl Hahn That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1874)
Death of Fritz Wagner That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
14
Death of József Gábor That year: 1929, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer, actor (1879–1929) (born in 1879)
Death of Emilio Pente That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1860)
17
Death of Lilli Lehmann That year: 1929, Classical music, German operatic soprano (born in 1848)
19
Birth of Kirsten Schultz That year: 1929, Classical music, Danish opera singer (dead in 1998)
Death of Dino Rulli That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1891)
21
Death of Elise Hensler That year: 1929, Classical music, Swiss-born actress and singer (born in 1836)
22
Birth of Robert Lauhöfer That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer
23
Birth of Konrad Rupf That year: 1929, Classical music, German opera singer (1929-2013) (dead in 2013)
25
Birth of Beverly Sills That year: 1929, Classical music, American operatic soprano (1929-2007) (dead in 2007)
Birth of Taťána Arseninová That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer
26
Death of J. Bodewalt Lampe That year: 1929, Classical music, Danish-born American composer, arranger, performer and band-leader (1869-1929) (born in 1869)
27
Death of Giuseppe Anselmi That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1876)
28
Birth of Betty Fabila That year: 1929, Classical music, singer
29
Birth of Fernande Chiocchio That year: 1929, Classical music, Canadian opera singer and pianist (dead in 2021)
30
Birth of Boleslaw Ocias That year: 1929, Classical music, classical composer (dead in 2019)
June
02
Birth of Alan Crofoot That year: 1929, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (dead in 1979)
Birth of Anatoly Luppov That year: 1929, Classical music, Russian composer and music educator (dead in 2022)
06
Birth of Bogusław Schaeffer That year: 1929, Classical music, Polish composer (dead in 2019)
Birth of Henryk Herdzin That year: 1929, Classical music, Polish actor and singer
12
Death of Adela Maddison That year: 1929, Classical music, English composer (1862-1929) (born in 1862)
13
Birth of Kurt Equiluz That year: 1929, Classical music, German classical singer (dead in 2022)
15
Birth of Lotfi Mansouri That year: 1929, Classical music, Opera director, manager (dead in 2013)
16
Birth of Edith Thallaug That year: 1929, Classical music, Norwegian actress (1929-2020) (dead in 2020)
17
Birth of Yulia Wiener-Chenisheva That year: 1929, Classical music, Bulgarian operatic soprano (dead in 2010)
22
Birth of Pierre Thibaud That year: 1929, Classical music, French trumpeter and music educator (dead in 2004)
23
Birth of Henri Pousseur That year: 1929, Classical music, Belgian composer (dead in 2009)
25
Death of Arturo Cadore That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1877)
26
Birth of June Bronhill That year: 1929, Classical music, singer (1929-2005) (dead in 2005)
27
Death of Mena Cleary That year: 1929, Classical music, Canadian-born American actress and singer (born in 1867)
29
Birth of Alexandre Lagoya That year: 1929, Classical music, French classical guitarist (1929-1999) (dead in 1999)
Birth of Michio Mamiya That year: 1929, Classical music, Japanese composer, musicologist and music educator
30
Birth of Othmar Mága That year: 1929, Classical music, German conductor (1929-2020) (dead in 2020)
Death of Gaston Bérardi That year: 1929, Classical music, media proprietor, composer (born in 1849)
July
01
Birth of Sigurd Berge That year: 1929, Classical music, Norwegian composer (dead in 2002)
04
Death of Maikki Järnefelt That year: 1929, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (1871-1929) (born in 1871)
Death of Otto Taubmann That year: 1929, Classical music, German conductor and composer (born in 1859)
05
Death of Wilhelm Kloed That year: 1929, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer, voice teacher and singer (born in 1855)
09
Birth of Eberhard Wächter That year: 1929, Classical music, Austrian baritone (dead in 1992)
11
Birth of Hermann Prey That year: 1929, Classical music, German lyric baritone singer (dead in 1998)
Death of Elisa Petri That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1869)
13
Birth of Pedro Iturralde That year: 1929, Classical music, Spanish musician (dead in 2020)
14
Birth of Jonas Jocys That year: 1929, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (1929-2012) (dead in 2012)
Death of Aristo Cassinelli That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1871)
15
Birth of Charles Anthony That year: 1929, Classical music, American opera singer (1929-2012) (dead in 2012)
20
Birth of Kira Gorlaci That year: 1929, Classical music, Moldovan-Russian opera singer (dead in 2001)
21
Death of Édouard Risler That year: 1929, Classical music, French musician (1873-1929) (born in 1873)
22
Death of Bror Beckman That year: 1929, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1866)
Death of Heinrich Gärtner That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (born in 1860)
23
Death of Leila Morris That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1862)
24
Birth of Andrii Dubinin That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1999)
25
Birth of Vera Schlosser That year: 1929, Classical music, Swiss opera singer (1929-2018) (dead in 2018)
26
Birth of Alexis Weissenberg That year: 1929, Classical music, Bulgarian musician (dead in 2012)
Birth of Yury Chichkov That year: 1929, Classical music, Soviet composer (1929-1990) (dead in 1990)
28
Birth of Lee In-young That year: 1929, Classical music, South Korean singer
29
Birth of Avet Terterian That year: 1929, Classical music, Soviet and Armenian composer (dead in 1994)
31
Death of Charles A.E. Harriss That year: 1929, Classical music, British-Canadian composer and conductor (born in 1862)
August
01
Death of Louis Pister That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1846)
02
Birth of José Afonso That year: 1929, Classical music, Portuguese singer, composer and politician (1929-1987) (dead in 1987)
Birth of André Sennedat That year: 1929, Classical music, bassoonist (dead in 2019)
04
Birth of Gabriella Tucci That year: 1929, Classical music, (1929--2020) opera singer (dead in 2020)
08
Birth of Josef Suk That year: 1929, Classical music, Czech violinist, violist and conductor (1929–2011) (dead in 2011)
Birth of Sergey Amedyan That year: 1929, Classical music, Russian musician (dead in 2015)
11
Birth of Alun Hoddinott That year: 1929, Classical music, Welsh composer (dead in 2008)
12
Birth of Joji Yuasa That year: 1929, Classical music, Japanese composer
Death of Rudolf Nováček That year: 1929, Classical music, Czech conductor, violinist and composer (born in 1860)
13
Death of Yevsevii Mandychesvky That year: 1929, Classical music, Austrian musician (1857-1929) (born in 1857)
Birth of Augustyn Bloch That year: 1929, Classical music, Polish musician (dead in 2006)
16
Death of Frank Van der Stucken That year: 1929, Classical music, American composer and conductor (born in 1858)
19
Death of Meta Seinemeyer That year: 1929, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1895)
22
Death of Lucy Broadwood That year: 1929, Classical music, British folk-song collector (1858-1929), editor (born in 1858)
24
Birth of Stefánia Moldován That year: 1929, Classical music, Hungarian singer (1929-2012) (dead in 2012)
Birth of Sharofiddin Sajfiddinov That year: 1929, Classical music, Soviet composer (1929-2015) (dead in 2015)
26
Death of Ivan Vulpe That year: 1929, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1876)
27
Death of Giulio Bas That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian musician (born in 1874)
28
Birth of István Kertész That year: 1929, Classical music, Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor (1929–1973) (dead in 1973)
Birth of Elaine Bonazzi That year: 1929, Classical music, American operatic mezzo-soprano (1929-2019) (dead in 2019)
30
Birth of Geghuni Hovannesi Chitchian That year: 1929, Classical music, Armenian composer
September
01
Death of Stanisław Barcewicz That year: 1929, Classical music, Polish violinist and conductor (born in 1858)
Birth of Kostas Paskalis That year: 1929, Classical music, Greek opera singer (1929-2007) (dead in 2007)
06
Birth of Weldon Thomas That year: 1929, Classical music, American singer and opera singer
07
Death of Frederic Weatherly That year: 1929, Classical music, English lawyer, author, lyricist and broadcaster (born in 1848)
08
Birth of Christoph von Dohnányi That year: 1929, Classical music, German conductor
09
Birth of Stu Phillips That year: 1929, Classical music, American composer of film scores and television-series theme music, conductor and record producer (born 1929)
Birth of Aleksei Maslennikov That year: 1929, Classical music, Russian opera singer (dead in 2016)
10
Birth of Akio Yashiro That year: 1929, Classical music, Japanese composer (1929–1976) (dead in 1976)
Birth of Yevgeny Glebov That year: 1929, Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (1929-2000) (dead in 2000)
Birth of Margit argit Jonsson That year: 1929, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
Inception: Kampen Janitsjarorkester That year: 1929, Classical music (Norway)
13
Birth of Nicolai Ghiaurov That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (1929-2004) (dead in 2004)
15
Death of Hermann Grädener That year: 1929, Classical music, German composer, conductor and teacher (born in 1844)
17
Death of Julius Zaiczek-Blankenau That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1877)
19
Birth of Doris Brasch That year: 1929, Classical music, South African opera singer (dead in 2012)
21
Death of Francis Cunningham Woods That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1862)
24
Birth of Zdravko Kovač That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2001)
26
Death of Karl Weinmann That year: 1929, Classical music, German priest, musicologist and music historian (1873-1929) (born in 1873)
Death of Fanchon Thompson That year: 1929, Classical music, American opera singer (1880–1929) (born in 1880)
28
Death of Louis Roth That year: 1929, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1843)
Birth of Harry Theyard That year: 1929, Classical music, American opera singer
29
Birth of Lajos Jakab That year: 1929, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (dead in 2000)
October
01
Birth of Vera Gornostayeva That year: 1929, Classical music, Russian pianist (dead in 2015)
Birth of Erzsébet Házy That year: 1929, Classical music, Hungarian operatic soprano (1929-1982) (dead in 1982)
Birth of Peter Meven That year: 1929, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2003)
02
Birth of Kenneth Leighton That year: 1929, Classical music, British composer and pianist (dead in 1988)
Birth of Giorgio Tadeo That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian singer (1929-2008) (dead in 2008)
04
Birth of Hans Christian That year: 1929, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 2011)
05
Birth of Simon Streatfeild That year: 1929, Classical music, British-Canadian violist, conductor and teacher (1929-2019) (dead in 2019)
06
Death of Mikhail Ivanovich Mikhaylov That year: 1929, Classical music, Russian singer (born in 1858)
07
Death of Frederic Caballé i Pintaluba That year: 1929, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (1893-1929) (born in 1893)
08
Birth of Gaetano Bardini That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1929-2017) (dead in 2017)
10
Premiere of The Land of Smiles That year: 1929, Classical music (Opera), Franz Lehár
11
Death of Hans Breuer That year: 1929, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1868-1929) (born in 1868)
Birth of David Hughes That year: 1929, Classical music, Welsh opera singer, born 1925 (dead in 1972)
13
Birth of Alfonz Bartha That year: 1929, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1929-2013) (dead in 2013)
14
Death of Henri Berger That year: 1929, Classical music, Composer and royal bandmaster of the Kingdom of Hawaii (born in 1844)
Birth of Timo Mustakallio That year: 1929, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (1929-1984) (dead in 1984)
Birth of Yury Popov That year: 1929, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1929-2013) (dead in 2013)
15
Birth of Glafira Deomidova That year: 1929, Classical music, singer
17
Death of Ada Crossley That year: 1929, Classical music, Australian singer (1874–1929) (born in 1874)
19
Inauguration: Palace of Fine Arts That year: 1929, Classical music (City of Brussels, Belgium)
24
Birth of George Crumb That year: 1929, Classical music, American composer (1929-2022) (dead in 2022)
26
Death of Swan Hennessy That year: 1929, Classical music, American composer (born in 1866)
Birth of Mildred Allen That year: 1929, Classical music, soprano (1929-2021) (dead in 2021)
28
Death of Henry Marcellus Higgs That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1855)
30
Death of Ovide Musin That year: 1929, Classical music, Belgian violinist, professor, and composer (1854-1929) (born in 1854)
November
04
Inauguration: Civic Opera House That year: 1929, Classical music (Illinois, United States of America)
Birth of Phyllis Mailing That year: 1929, Classical music, Canadian mezzo-soprano (dead in 2004)
05
Death of Eduardo H. de Anduaga That year: 1929, Classical music, composer
08
Birth of Sándor Palcsó That year: 1929, Classical music, Hungarian actor (1929-2021) (dead in 2021)
09
Birth of Piero Cappuccilli That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian baritone (dead in 2005)
Birth of Zbigniew Ciechan That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (dead in 2021)
11
Death of Mieczysław Sołtys That year: 1929, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1863)
14
Birth of Gert Potgieter That year: 1929, Classical music, South African opera singer (dead in 1977)
15
Birth of Józef Patkowski That year: 1929, Classical music, Polish composer, music educator and musicologist (dead in 2005)
17
Death of Maksas Lauriskus That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1876)
18
Birth of Gianna D'Angelo That year: 1929, Classical music, singer (dead in 2013)
19
Death of Michele Esposito That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian-born musical composer and pianist; active in Ireland (1855-1929) (born in 1855)
Death of Felix Ehrl That year: 1929, Classical music, singer, opera singer, stage actor, director, actor, engineer (born in 1855)
20
Birth of Kenneth Schermerhorn That year: 1929, Classical music, American conductor (dead in 2005)
23
Death of Arvid Kleven That year: 1929, Classical music, Norwegian composer (1899-1929) (born in 1899)
25
Birth of Theo Bruins That year: 1929, Classical music, Dutch musician (dead in 1993)
26
Birth of Eva Maria Goergen That year: 1929, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1929-1998) (dead in 1998)
27
Birth of Siegfried Strohbach That year: 1929, Classical music, German composer and conductor (dead in 2019)
Birth of Andrey Ivanovitsj Kikot That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1975)
December
01
Birth of Wolfgang Anheisser That year: 1929, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 1974)
02
Birth of Hans Drewanz That year: 1929, Classical music, German conductor (dead in 2021)
03
Death of Tadasuke Ōno That year: 1929, Classical music, Japanese composer and violinist (1895-1929) (born in 1895)
06
Birth of Nikolaus Harnoncourt That year: 1929, Classical music, Austrian conductor (dead in 2016)
Birth of Mark Kopytman That year: 1929, Classical music, Composer and musicologist (dead in 2011)
Death of Franz von Milde That year: 1929, Classical music, German tenor (born in 1855)
Death of M. Woolsey Stryker That year: 1929, Classical music, American University president (born in 1851)
09
Birth of Nikolay Golyshev That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer, professor, department of Solo Singing, Ural State Conservatory (dead in 2021)
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Birth of Laima Andersone-Silāre That year: 1929, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
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Birth of Bolesław Pawlus That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2021)
13
Death of Knut Håkanson That year: 1929, Classical music, Swedish composer, conductor and music critic (born in 1887)
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Birth of Jarmila Smyčková That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer
15
Death of Paul Henneberg That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1863)
16
Birth of Bibigul Tulegenova That year: 1929, Classical music, Soviet-Kazakh opera singer, actress, and educator
Birth of Donald Grobe That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1986)
Death of Bohumír Nepomucký That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer, teacher (born in 1864)
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Birth of Jean-Claude Hartemann That year: 1929, Classical music, French conductor (dead in 1993)
23
Birth of Clarice Carson That year: 1929, Classical music, soprano (dead in 2015)
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Birth of Lello Di Domenico That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2002)
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Death of Émile Tavan That year: 1929, Classical music, French composer (born in 1849)
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Birth of Tommy Rall That year: 1929, Classical music, American actor and dancer (1929-2020) (dead in 2020)
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Birth of Joseph Elgiser That year: 1929, Classical music, Soviet composer, pianist and music educator (1929-2014) (dead in 2014)
Death of Josiah Booth That year: 1929, Classical music, English organist and composer (born in 1852)
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Death of Euclides Fonseca That year: 1929, Classical music, Brazilian pianist (born in 1854)
This was also in 1929
Death of Karl Schauss That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1856) . Death of Henry Morton Dunham That year: 1929, Classical music, American composer (born in 1853) . Inception: Armenian National Radio Chamber Choir That year: 1929, Classical music. Birth of Didier van Damme That year: 1929, Classical music, European Adviser and also composer . Death of Edmund Uhl That year: 1929, Classical music, organist, composer, teacher (born in 1853) . Inception: Johnstown Symphony Orchestra That year: 1929, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: hr-Sinfonieorchester That year: 1929, Classical music (Germany). Death of Emil Steger That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1856) . Death of T.B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter, Inc. That year: 1929, Classical music, American publisher of sheet music (born in 1875) . Birth of Bob Borowsky That year: 1929, Classical music, South African opera singer . Birth of Kikuo Satō That year: 1929, Classical music, conductor . Death of Otto Goritz That year: 1929, Classical music, German stage actor and opera singer (1872-1929) (born in 1872) . Death of James Caroll Bartlett That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1850) . Death of Louis Denys That year: 1929, Classical music, composer . Inception: Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra That year: 1929, Classical music (Ukraine). Birth of Hubertus Hofmann That year: 1929, Classical music, Brazilian musician (dead in 2011) . Dissolution: British National Opera Company That year: 1929, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inauguration: DAR Constitution Hall That year: 1929, Classical music (Washington, D.C., United States of America). Death of Heinrich Gottinger That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (born in 1860) . Death of Johan Fredrik Malmsjö That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1853) . Death of Theodore John Tourrier That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1846) . Death of Joseph Milton Wellings That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1850) . Inception: Delaware Symphony Orchestra That year: 1929, Classical music (United States of America). Dissolution: Flonzaley Quartet That year: 1929, Classical music (United States of America). Dissolution: Amar Quartet That year: 1929, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra That year: 1929, Classical music (Czech Republic). Inauguration: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle That year: 1929, Classical music (Hamburg, Germany). Death of Gino Marcucci That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1880) . Death of Charles Le Thière That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1859) . Inception: Loewenguth Quartet That year: 1929, Classical music (France). Birth of Yim-Hing Law That year: 1929, Classical music, Chinese actress and Cantonese opera singer . Inception: Xalapa Symphony Orchestra That year: 1929, Classical music (Mexico). Inception: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra That year: 1929, Classical music (Slovakia). Death of Willibald Richter That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1860) . Birth of Betty Shine That year: 1929, Classical music, Medium and Author (dead in 2002) . Inauguration: Copley Symphony Hall That year: 1929, Classical music (Downtown San Diego, United States of America). Birth of Claus Lembek That year: 1929, Classical music, Danish opera singer (dead in 2010) . Inception: Lansing Symphony Orchestra That year: 1929, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Maria Albertina Laurin That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1858) . Death of Woldemar Sacks That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1866) . Death of Mark James Monk That year: 1929, Classical music, British musician (born in 1858) . Inception: San Bernardino Symphony That year: 1929, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra That year: 1929, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Herbert J. Butler That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1845) . Inauguration: Outremont Theatre That year: 1929, Classical music (Outremont, Canada). Death of Maud d’Orby That year: 1929, Classical music, opera singer, actress and art model (born in 1851) . Death of Max Rohlee-Rohowsky That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1898) . Birth of Carlo Meliciani That year: 1929, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2022) . Death of Theodor Franz Schild That year: 1929, Classical music, composer (born in 1859) . Death of Yelena Tsvetkova That year: 1929, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1871) . Inception: Wheeling Symphony Orchestra That year: 1929, Classical music (United States of America).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
- Concerto for trumpet in E-flat That year: 1929, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), composed in 1796
- Edward Elgar (age 72)
- Good Morrow ('A simple carol for His Majesty's happy recovery') (Work for choir)
- Richard Strauss (age 65)
- Arabella, Op. 79 That year: 1929, Classical music (Opera)
- Serenade for wind instruments in E-flat major, Opp. 7 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Und dann nicht mehr, Op. 87 No. 3 (Song, lied)
- Austria, song for male choir and orchestra, Op. 78 (Song, lied)
- Jean Sibelius (age 64)
- 5 Sketches, Opp. 114 (Work for soloist)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 55)
- From Today to Tomorrow, Op. 32 That year: 1929, Classical music (Opera)
- 4 German Folksongs (Song, lied)
- 3 Folksong movements (Work for choir)
- Gustav Holst (age 55)
- The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50 (Opera)
- 12 Songs, Opp. 48 (Song, lied)
- Double Concerto for 2 violins and orchestra, Opp. 49 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Maurice Ravel (age 54)
- Boléro, Op. 81 That year: 1929, Classical music (Work for orchestra), composed in 1928
- Boléro (Piano), Op. 81 That year: 1929, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in 1928
- Old Minuet, Op. 7 (Work for orchestra)
- Béla Bartók (age 48)
- Rhapsody No. 2 for violin and piano (Work for orchestra with soloist), composed in 1928
- 20 Hungarian Folksongs (Song, lied)
- Rhapsody No. 1 for violin and orchestra (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 47)
- Capriccio That year: 1929, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Zoltán Kodály (age 47)
- Pange lingua (Work for choir)
- Alban Berg (age 44)
- Lulu That year: 1929, Classical music (Opera)
- 5 Symphonic Pieces, “Lulu-Suite” That year: 1929, Classical music (Song, lied)
- Der Wein (Song, lied)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 38)
- The Prodigal Son, Op. 46 That year: 1929, Classical music (Ballet)
- Sinfonietta in A major, Op. 48 (Work for orchestra)
- Divertimento for orchestra, Op. 43 (Work for orchestra)
- Symphonic Suite from “The Prodigal Son”, Op. 46bis (Work for orchestra)
- Darius Milhaud (age 37)
- Concerto No. 1, Op. 108 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Quatrain à Albert Roussel, Op. 106 (Song, lied)
- La p'tite Lilie, Op. 107 (Film score)
- Arthur Honegger (age 37)
- Three Counterpoints (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Concerto for cello and orchestra in C major (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Amphion (Ballet)
- The Tempest (Incidental music)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 32)
- Baby Serenade, Op. 24 (Work for orchestra)
- 3 Songs, Opp. 22 (Song, lied)
- Francis Poulenc (age 30)
- Aubade, "concerto chorégraphique" pour piano et 18 instruments, Op. 51 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Pièce brève sur le nom d’Albert Roussel, Op. 50 (Work for orchestra)
- Pièce brève sur le nom d’Albert Roussel, Op. 50 (Work for soloist)
- Aaron Copland (age 29)
- Symphonic Ode (Work for orchestra)
- Vitebsk: Study on a Jewish Theme (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 23)
- Music to the silent film The New Babylon, Op. 18 That year: 1929, Classical music (Film score)
- Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 20, “The First of May” That year: 1929, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- The Bedbug, Op. 19 (Incidental music)
- Two Pieces for Erwin Dressel's Opera Armer Columbus, Op. 23 (Work for orchestra)
- The Gunshot, Op. 24 (Incidental music)