1915 in music
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- 2.1 January to April
- 2.2 from May to August
- 2.3 from September to December
- Secured 3.1 Date of Death
- 3.2 More death unknown
Events
Premieres
- September 26: The premiere of the opera Mona Lisa by Max von Schillings, to a libretto by Beatrice Dovsky takes place at the new Court Opera in Stuttgart and is the biggest success of the composer.
- October 2: In Berlin, the operetta The artificial man of Leo Fall premiered.
- October 8: The premiere of the opera Isabella of Ludolf Nielsen takes place at the Royal Opera in Copenhagen.
- October 28: The first performance of the February 8, finished symphonic poem An Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss takes place under the guidance of the composer in Berlin with the Dresden court orchestra.
- November 17: The Gypsy Princess by Emmerich Kálmán to a libretto by Leo Stein and Bela Jenbach will be premiered with great success at the Johann Strauss Theatre in Vienna. The work is successful Kálmán operetta.
Others
- Friedrich Hebbel's poem set to music of Max Reger 's Requiem. It is his last completed choral work.
Born
January to April
- January 03: Thomas H. Kerr, American composer and music teacher († 1988)
- January 05: Humberto Teixeira, Brazilian musician and composer († 1979)
- January 07: Luciano " Chano " Pozo y Gonzales, a Cuban singer, dancer and percussionist († 1948)
- JANUARY 24: Vítězslava Kaprálová, Czech composer († 1940)
- JANUARY 25: Ewan MacColl, Scottish author, poet, actor, folk singer and record producer († 1989)
- January 31: Bobby Hackett, American jazz trumpeter, jazz cornetist and jazz guitarist († 1976)
- January 31: Alan Lomax, American folklore and music researcher († 2002)
- March 05: Friedrich Meyer, German composer, arranger and bandleader († 1993)
- 06 March: Taranath Rao, Indian percussionist († 1991)
- March 06: Benny de Weille, German clarinetist, composer, arranger and orchestra leader († 1977)
- 08 March: Tapio Rautavaara, Finnish athlete, musician and actor († 1979)
- March 14: Alexander Brott, Canadian composer, conductor, violinist and music teacher († 2005)
- March 18: Lorenz Giovanelli, Swiss folk musician and composer († 1976)
- MARCH 20: Sviatoslav Richter Teofilowitsch, Soviet pianist († 1997)
- March 21: José Benito Barros, a Colombian composer († 2007)
- March 21: Willi Schwabe, German actor, singer and presenter († 1991)
- MARCH 27: Junior Lockwood, American blues guitarist († 2006)
- 03 April: Hans Bertram; German record producer († 1991)
- 04 April: Muddy Waters, American blues musician († 1983)
- April 07: Billie Holiday, American jazz singer († 1959)
- APRIL 12: Hound Dog Taylor, American blues musician († 1975)
- April 18: Miroslav Venhoda, Czech choral conductor († 1987)
- April 20: Monique de La Bruchollerie French pianist († 1973)
- April 26: Johnny Shines, American blues guitarist († 1992)
May to August
- 02 May: Jan Hanus, Czech composer († 2004)
- May 03: Evencio Castellanos, Venezuelan composer, pianist and music teacher († 1984)
- MAY 15: Sigurd Rascher, German saxophonist († 2001)
- MAY 18: Heinz Funk, German film composer († 2013)
- May 27: Sore ester, Chilean singer († 1996)
- MAY 28: Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Austrian violinist and concertmaster († 2002)
- MAY 29: Karl Münchinger, German conductor († 1990)
- 01 June: Johnny Bond, American country singer and songwriter († 1978)
- June 02: Josef Metternich, German opera singer († 2005)
- June 04: Alan Shulman, American composer and cellist († 2002)
- 06 June: Vincent Persichetti, American composer and professor († 1987)
- 09 June: Les Paul, American guitarist († 2009)
- JUNE 11: Arnold Jacobs, American musician († 1998)
- June 18: Robert Lannoy, French composer († 1979)
- JUNE 18: Joan Trimble, Irish composer († 2000)
- 24 June: Wastl Fanderl, Bavarian musicians and folk -song collector and broker († 1991)
- 28 June: David Honeyboy Edwards, American Delta blues musician († 2011)
- JUNE 28: Garoto, Brazilian musician, composer († 1955)
- July 01: Willie Dixon, American blues musician († 1992)
- 09 July: David Diamond, American composer († 2005)
- 09 July: Joe Liggins, American jazz and blues pianist († 1987)
- July 13: Paul " Hucklebuck " Williams, American blues and R & B saxophonist, composer and bandleader († 2002)
- JULY 24: Juan Lockward, Dominican singer and composer († 2006)
- July 27: Mario del Monaco, Italian opera singer (tenor ) ( † 1982)
- 03 August: Ejnar Krantz, American composer, pianist, organist and music teacher († 2007)
- 09 August: Haim Alexander, Israeli composer († 2012)
- August 15: Morey Field, American drummer of Dixieland, Jazz and Swing ( † 1971)
- August 22: José Antonio Zorrilla, Mexican composer, writer, screenwriter and director († 1985)
- August 24: Wynonie Harris, American blues singer († 1969)
- August 26: Humphrey Searle, English composer and pupil of Anton von Webern († 1982)
September to December
- September 02: Hans -Joachim Koellreutter, German -Brazilian composer, flutist, conductor and music professor († 2005)
- September 02: Grachan Moncur II, American jazz bassist († 1996)
- September 03: Abel Ehrlich, Israeli composer († 2003)
- September 03: Memphis Slim, American blues singer and pianist - († 1988)
- September 04: Rudolf Schock, German lyric tenor, opera, song and operetta singer († 1986)
- September 14: Gösta Schwarck, German - Danish impresario, producer and composer († 2012)
- September 15: Meindert Boekel, Dutch composer and conductor († 1989)
- September 15: Al Casey, American jazz guitarist († 2005)
- September 20: Kurt Graunke, German orchestra founder, conductor and composer († 2005)
- October 01: Skeets McDonald, American country musician († 1968)
- 06 October: Edgardo Martín, Cuban composer († 2004)
- OCTOBER 19: Farid el Atrache, Syrian- Egyptian singer, composer and actor († 1974)
- November 02: Franz grass Berger, Austrian musicologist († 1981)
- November 02: Douglas Lilburn, New Zealand composer († 2001)
- 08 November: Lamberto Gardelli, Italian conductor († 1998)
- November 11: Alphonse Bois Sec Ardoin, American musician († 2007)
- NOVEMBER 12: Sunshine Sue, American country musician († 1979)
- November 15: Billo Frómeta, Dominican musician and conductor († 1988)
- NOVEMBER 26: Earl Wild, American pianist and composer († 2010)
- November 29: Billy Strayhorn, American jazz musician († 1967)
- November 30: Brownie McGhee, American blues singer and guitarist († 1996)
- December 02: Blanche Moerschel, American composer, organist, pianist and music teacher († 2004)
- December 02: Nico Richter, Dutch composer († 1945)
- December 02: Pops Staples, American gospel and R & B musician († 2000)
- December 09: Artur buckling, Swiss songwriter († 2010)
- 09 December: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German opera and lieder singer († 2006)
- December 12: Frank Sinatra, American actor, singer and entertainer († 1998)
- December 12: Merl Lindsay, American country musician († 1965)
- December 16: Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Russian composer († 1998)
- December 17: André Claveau, French singer († 2003)
- December 19: Édith Piaf, French chanteuse († 1963)
- December 24: Jean Vallerand, Canadian composer, music critic and conductor († 1994)
Died
Backed death
- January 2: Karl Goldmark, Austrian composer (* 1830)
- JANUARY 15: Gaston Arman de Caillavet, French dramatist and librettist (* 1870)
- January 24: Jan Hrimaly, Czech violinist and music teacher (* 1844)
- JUNE 25: Rafael Joseffy, Hungarian pianist and music teacher (* 1852)
- July 14: Josef Čapek, Czech composer (* 1825)
- July 27: Johann Adam Krygell, Danish composer and organist (* 1835)
- September 6: Otto Kitzler, German conductor and cellist (* 1834)
- September 29: Rudi Stephan, German composer (* 1887)
- September 29: Luther Orlando Emerson, American composer (* 1820)
- OCTOBER 5: Otto Malling, Danish organist and composer (* 1848)
- October 7: Samuel Prowse Warren, Canadian organist and composer (* 1841)
- October 26: August Bungert, German composer (* 1845)