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1844 in music
See also: 1843 in music, other events of 1844, 1845 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- None listed
Popular music
- "Open Thy Lattice, Love" w. George P. Morris m. Stephen Collins Foster
- "Skip To My Lou" Trad. US
Classical music
- Spring Song m. Felix Mendelssohn
- Wedding March m. Felix Mendelssohn from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Opera
- The Bohemian Girl music by Michael William Balfe and libretto by Alfred Bunn had its American premier at the Park Theatre , New York on November 25.
Births
- February 21 - Charles-Marie Widor, organist and composer
- March 18 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, composer
Deaths
- April 8 - Ignaz Franz von Mosel
- unknown date - Francis Johnson , black composer and band-leader
Last updated: 11-05-2004 17:17:13