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1857 in music
See also: 1856 in music, other events of 1857, 1858 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- None listed
Published popular songs
- "Lorena", w. Reverend H. D. L. Webster m. Joseph Philbrick Webster
Classical music
- Dante symphony by Franz Liszt
- Piano Concerto in E Flat by Franz Liszt
- Herminie (cantata) by Georges Bizet
Opera
Births
- February 28 - Gustav Kerker , German-born composer
- March 4 - Henry W. Petrie, US songwriter
- March 8 - Ruggiero Leoncavallo
- April 21 - Paul Dresser, US composer
- June 2 - Edward Elgar, composer
- December 7 - Nicola van Westerhout
- unknown date - Rosalind Ellicott
Deaths
Last updated: 11-05-2004 17:05:03