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1843 in music
See also: 1842 in music, other events of 1843, 1844 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- February 6 - The first minstrel show in the United States The Virginia Minstrels opens at the Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City.
Popular music
- "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean" by Thomas Becket
- "I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls" w. Alfred Bunn m. Michael William Balfe from the light opera The Bohemian Girl
- "Then You'll Remember Me" w. Alfred Bunn m. Michael William Balfe from the light opera The Bohemian Girl
Opera and Musical theater
- February 11 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi premieres in Milan
- 27 November - Michael William Balfe's The Bohemian Girl debuts in London at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane
- Gaetano Donizetti's Don Pasquale debuts in Paris
Births
- April 8 - Asger Hamerik
- June 15 - Edvard Grieg
- August 5 - James Scott Skinner
Deaths
- None listed
Last updated: 11-05-2004 17:17:08