See also: 1859 in music, other events of 1860, 1861 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Contents

1 Events 2 Published popular music 3 Musical theater 4 Births 5 Deaths

Events

• The first Viennese operetta, Das Pensionat by Franz von Suppé, debuts at the Theater an der Wien
• First official modern Welsh Eisteddfod is held at Denbigh

Published popular music

• "Down Among the Cane-Brakes" By Stephen Foster
• "Mary Of Argyle"     w. Charles H. Jefferys m. Sidney Nelson
• "Old Black Joe " By Stephen Foster
• "Virginia Belle" By Stephen Foster

Musical theater

• Orphée Aux Enfers, Vienna production

Births

• January 17 - Eugene Cowles
• March 1 - Joe Natus
• March 13 - Hugo Wolf, composer
• May 29 - Isaac Albeniz
• July 7 - Gustav Mahler, composer, conductor
• November 18 - Ignacy Jan Paderewski, pianist
• December 18 - Edward MacDowell
• December 20 - Dan Leno, English music hall comedian, dancer and singer
• December 28 - Harry B. Smith, US songwriter

Deaths

• unknown date - Friedrich Silcher , composer