See also: 1869 in music, other events of 1870, 1871 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Contents

1 Events 2 Published popular music 3 Classical music 4 Opera 5 Musical theater 6 Births 7 Deaths

Events

• Musikverein opens in Vienna (January 6)
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's fantasy-overture Romeo and Juliet debuts in Moscow, conducted by Nikolai Rubenstein (March 16)
• Leo Delibes' ballet Coppélia debuts at the Paris Opéra (May 25)
• Richard Wagner's Die Walküre premieres at the Munich Court Theatre (June 26)

Published popular music

• "Come In Old Adam, Come In!" by Alice Cary & C. F. Shattuck
• "Just Touch the Harp Gently, My Pretty Louise" by Sam Mitchell & Charles Blamphin

Classical music

Opera

• Prodana Nevesta (The Bartered Bride) by Bedřich Smetana
• Die Walküre by Richard Wagner

Musical theater

• Chilpéric      London production
• La Mascotte      Paris production
• La Périchole      London production

Births

• January 3 - Henry Eichheim
• February 12 – Marie Lloyd, British music-hall singer (d. 1922)
• April 30 - Franz Lehár
• August 4 - Harry Lauder, Scottish singer, comedian and songwriter
• August 12 - Arthur J. Lamb , lyricist and actor
• November 30 - Cecil Forsyth

Deaths