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1887 in music
See also: 1886 in music, other events of 1887, 1888 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
Published popular music
- "Angels Without Wings" w.m. George Dance
- "Away In The Manger" w. anon m. James Ramsey Murray
- "Calvary" w. Henry Vaughn m. Paul Rodney
- "Comrades" Felix McGlennon & George Horncastle
- "I Know A Youth Who Loves A Maid" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
- "I Shipped, D'Ye See, In A Revenue Sloop" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
- "My Boy, You May Take It From Me" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
- "The Song That Reached My Heart" w.m. Julian Jordan
- "There Grew A Little Flower" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
- "Ti! Hi! Tiddelly Hi!", w.m. Joseph Tabrar
- "When The Night Wind Howls" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
Classical music
- Gustave Charpentier - Didon (cantata)
Opera
Musical theater
Births
- June 25 - George Abbott, US librettist and director
- July 29 - Sigmund Romberg, composer
- December 6 - Joseph Lamb
Deaths
- February 27 - Alexander Borodin
- November 2 - Jenny Lind, Swedish nightingale
Last updated: 11-05-2004 17:18:27