Jan 4 Albert Löfgren, Swedish clarinetist and composer (Slåttergille Rhapsody), dies at 57
Jan 27 Jean Hure, French composer and organist, dies at 52
Feb 23 Horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22
Apr 1 Cosima Liszt, Austrian wife of composer Richard Wagner (founded Bayreuth Festival together), daughter of Franz Liszt and Marie d'Agoult, dies at 92
Apr 3 Emma Albani, Canadian operatic soprano, dies at 82
May 8 (Ivar) Henning Mankell, Swedish pianist and composer, dies at 61
May 18 João Marcelino Arroio, Portuguese composer (Amor de Perdiçâo), dies at 68
Jul 15 Leopold von Auer, Hungarian-American violinist, dies at 85
Jul 29 Alexander von Fielitz, German composer and conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), dies at 69
Aug 4 Siegfried Wagner, German opera composer and conductor, dies at 61