Miroirs
Jan 6 Maurice Ravel's "Miroirs" premieres in Paris
George Washington
Feb 12 George M. Cohan's musical "George Washington" premieres in NYC
Music History
Feb 18 Vincent d'Indy's "Jour D'été à La Montagne" premieres in Paris
- Mar 10 1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Sonatine" by pianist Paule de Lestang, in Lyon, France
Quattro Rusteghi
Mar 19 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's comic opera "Quattro Rusteghi" ("The Four Ruffians") premieres at the Hoftheater in Munich, Germany
Mahler's 6th Symphony
May 27 1st outlining of Gustav Mahler's 6th symphony, in Essen, Germany
- May 28 Julian Edwards,Alfred E. Aarons, Ren Shields and Will D. Cobb's musical "His Honor, The Mayor" opens ath New York Theatre, NYC; runs for 104 performances
- Sep 24 Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom's operetta musical "The Red Mill" opens at the Knickerbocker Theater, NYC
- Dec 24 Reginald Fessenden becoomes 1st to broadcast music over radio (disputed)