1872 in music
See also:
1871 in music,
other events of 1872,
1873 in music and the
list of 'years in music'.
Events
Published popular music
- "Moonlight on the Potomac" by John Philip Sousa
- "You Never Miss the Water Till the Well Runs Dry" by Harry Linn & Rollin Howard
- "Only a Dream" by George Cooper & William Vincent Wallace
Classical music
Opera
- La Fille De Madame Angot, Brussels production
- La Vie Parisienne, London production
Births
Deaths