1879 in music

See also: 1878 in music, other events of 1879, 1880 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Events

• December 31 - Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance debuts in New York City

Published popular music

• Oh, Dem Golden Slippers by James A. Bland
• In the Morning By the Bright Light by James A. Bland
• My Visit to the Opera by Joseph P. Skelly

Classical music

Opera

• Eugene Onegin by Peter Tchaikovsky

Musical theater

Births

• June 13 - Maria Gay, opera singer
• June 21 - Henry Creamer, US songwriter
• August 1 - Eva Tanguay, singer, vaudeville star (d. 1947)
• August 18 - Gus Edwards, Prussian-born US songwriter and entertainer
• October 12 - Chris Smith, composer

Deaths