1904 in music
See also:
1903 in music
,
other events of 1904
,
1905 in music
and the
list of 'years in music'
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Events
January 13
-
Béla Bartók
's
symphonic poem
Kossuth
is premiered in
Budapest
, becoming his first major work to be performed
February 17
-
Puccini
's
Madame Butterfly
debuts in
Milan
to no great success
October 18
-
Gustav Mahler
's
Symphony No. 5
is premiered in
Cologne
November 10
-
Ferruccio Busoni
gives the world premiere of his
"Abraham" w. Sterling m. Von Tilzer
"Absinthe Frappe" w. Glen MacDonough m.
Victor Herbert
"Ain't It Funny What A Difference Just A Few Hours Make" w. Henry Blossom m. Alfred G. Robyn
"Al Fresco" w. Glen MacDonough m.
Victor Herbert
"Alexander" w.
Andrew B. Sterling
m.
Harry Von Tilzer
"All Aboard For Dreamland" w.
Andrew B. Sterling
m.
Harry Von Tilzer
"Back, Back To Baltimore" w. Harry H. Williams m. Egbert Van Alstyne
"Big Indian Chief" w. Bob Cole m. J. Rosamond Johnson
"Billy" w. Edgar Malone m. Ted S. Barron
"Blue Bell" w. Edward Madden, Dolly Morse m. Theodore F. Morse
"By The Old Oak Tree" w. George V. Hobart m. Max Hoffmann
"Come Back To Sorrento" (Original title "Torna A Surriento") w.m. Ernesto de Curtis & Claude Aveling
"Come Down From The Big Fig Tree" w. Edward Madden m. Theodore Morse
"Come Take A Trip In My Airship" w. Ren Shields m. George Evans
"Cordalia Malone" Jerome, Schwartz
"The Countess Of Alagazam" w.m. Bob Cole
"The Day That You Grew Colder" w.m.
Paul Dresser
"Don't Cry, Katie, Dear" Mills
"Down In The Subway" Jerome, Schwartz
"Down On The Brandywine" w. Vincent P. Bryan m. J. B. Mullen
"Fascination" w. Dick Manning m. F. D. Marchetti Words 1932.
"Fishing" w.
James Weldon Johnson
m. J. Rosamond Johnson
"Following In Father's Footsteps" w.m. E. W. Rogers
"Fu' The Noo" w.
Harry Lauder
& Gerald Grafton m.
Harry Lauder
"The Ghost That Never Walked" w.
William Jerome
m.
Jean Schwartz
"Gimme De Leavins" w.
James Weldon Johnson
m. Bob Cole
"Give My Regards To Broadway" w.m.
George M. Cohan
"Good-bye Flo" w.m.
George M. Cohan
"Goodbye, Little Girl, Goodbye" w. Will D. Cobb m..
Gus Edwards
"Goodbye, My Lady Love" w.m. Joseph E. Howard
"The Goo-Goo Man" Stoddard, Schindler, Jerome
"Hannah, Won't You Open That Door" w.
Andrew B. Sterling
m.
Harry von Tilzer
"Have You Seen Maggie Riley?" Von Tilzer
"He Done Me Wrong" w.m. Hughie Cannon
"Heinie" Rose, Snyder
"I Love You All The Time" w.m. Will R. Anderson
"I Want To Be A Soldier" w.m. William Cahill
"I'm Longing For My Old Kentucky Home" w. Vincent Bryan m. J. B. Mullen
"In The Days Of Old" w. Henry Blossom m. Alfred G. Robyn
"In Zanzibar - My Little Chimpanzee" w. Will D. Cobb m.
Gus Edwards
"Just An Ever-Loving Girl" Bryan, Mullen
"Just For The Sake Of Society" w. Alfred Bryan m.
Kerry Mills
"Kiss Me Good Night, Dear Love" w.m. Malcolm Williams &
Israel Zangwill
"Let's All Go Up To Maud's" w. Joseph C. Farrell m.
Kerry Mills
"Life's A Funny Proposition After All" w.m.
George M Cohan
"A Little Boy Called "Taps"" w. Edward Madden m. Theodore F. Morse
"The Man Behind" w. Vincent Bryan m. J. B. Mullen
"The Man With The Ladder And Hose" w.m. T. Mayo Geary
"La Mattinata" m.
Ruggiero Leoncavallo
"Maureen Of Ballinasloe" w. J. Francis Barron m. J. Airlie Dix
"Meet Me In St Louis, Louis" w.
Andrew B. Sterling
m.
Kerry Mills
"Mexico" w.
James Weldon Johnson
& Bob Cole m. Bob Cole
"Mister Wilson, That's All" w. Henry Williams m. Egbert van Alstyne
"My Honey Lou" w.m. Thurland Chattaway
"My Kangaroo" Farrell & Kohlman
"Nan! Nan! Nan!" by Edward Madden
"Oh Bliss! Oh Joy!" Mullen
"Oh Gee! It's Great To Be Crazy" Carle, Bowers
"Oh! Oh! Sallie" Hartlett
"One Fine Day" (Original title "Un Bel Di") w. L. Illica & G. Giacosa m. G. Puccini
"Please Come And Play In My Yard" w. Edward Madden m. Theodore F. Morse
"The Preacher And The Bear" w.m. George Fairman
"Saint Louis Rag" m. Tom Turpin
"Scissors To Grind" w.m. Thomas S. Allen
"Seminole" w. Harry Williams m. Egbert van Alstyne
"Shame On You" Larkin, Smith
"She Went to the City" by
Paul Dresser
"Since Little Dolly Dimples Made A Hit" w.
William Jerome
m.
Jean Schwartz
"St. Louis Tickle" m. Barney & Seymore
"The Story Of A Clothes Line" w. James Tate m. Clifford Harris
"Sweet Thoughts Of Home" w. Stanislaus Strange m. Julian Edwards
"Teasing" w. Cecil Mack m.
Albert Von Tilzer
"Those Songs My Mother Used To Sing" w.m. H. Wakefield Smith
"Three Green Bonnets" w. Harris m.
Guy d'Hardelot
"Tippecanoe" w. Harry Williams m. Egbert van Alstyne
"The Trumpeter" by Francis Barron
"What The Brass Band Played" Drislane, Morse
"Why Adam Sinned" w.m. Alex Rogers
"Won't You Fondle Me" w.m. James Kendis & Herman Paley
"The Yankee Doodle Boy" w.m.
George M. Cohan
"Your Mother Wants You Home Boy" w.m. Paul Dresser
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Classical music
Alexander Glazunov
-
Violin Concerto in A minor
Igor Stravinsky
-
Piano Sonata in F sharp minor
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Opera
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Musical theater
The Catch Of The Season
London production opened at the Vaudeville Theatre on
September 9
and ran for 621 performances
Lionel Monckton, Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank -
The Cingalee
London
production opened at Daly's Theatre on
March 5
and ran for 365 performances
Little Johnny Jones
Broadway production opened at the Liberty Theatre on
November 7
and ran for 52 performances
The Rogers Brothers In Paris
Broadway
production opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on
September 5
and ran for 72 performances
Sergeant Brue
London production opened at the Strand Theatre on
June 14
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Births
February 29
-
Jimmy Dorsey
April 9
-
Sharkey Bonano
May 21
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Fats Waller
May 26
-
George Formby
, English
music hall
performer, singer actor and songwriter
June 7
-
Don Murray
, clarinetist
June 21
-
Mack Gordon
, Polish-born US lyricist
July 16
- Mabel Wayne, US composer
August 13
- Charles "Buddy" Rogers, actor and singer
August 21
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Count Basie
November 14
-
Dick Powell
December 9
- Elsie Randolph, English actress, dancer and singer
December 18
- Wilf Carter
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Deaths
August 6
-
Eduard Hanslick
, music critic
October 31
-
Dan Leno
, English
music hall
comedian, clog dancer and singer