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Overview of the events of 1907 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1907.
Specific locations
Events
January 27 – Executives of the
Metropolitan Opera removes
Richard Strauss 's
Salome from the repertoire following protests that the opera was indecent.
[1]
February 3 –
Josef Suk 's first performance of
Symphony č.2 C moll (Asrael) in the
National Theatre in
Prague ,
Karel Kovarovic conducting.
February 7 –
Jules Massenet 's
Therese is produced in Monte Carlo.
[2]
February 20 –
The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya by
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov premieres at the
Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg.
[2]
February 21 –
Frederick Delius ' opera
Romeo and Julia auf dem Dorf has its premiere at the
Komische Oper Berlin .
[2]
February 22 -
Maurice Ravel 's Introduction and Allegro for harp, string quartet, flute and clarinet premieres at the Cercle Masical in Paris.
[2]
March 1 -
Claude Debussy 's
La Mer receives its American premiere as it is performed by
Karl Muck and the
Boston Symphony Orchestra .
[2]
March 19 -
Edward Elgar conducts a New York performance of his oratio
The Apostles with the Ontario Society of New York City.
April 20 -
Vincent d'Indy 's symphnic work dedicated to the memory of his wife, Souvenirs premiers in Paris.
[2]
April 23 - Excerpts from
Arthur Nevin 's opera Poia are premiered at the White House. President
Theodore Roosevelt listens as the composer performs at the piano in the absence of an orchestra.
[2]
April 27 -
Igor Stravinski 's
Symphony No.1 E-flat receives its first private performance in Saint Peterburg at a private concert
May 10 –
Ariane et Barbe-Bleue , by
Paul Dukas by the libretto based on the play by
Maurice Maeterlinck , premiers at the Paris
Opéra-Comique
May 16 – The first of series of five concerts is presented by
Serge Diaghilev in Paris, featuring Russian music, including works of
Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov ,
Alexander Glazunov ,
Mikhail Glinka ,
Alexander Borodin ,
Modest Mussorgsky and others.
Feodor Chaliapin sings operatic excerpts, creating a sensation.
May 27 –
Bach House (Eisenach) opens in what is at this time believed to be the birthplace of
Johann Sebastian Bach , the first museum devoted to a single composer.
June 12 –
Cambridge University awards the honorary degree of
Doctor of Music to
Alexander Glazunov .
[3]
June 18 –
Oxford University awards the honorary degree of
Doctor of Music to
Alexander Glazunov .
June 26 –
Cambridge University awards the honorary degree of
Doctor of Music to
Camille Saint-Saens .
August 24 -
Edward Elgar 's
Pomp and Circumstance No.4 premiers at London.
September 25 –
Jean Sibelius conducts the world première of his
Symphony No. 3 in C major Op.52 in
Helsinki .
[4]
September 27 -
Norfolk Rhapsody No.2 and Norfolk Rhapsody No.3 by
Ralph Vaughan Williams , are premiered at the Cardiff Festival.
[2]
November 9 –
Umberto Giordano 's
Marcella is peroduced at
La Scala in Milan. The opera, in three episodes, is about the love affair between an artist and his model.
[2]
Publication of Sketch of a New Aesthetic of Music by
Ferruccio Busoni .
November 20 –
Feodor Chaliapin makes his American debut at the
Metropolitan Opera house in
Mefistofele
Cosima Wagner steps down from her position as head of the
Bayreuth Festival . She is succeeded by her son
Siegfried .
Published popular music
The cover of Herman Carle's "Down Home Shout"
Classical music
Opera
Dance
Births
January 4 –
Thrasybulos Georgiades , Greek musicologist (died 1977)
January 7 –
Nicanor Zabaleta , Spanish harpist (died 1993)
January 16 –
Martin Scherber , composer and music teacher (died 1974)
January 17 –
Henk Badings , Dutch composer (died 1987)
February 1 –
Günter Eich , German lyricist (died 1972)
February 1 –
Sándor Veress , Swiss-Hungarian composer born in Indonesia (died 1992)
February 12 –
Ennio Gerelli , Italian composer and conductor
February 13 –
Katy de la Cruz , Filipino singer (died
2004 )
February 15 –
Jean Langlais , French organist and composer (died 1991)
[8]
February 26 –
Harry Gold , British dixieland jazz saxophonist and bandleader (died 2005)
February 27 –
Mildred Bailey , US singer (died
1951 )
[9]
March 3 –
Joy Finzi , wife of
Gerald Finzi and founder of the Finzi Trust (died 1991)
March 11 –
Jessie Matthews , British actress and singer (died 1981)
March 14 –
Tolibjon Sadikov ,
Uzbek composer (died 1957)
March 15 –
Zarah Leander , Swedish singer and actress (died 1981)
March 19 –
Elizabeth Maconchy , English composer (died 1994)
April 2 –
Alfredo Giovine , Italian music historian (died 1995)
April 12 –
Imogen Holst , British conductor and composer (died 1984)
April 18 –
Miklós Rózsa , Hungarian-American film composer (died 1995)
April 21 –
Beatrice Kay , US singer and actress (died 1986)
April 29 –
Tino Rossi , French singer and actor (died 1983)
May 1 –
Kate Smith , US singer (died 1986)
May 5 –
Yoritsune Matsudaira , Japanese composer (died 2001)
May 10 –
Harilaos Perpessas , Greek composer (d. 1995)
May 14 –
Edythe Wright , US singer (died 1965)
May 18 –
Clifford Curzon , English pianist (died 1982)
June 14 –
Sid Phillips , jazz clarinetist, bandleader, and arranger (died 1973)
June 22 –
Ernest "Doc" Paulin , American trumpeter (died
2007 )
July 17 -
Kathleen Riddick , British conductor (died 1973)
July 19 –
Günter Bialas , German composer (died 1995)
July 26 –
André Gertler , Hungarian violinist (died 1998)
August 3 –
Lawrence Brown , US jazz trombonist (died 1988)
August 8 –
Benny Carter , US jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and bandleader (died 2003)
August 15 –
Bob Pearson , British pianist and singer, part of Bob and Alf Pearson double act (died 1985)
August 20 –
Anatole Fistoulari , Russian composer (died 1995)
August 21 –
Hy Zaret , songwriter (died 2007)
[10]
September 29 –
Gene Autry , US singer and performer (died 1998)
October 5 –
Mrs. Miller , US singer (died 1997)
October 12 –
Wolfgang Fortner , composer (died 1987)
October 19 –
Roger Wolfe Kahn , US jazz and popular musician, composer, and bandleader (died 1962)
October 27 –
Helmut Walcha , organist (died 1991)
November 17 –
James Moody , composer for harmonica (died 1995)
November 18 –
Compay Segundo , Cuban singer and songwriter, inventor of the
armónico (died 2003)
November 30 –
György Ránki , Hungarian composer (died 1992)
December 7 –
Wanda Toscanini , daughter of
Arturo Toscanini and wife of
Vladimir Horowitz (died 1998)
December 25 –
Cab Calloway , US jazz singer and band leader (died 1994)
[11]
December 27 –
Willem van Otterloo , Dutch composer and conductor (died 1978)
date unknown
Seán Reid , Irish Uilleann piper (died 1978)
N. Senada , German composer and music theorist (died 1993)
Deaths
January 19 –
Beniamino Cesi , pianist, 62
February 5 –
Ludwig Thuille , composer, 45
February 28 –
Rosina Brandram , D'Oyly Carte singer and actress, 61
March 1 –
August Manns , conductor, 81
March 17 –
Ernesto Köhler , flautist and composer, 57
April 3 –
Désirée Artôt , operatic soprano, 71
April 4 –
Lucile Grahn , ballerina, 86
June 1 –
Richard Mühlfeld , clarinettist, 51
June 2 –
Anastazy Wilhelm Dreszer , pianist and composer, 62
June 4 –
Agathe Backer-Grøndahl , Norwegian pianist and composer, 59
July 15 –
Gustav Schirmer , American founder of the Boston Music Company, 43
July 23 –
William Shakespeare Hays , songwriter, 70
August 15 –
Joseph Joachim , violinist, composer, and conductor, 76
September 4 –
Edvard Grieg , Norwegian composer, 64
September 5 –
Adolf Østbye , first Norwegian recording artist, 39
September 17 –
Ignaz Brüll , Austrian pianist and composer, 60
October 4 –
Alfredo Keil , composer and painter, 57
October 9 –
Romualdo Marenco , composer, 66
October 10 –
Charles Dancla , violinist and composer, 89
November 6 –
Sophie Cruvelli , operatic soprano, 81
November 8 –
Marie Sasse , operatic soprano, 73
November 21 –
Gaetano Braga , cellist and composer, 78
November 24 –
Theodor Bertram , German opera singer, 38 (suicide)
December 18 –
Luscombe Searelle , composer and impresario, 54 (cancer)
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