Events in Music Dec 7 New York Philharmonic's 1st concert Dec 9 Mikhail Glinka's opera "Russlan and Ludmilla" premieres at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, in St. Petersburg, Russia Birthdays in Music Dec 15 Henry Gadsby, English musician and composer, born in Hackney, England (d. 1907) Dec 24 Nicola d' Arienzo, Italian composer and writer, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1915) Dec 28 Calixa Lavallee, Canadian composer (O Canada), born in Verchères (d. 1891) Deaths in Music Dec 5 Marie-Jean Auguste Vestris, French ballet dancer, dies at 82 Dec 25 Bedrich Divis Weber, Bohemian composer and musicologist, dies at 76 1841 Music History by Year 1843 Famous Musicians Composers Drummers Guitarists Pianists Singers Songwriters
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