Events in Music
Music Premiere
Apr 10 1st performance of Johannes Brahms' "A German Requiem"
Birthdays in Music
- Apr 13 John Blackwood McEwen, Scottish classical composer, born in Hawick, Scotland (d. 1948)
- Apr 16 Joel Angel, Russian musicologist and composer (d. 1917)
- Apr 19 Max Von Schillings, German composer and conductor (Der Pfeifertag), born in Düren, Germany (d. 1933)
- Apr 22 José Vianna da Motta, Portuguese composer, born in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe (d. 1948)
Deaths in Music
- Apr 3 Franz Berwald, Swedish composer, dies of pneumonia at 71
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