April 1876

April 1876 in Music History

Events in Music

Event of Interest

Apr 22 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky completes his ballet "Swan Lake"

Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Birthdays in Music

Apr 5 Patrick Vretblad, Swedish composer, born in Svartnäs, Sweden (d. 1953)
Apr 25 Rubén M. Campos, Mexican novelist (Claudio Oranos) and musicologist (El folklore y la musica mexicana), born in Ciudad Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato, Mexico (d. 1945)

Deaths in Music

Apr 16 Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, Belgian composer, dies at 83
Apr 19 Samuel Sebastian Wesley, English organist and composer, dies at 65