July 1882

July 1882 in Music History

Events in Music

Music Premiere

Jul 26 Richard Wagner's opera "Parsifal" premieres in Bayreuth, Germany

Composer Richard Wagner — Composer
Richard Wagner

Birthdays in Music

Jul 7 Zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer
Jul 8 Percy Grainger, Australian-American concert pianist and composer (Hill Songs; Country Garden), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Jul 10 Ima Hogg, American society leader, Texas art patron and founder of Houston Symphony, born in Mineola, Texas (d. 1975)
Jul 10 Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli, Italian composer, born in Strakonice, Czech Republic (d. 1949)

Deaths in Music

Jul 4 Joseph Brackett, American religious leader (Shakers) and composer (Simple Gifts), dies at 85
Jul 12 Alfred Pease, American composer, dies at 44