Events in Music
Esclarmonde
May 18 Jules Massenet's opera "Esclarmonde" premieres in Paris
Birthdays in Music
- May 20 Felix Arndt, American organist, pianist, arranger, and composer ("Desecration Rag"; "Nola"), born in NYC, New York (d. 1918) [1]
- May 25 Gilardo Gilardi, Argentine composer, pianist and conductor (La leyenda del urutaú; Réquiem; Misa de Gloria), born in San Fernando, Argentina (d. 1963)
- May 25 Sverre Jordan, Norwegian composer, orchestra conductor and pianist (Norwegian Rapsody), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1972)
- May 28 José Padilla, Spanish composer and pianist (La Violetera - City Lights; Ça c'est Paris - Moulin Rouge), born in Almería, Spain (d. 1960)
Weddings in Music
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
May 31 Polish pianist, and politician Ignacy Jan Paderewski (38) weds Polish baroness, social activist, and humanitaran Helena Maria von Rosen (32) in Warsaw, Russian Empire, until hear death in 1934
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