December 1902 in Music History

Events in Music

Dec 29 Scot Joplin copyrights "The Entertainer" and several other piano rag compositions through the US Copyright Office

Dec 2 Miroslav Ponc, Czech composer, born in Vysoké Mýto (d. 1976)
Dec 6 Virgilio Mortari, Italian composer, born in Passirana, Italy (d. 1993)
Dec 13 Paul Kurzbach, German composer, born in Hohndorf, Germany (d. 1997)
Dec 14 Viola Wells [Evans], American jazz, blues, and gospel singer, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1984)
Dec 19 Dusolina Giannini, Italian-American dramatic soprano (New York Metropolitan Opera, 1935-42), and teacher, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
Dec 19 Leonard Hirsch, Irish violinist and orchestra leader (RAF Symphony Orchestra), born in Dublin (d. 1995) [1]
Dec 19 Sol Hoʻopiʻi [Kaʻaiʻai], Native Hawaiian acoustic and electric lap steel guitar virtuoso, born in Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii (d. 1953)
Dec 21 Peetie Wheatstraw [William Bunch], American blues singer, songwriter, and piano player, born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas (d. 1941)
Dec 27 Ferenc Szabó, Hungarian composer (Lúdas Matyi, Légy jó mindhalálig), born in Budapest (d. 1969)
Dec 31 Lionel Daunais, Quebec singer and composer, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1982)