Events in Music
- Mar 8 1st performance of Jean Sibelius' 2nd Symphony, his most popular, by the Helsinki Philharmonic Society
- Mar 18 Italian operatic tenor Enrico Caruso becomes 1st well-known performer to make a record
Event of Interest
Mar 18 Arnold Schoenberg's "Verklärte Nacht" premieres in Vienna
Arnold Schoenberg
Birthdays in Music
- Mar 21 Eddie James "Son" House, folk blues musician (Delta Blues)
- Mar 25 Sten Broman, Swedish composer and actor, born in Uppsala, Uppsala län (d. 1983)
- Mar 28 Paul Godwin, Polish-Dutch violinist, born in Sosnowitz, Russian Empire (d. 1982)
- Mar 28 Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech composer (Beer Barrel Polka), born in Zbraslav, Czech Republic (d. 1988)
- Mar 29 William Walton, English composer (Troilus & Cressida, Wise Virgins), born in Oldham, Lancashire (d. 1983)
- Mar 30 Ted Heath, British musician and band leader (d. 1969)
Weddings in Music
- Mar 9 Composer Gustav Mahler marries Alma Schindler in Vienna
Deaths in Music
- Mar 17 George William Warren, composer, dies at 73