Events in Music
Music History
May 27 1st outlining of Gustav Mahler's 6th symphony, in Essen, Germany
- May 28 Shields and Cobbs' musical "His Honor, The Mayor" premieres in NYC
Birthdays in Music
- May 2 Maurice Thiriet, French composer, born in Meulan, Yvelines, France (d. 1972)
- May 8 David Van Vactor, American classical composer (Chaconne), born in Plymouth, Indiana (d. 1994)
- May 17 Zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (Ljubljana Opera, 1927; NY Metropolitan Opera, 1937-66), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1989)
- May 23 Hellmuth Christian Wolff, German composer, teacher, musicologist and painter, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1988)
- May 28 Phil Regan, American actor and singer ("My Wild Irish Rose"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
- May 31 Hans Schaeuble, Swiss composer, born in Arosa, Switzerland (d. 1988)
Deaths in Music
- May 30 William Hurlstone, English composer, dies of bronchial asthma at 30
