November 1912 in Music History

Events in Music

Nov 7 The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.

Nov 2 Jouko Paavo Kalervo Tolonen, Finnish composer, born in Porvoo, Finland (d. 1986)
Nov 4 Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1978)
Nov 8 Jean-Louis Martinet, French composer, born in Sainte-Bazeille, France (d. 2010)
Nov 10 Salvador Contreras, Mexican composer (Grupo de los cuatro), born in Cuerámaro, Guanajuato (d. 1982)
Nov 21 Eleanor Powell, American stage and screen actress and tap dancer (Born to Dance, Broadway Melody films), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1982)
Nov 24 Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, American jazz pianist and arranger (Billie Holiday; Benny Goodman), born in Austin, Texas (d. 1986)
Nov 26 Gunnar Sønstevold, Norwegian composer, born in Elverum, Norway (d. 1991)
Nov 29 Viola Smith, American drummer and bandleader (one of the first professional female drummers), born in Mount Calvary, Wisconsin (d. 2020) [1]
Nov 30 Constant Stotijn, Dutch oboist (Residence Orchestra)

Nov 6 Mykola Lysenko, Ukrainian composer, conductor and ethnomusicologist, dies at 70
Nov 11 Joseph Wieniawski, composer, dies at 75