- Jan 17 Carl Baermann, German composer, dies at 73
- Jan 19 David Emlyn Evans, British composer, dies at 69
- Jan 24 Gustav Luders, German-American composer, dies at 47
- Feb 26 Felix Draeseke, German composer (Christus. Mysterium in a Prelude and Three Oratorios), dies from a stroke at 77
- Mar 12 Joseph Bayer, composer, dies at 61
- Mar 19 John Thomas, Welsh composer and harpist, dies at 87
- Mar 20 Christian Barnekow, Danish composer, dies at 75
- Apr 6 Jose Marraco y Ferrer, composer, dies on 78th birthday
- May 17 Dwijendralal Ray, Bengali poet, playwright and lyricist (Dwijendrageeti), dies of epilepsy at 49
- May 18 Otto Reubke, German organist, conductor, and composer, dies at 70
- Jun 3 Josef Richard Rozkošný, Czech composer, dies at 79
- Jun 24 Frank Lynes, American composer, dies at 55
- Aug 7 David Popper, composer, dies at 70
- Sep 13 Alfred R. Gaul, English composer, dies at 76
- Oct 20 Leander Schlegel, Dutch composer, dies at 69
- Nov 3 Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, Prussian composer, dies at 83
- Dec 17 Stefano Gobatti, Italian composer, dies at 61