Classical composers born in 1916
Classical composers born in 1916
Classical composers born in 1916 died.
1916 in music
Overview of the events of 1916 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1916.
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Events
- February 1 – Carl Nielsen conducts the première of his Symphony No.
4, the Inextinguishable, in Copenhagen.
- February 11 – Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents its first concert.
- March 3 – The Original Dixieland Jass Band begin playing at Schiller's Cafe in Chicago, Illinois, under the name Stein's Dixie Jass Band.
- March 10 – Sir Hubert Parry writes the choral setting of William Blake's poem "And did those feet in ancient time" which becomes known as "Jerusalem" (first performed 28 March at the Queen's Hall, London).
- April 28 – Edison Records carry out the first public "comparison test" between live and recorded singing voices at Carnegie Hall, featuring soprano Marie Rappold.[1]
- June 5 – Stein's Dixie Jass Band plays its first concert under its new name, the Original Dixieland Jas