1896 in music


Events in the year 1896 in music.

Specific locations

Events

Published popular music

Recorded popular music

  • "A Hot Time In The Old Town"
– Dan W. Quinn on Edison Records
  • "A Hot Time On The Levee"
– Len Spencer & Vess Ossman on Columbia Records
  • "All Coons Look Alike to Me"
– Dan W. Quinn on Edison Records
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
– Len Spencer on Columbia
  • "The Amorous Goldfish"
– Dan W. Quinn on Edison Records
  • "Anchored"
– J.W. Myers on Berliner
– Maud Foster on Berliner Records
  • "Annie Laurie"
– George J. Gaskin on Edison
– Edison Male Quartette on Edison
  • "The Anvil Chorus"
– Banta's Popular Orchestra
  • "A Summer Evening"
– Baldwin's Cadet Band of Boston
  • "Beautiful Star"
– Mozart Quartette
  • "The Belle of Avenoo A"
– Dan W. Quinn on Berliner
  • "The Belle of New York March"
– United States Marine Band
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "The Blue Danube"
– Edison Grand Concert Band on Edison
  • "Chin, Chin, Chinaman"
– Dan W. Quinn on Edison
  • "Commodore Polka"
– W. Paris Chambers on Berliner
  • "Darkies BBQ"
– Vess Ossman on Columbia
  • "The Darkies Temptation"
– John Philip Sousa on Edison
  • "Dear Kind Doctor"
– Russell Hunting
– Ferruccio Giannini on Berliner
  • "Don't You Hear Dem Bells?"
– Brilliant Quartet on Berliner
  • "Down in Poverty Row"
– Dan W. Quinn on Berliner
– George J. Gaskin on Edison
  • "Elsie from Chelsea"
– Dan W. Quinn on Edison
  • "Flower Song"
– Maud Foster on Berliner
– Ferruccio Giannini on Berliner
  • "The Future Mrs 'Awkins"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "The Girl I Left Behind"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "The Gladiators"
– Edison Grand Concert Band on Edison
  • "Hallelujah Chorus"
– Edison Grand Concert Band on Edison
  • "Henrietta, Have You Met Her?"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "Her Name is Jane"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "The Holy City"
– Ferruccio Giannini on Berliner
  • "Home Sweet Home"
– George J. Gaskin on Edison
  • "The Honeymoon"
– Edison Grand Concert Band on Edison
  • "I Don't Want to Play in Your Yard"
– Maud Foster on Berliner
  • "In the Baggage Coach Ahead"
– George J. Gaskin on Edison
– Dan W. Quinn
  • "Isabelle"
– Maud Foster on Berliner
  • "I'se Gwine Back to Dixie"
– Brilliant Quartet on Berliner
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "I've Been Hoodoed"
– Dan W. Quinn on Berliner
  • "I Want Yer, Ma Honey - The Widow Jones"
– Dan W. Quinn
  • "I Wonder Why?"
– Russell Hunting
  • "Just One Girl"
– William F. Denny
  • "Just Say Goodbye Again"
– George J. Gaskin
  • "Just Tell Them That You Saw Me"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
– Dan W. Quinn on Berliner
  • "Kathleen"
– George J. Gaskin on Edison
  • "Kathleen Mavourneen"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "Kentucky Jubilee Singers"
– Issler's Orchestra
  • "King Cotton March"
– Edison Grand Concert Band on Edison
  • "La Paloma"
– Ferruccio Giannini on Berliner*"The Anvil Chorus"
– Banta's Popular Orchestra
  • "Leonore"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
– whistling Billy Golden on Edison
  • "The Lost Chord"
– Edison Grand Concert Band on Edison
  • "Love's Old Sweet Song"
– George J. Gaskin
  • "March from Carmen"
– Issler's Orchestra
  • "Marching Through Georgia"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
– J.W. Myers on Berliner
– Ferruccio Giannini on Berliner
  • "Massa's In De Cold Cold Ground"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "McKinley Is Our Man"
– Dan W. Quinn on U.S. Phonograph Records
  • "Moonlight On The Lake"
– Mozart Quartette
  • "My Angeline"
– Frank Daniels on Berliner
  • "My Best Girl's a New Yorker"
– Dan W. Quinn on Berliner
  • "My Gal Is a High Born Lady"
– George J. Gaskin on Edison
– Dan W. Quinn on Berliner
  • "My Pearl Is A Bowery Girl"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
– J. W. Myers on Berliner
– Len Spencer & Roger Harding on Columbia
  • "The New Bully"
– Dan W. Quinn on Berliner
– J.W. Myers on Berliner
  • "Oh! Uncle John"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "Old Folks At Home"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "On The Mill Dam"
– Stephen B. Clements on Berliner
– J. W. Myers on Berliner
  • "The Palms"
– Ferruccio Giannini on Berliner
  • "Princess Bonnie Waltzes"
– Fred Gaisberg on Berliner
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
– Dan W. Quinn on Berliner
  • "Remember Poor Mother At Home"
– Brilliant Quartet on Berliner
  • "Rock of Ages"
– J. W. Myers on Berliner
  • "Roll on De Ground"
– Billy Golden on Berliner
  • "'Round His Bed I'm Goin' to Creep"
– Len Spencer on Columbia
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "She Is More to Be Pitied Than Censured"
– Steve Porter on Columbia
  • "She May Have Seen Better Days"
– Dan W. Quinn on Berliner
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "Star Light, Star Bright"
– J.W. Myers on Berliner
  • "Rastus On Parade"
– Stephen B. Clements on Berliner
  • "The Sunshine of Paradise Alley"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
– Ferruccio Giannini on Berliner
– J. W. Myers on Berliner
  • "They Are the Best Friends of All"
– Helene Mora on US Phonograph Records
  • "The Thunderer"
– United States Marine Band
  • "Toreador Song"
– J. W. Myers on Berliner
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "Trilby Song"
– Maurice Farkoa with piano Frank Lambert on Berliner
  • "Uncle Harry, What is Love"
– William F. Denny
  • "The Virginia Skedaddle"
– Columbia Orchestra on Columbia
  • "Watchman Tell Us of the Night"
– J. W. Myers on Berliner
  • "'Way Down Yonder in the Cornfield"
– Columbia Quartette on Columbia
– Mozart Quartette on Berliner
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "Where Is My Wandering Boy, Tonight?"
– J. W. Myers on Berliner
  • "Wot Cher!"
– George J. Gaskin on Berliner
  • "The Wreck of The Maine"
– George J. Gaskin

Classical music

[Opera]

[Musical theater]

The Art Of Maryland Broadway productionEl Capitan Broadway productionThe Circus Girl London productionThe Gay Parisienne London productionThe Geisha London productionThe Geisha Broadway productionThe Girl From Paris London productionThe Grand Duke London production

Births

Deaths