1915 in British music
This is a summary of 1915 in music in the United Kingdom.
Events
- March – The Musical Times publishes an appreciation of Frederick Delius by the composer Peter Warlock.
- December – Having been invalided out of the armed forces, composer Havergal Brian and his family move to Erdington, Warwickshire.
- date unknown
- *Composer Herbert Howells is given six months to live, and becomes the first person in the UK to receive radium treatment.
- *William Penfro Rowlands's hymn tune "Blaenwern" is first published in Henry H. Jones' Cân a Moliant.
- *The Band of the Welsh Guards is formed, simultaneously with the establishment of the regiment.
Popular music
- Albert William Ketèlbey – "In a Monastery Garden"
- T. W. Conner – "A Little Bit of Cucumber"
- George Henry Powell & Felix Powell – "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag"
Classical music: new works
- Granville Bantock – Hebridean Symphony
- Frank Bridge – Lament
- Dora Bright – A Dancer's Adventure
- Frederick Delius – Double Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra
- Edward Elgar – Incidental music for The Starlight Express
- Gustav Holst – Japanese Suite
- John Ireland – Preludes for Piano
- Percy Pitt
- *Sakura suite No. 2
- *Ballet Egyptien
- *''Suite pour petite orchestre''
Opera
- Rutland Boughton – ''Bethlehem''
Musical theatre
- 24 April – Betty, with lyrics by Adrian Ross and music by Paul Rubens, opens at Daly's Theatre, starring Winifred Barnes.
- 28 April – Tonight's the Night, with lyrics by Percy Greenbank and music by Paul Rubens, opens at Daly's Theatre, featuring George Grossmith and Leslie Henson.
Births
- 11 January – Harry Lewis, musician and composer
- 25 January – Ewan MacColl, folk singer and songwriter
- 4 February – Norman Wisdom, comedian, singer and actor
- 10 March – Charles Groves, conductor
- 19 March – Nancy Evans, operatic mezzo-soprano
- 25 March – Dorothy Squires, singer
- 29 March – George Chisholm, jazz trombonist and comedian
- 26 August – Humphrey Searle, composer
- 28 November – Pamela Harrison, pianist and composer
Deaths
- 15 January – Florence Everilda Goodeve, composer and lyricist, 53
- 4 June – William Denis Browne, pianist, organist and composer, 26
- 6 June – William Hayman Cummings, tenor, organist and composer, 83
- 10 December – David Jenkins, composer, 66