1900 in music

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See also: 1899 in music, other events of 1900, 1901 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Published popular music 3 Top hits on record 4 Musical theater 5 Births 6 Deaths

Events

• January 14 - Giacomo Puccini's Tosca premieres in Rome.
• February 2 - Gustave Charpentier's opera Louise premieres in Paris; Mary Garden makes her public debut in the title role in April.
• October 3 - Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius is premiered in Birmingham

Published popular music

• "Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder" w.m. Fred Fisher, Arthur Gillespie & Herbert Dillea
• "The Blue And The Gray" w.m. Paul Dresser
• "Bridge Of Sighs" w.m. James Thornton
• "Calligan - Call Again!" w.m. Herbert Rutter & Harry Lauder
• "Calling To Her Boy Just Once Again" w.m. Paul Dresser
• "Creole Belles" w. George Sidney m. J. Bodewalt Lampe
• "The Duchess Of Central Park" w. J. Cheaver Goodwin m. Maurice Levi
• "Eyes Of Blue" m. Andrew Mack
• "The Fatal Rose of Red" - Fred Helf
• "The Flight Of The Bumble Bee" m. N. Rimsky-Korsakov
• "A Flower From The Garden Of Life" w.m. Thurland Chattaway
• "For Old Time's Sake" w.m. Charles K. Harris
• "The Gladiators' Entry" m. Julius Fucik
• "Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty" w.m. John Philip Sousa
• "Hunky Dory" m. Abe Holzmann
• "I Can't Tell Why I Love You But I Do" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
• "I Love You, Ma Cherie" w.m. Paul Rubens
• "I Must Have Been A-Dreamin' " w.m. Bob Cole
• "I Need The Money" w.m. Raymond A. Browne
• "In The House Of Too Much Trouble" w.m. Will A. Heelan & J. Fred Helf
• "I've A Longing In My Heart For You Louise" w.m. Charles K. Harris
• "Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes" w.m. John Queen & Hughie Cannon
• "Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing" w. James Weldon Johnsonm. J. Rosamond Johnson
• "Little Tommy Murphy" w. Matthew Woodward m. Andrew Mack
• "A Love-Lorn Lily" w. Louis Harrison & George V. Hobart m. A. B. Sloane
• "Ma Blushin' Rosie" w. Edgar Smith m. John Stromberg
• "Midnight Fire-Alarm" - H.J. Lincoln
• "My Charcoal Charmer" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
• "My Drowsy Babe" w. George Totten Smith m. George A. Nichols
• "My Sunflower Sue" w. Walter H. Ford m. John W. Bratton
• "Nothing Doing" w. Edgar Smith m. John Stromberg
• "Off To Philadelphia" w. Gordon Temple m. Walter B. Haynes
• "Oh! Wouldn't That Jar You?" w.m. Will D. Cobb
• "The Old Flag Never Touched The Ground" w.m. James Weldon Johnson & J. Rosamond Johnson
• "Song Of The Flea" - words by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; music Modest Moussorgsky
• "Strike Up the Band - Here Comes a Sailor" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Charles B. Warn
• "The Tale Of The Kangaroo" w. Frank Pixley m. Gustave Luders
• "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" w. Owen Hall m. Leslie Stuart
• "That Old Sunny Window" w.m. Shelley
• "There Are Two Sides To A Story" w.m. Will A. Heelan & J. Fred Helf
• "Violets" w. Julian Fane m. Ellen Wright
• "Wait" w. Charles Horwitz m. Frederick W. Bowers
• "When Reuben Comes To Town" w. J. Cheever Goodwin m. Maurice Levi
• "When The Birds Go North Again" w. Robert F. Roden m. Max S. Witt
• "When The Harvest Days Are Over, Jessie Dear" w. Howard Graham m. Harry Von Tilzer
• "Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs Murphy's Chowder?" w.m. George L. Giefer
• "You Never Miss The Water Till The Well Runs Dry" w.m. Rowland Howard

Top hits on record

• "American Patrol" Sousa's Band
• "A Bird In A Gilded Cage" Harry Macdonough
• "Doan Ye Cry, Mah Honey" S. H. Dudley
• "The Duchess Of Central Park" Harry Macdonough
• "For Old Time's Sake" Will F. Denny
• "Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes" Dan W. Quinn
• "Lead, Kindly Light" Haydn Quartette
• "A Love-Lorn Lily" Harry Macdonough
• "Ma Blushin' Rosie" Albert C. Campbell
• "My Sunflower Sue" Arthur Collins with The Metropolitan Orchestra
• "O! That We Two Were Maying" Harry Macdonough & Florence Hayward
• "Strike Up the Band - Here Comes A Sailor" Dan W. Quinn
• "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" Lyric Theatre Chorus p. Paul Rubens
• "When Reuben Comes To Town" Dan W. Quinn
• "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" Jere Mahoney
• "Where The Sweet Magnolias Grow" Haydn Quartette

Musical theater

• The Casino Girl
• Chris And The Wonderful Lamp Broadway production
• Fiddle-Dee-Dee Broadway production
• Floradora Broadway production
• Giddy Throng Broadway production
• The Messenger Boy London production
• Miss Prinnt Broadway production
• The Policy Players
• The Rogers Brothers In Central Park Broadway production
• San Toy Broadway production
• Sons Of Ham
• Veronique Vienna production

Births

• March 2 - Kurt Weill (+ 1950), German composer.
• June 24 - Gene Austin, US singer & composer
• August 8 - Lucius "Lucky" Millinder - US bandleader
• Xavier Cugat (+ 1990), Spanish musician.

Deaths

• November 22 - Arthur Sullivan