Overview of the events of 1850 in music
Events
Published popular music
Classical music
- J S Bach – The Brandenburg Concertos published for the first time
- Hector Berlioz – La Fuite en Égypte (later incorporated into l'Enfance du Christ)
- Ernesto Cavallini – Elégie for clarinet and piano
- Carl Czerny – Album élégant des dames pianistes, Op. 804
- Louise Farrenc – Sonata for violin and piano in A, Op. 39
- Niels Gade – Symphony No. 4
- Ferdinand Hiller – 4 Gesänge, Op.41
- Édouard Lalo – Piano Trio no. 1 in C minor
- Franz Liszt – Prometheus
- Anton Rubinstein
- Camille Saint-Saëns - Symphony in A Major
- Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 op. 97 in E-flat, Cello Concerto Op. 129 in A minor
- Louis Spohr – String Quintet No. 7 in G minor (of 7)
- Johann Strauss Jr.
- Kaiser Franz Josef Marsch, Op. 67
- Aeols-Töne Walzer, Op. 68
- Die Gemütlichen Walzer, Op. 70
- Künstler-Quadrille, Op. 71
- Scherz-Polka, Op. 72
- Frohsinns-Spenden Walzer, Op. 73
- Lava-Ströme Walzer, Op. 74
- Sofien-Quadrille, Op. 75
- Attaque-Quadrille, Op. 76
- Wiener Garnison Marsch, Op. 77
- Rendez-vous Polka, Op. 78
- Robert Volkmann – Piano Trio No. 2 op. 5 in B-flat minor
Opera
Births
- January 4 – Max Kalbeck, librettist and music critic (died 1921)
- January 6 – Xaver Scharwenka, pianist and composer (d. 1924)
- January 13 – Leon Francis Victor Caron, French-Australian conductor and composer (d. 1907)
- February 18 – Sir George Henschel, Prussia-born singer, conductor, composer, founder of London Symphony Orchestra (d. 1934)
- March 5 – Daniel B. Towner, composer (d. 1919)
- March 9 – Alexandre Luigini, composer (d. 1906)
- March 18 – Olefine Moe, opera singer (d. 1933)
- March 19 – Elias Oechsler, composer (d. 1917)
- March 26 – Amalia Riégo, opera singer (d. 1926)
- April 25 – Luise Adolpha Le Beau, German composer (d. 1927)
- July 3 – Alfredo Keil, composer and painter (d. 1907)
- July 4 – Ole Olsen, Norwegian composer (d. 1927)
- July 5 – Aloÿs Claussmann, French organist (died 1926)
- September 9 – Leopoldo Miguez, composer (d. 1902)
- September 21 – Hans Sitt, German violinist, teacher and composer (d. 1922)
- November 10 – Arthur Goring Thomas, composer (d. 1892)
- December 1 – Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller, Danish composer (d. 1926)
- December 9 – Emma Abbott, singer (d. 1891)
- December 13 – Iver Holter, conductor and composer (d. 1941)
- December 20 – Theo Marzials, composer, singer and poet (d. 1920)
- December 21 – Zdeněk Fibich, Czech composer (d. 1900)
- December 29 – Tomás Bretón, composer (d. 1923)
Deaths
- February 15 – Elisabeth Forsselius, actress and singer (b. 1771)
- March 19 – Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer (b. 1763)
- March 25 – Francesco Basili, conductor and composer (b. 1767)
- April 3 – Václav Tomášek, pianist and composer (b. 1774)
- May – Ludwig Schuberth, composer (b. 1806)
- July 28 – Stefano Pavesi, composer (b. 1779)
- August 22 – Nikolaus Lenau, lyricist and poet (born 1802)
- October 12 – Luigia Boccabadati, operatic soprano (b. 1800)
- October 14 – Alexandrine-Caroline Branchu, operatic soprano (b. 1780)
- November 6 – Christopher Meineke, organist and composer (b. 1782)
- December 3 – Andrei Sychra, guitarist and composer (b. c. 1773)
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