1848 in music
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[edit] Events
- Richard Wagner begins writing libretto that will become Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung).
- Franz Liszt takes up full-time post as conductor to the Weimar court orchestra
[edit] Classical music
- George Onslow - Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in G major
- Pietro Raimondi - Putifar-Giuseppe-Giacobbe (oratorio)
- Johann Strauss I - Radetzky March
[edit] Opera
- Giuseppe Verdi - Il corsaro
[edit] Popular music
[edit] Musical theater
- Maritana New York production opened at the Bowery Theatre on May 4 and ran for 3 performances
[edit] Births
- February 23 - Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer
- 27 February - Hubert Parry, composer
- March 31 - John Henry Roberts, composer
- September 5 - Manuel Giro, composer
- October 8 - Pierre De Geyter, composer
- unknown date - Otto Malling
- unknown date - Henri Duparc
[edit] Deaths
- April 8 - Gaetano Donizetti, composer
- date unknown - Márk Rózsavölgyi, composer
