1860 in music

See also: 1859 in music, other events of 1860, 1861 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Events

• The first Viennese operetta, Das Pensionat by Franz von Suppé, debuts at the Theater an der Wien
• First official modern Welsh Eisteddfod is held at Denbigh

Published popular music

• "Down Among the Cane-Brakes" By Stephen Foster
• "Mary Of Argyle"     w. Charles H. Jefferys m. Sidney Nelson
• "Old Black Joe" By Stephen Foster
• "Virginia Belle" By Stephen Foster

Classical music

• Anton Rubinstein – Soirées à Saint-Pétersbourg

Musical theater

• Orphée Aux Enfers, Vienna production

Births

• January 17 – Eugene Cowles
• March 1 – Joe Natus
• March 13 – Hugo Wolf, composer
• May 29 – Isaac Albeniz
• July 7 – Gustav Mahler, composer, conductor
• November 18 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski, pianist
• December 18 – Edward MacDowell
• December 20 – Dan Leno, English music hall comedian, dancer and singer
• December 28 – Harry B. Smith, US songwriter

Deaths

• unknown date – Friedrich Silcher, composer