1889 in music

See also: 1888 in music, other events of 1889, 1890 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Events

• November 20 – Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 is premiered in Budapest
• Emile Berliner markets first commercial gramophone records

Published popular music

• "Ask A Policeman" w. E. W. Rogers m. A. E. Duran Deau
• "Down Went McGinty" w.m. Joseph Flynn
• "Four Little Curly Headed Coons" by James W. Wheeler
• "Little Annie Rooney (Is My Sweetheart)" w.m. Michael Nolan
• "Oh, Promise Me" w. Clement Scott m. Reginald de Koven
• "Playmates" w.m. Harry Dacre
• "Slide Kelly Slide" w.m. John W. Kelly
• "Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
• "The Thunderer" m. John Philip Sousa
• "The Washington Post" m. John Philip Sousa

Classical music

• Enrique Granados – Danzas españolas
• Augusta Holmès – Ode triomphale

Opera

• Francesco Cilea – Gina
• Robert Fuchs – Die Königsbraut

Musical theater

• Gilbert & Sullivan – The Gondoliers London production
• Love's Trickery London production

Births

• April 11 – Nick LaRocca – jazz bandleader
• May 20 – Felix Arndt, US pianist & tunewriter
• July 4 – Joe Young, US lyricist and singer
• July 10 – Noble Sissle, US bandleader and singer
• September 26 – Frank Crumit, US singer
• October 3 – Manuel Manetta – jazz musician & teacher
• November 18 – Amelita Galli-Curci – opera singer
• December 25 – Edward "Kid" Ory, US trombonist

Deaths

• January 31 – Joseph Gungl, composer and conductor
• July 7 – Giovanni Bottesini, double bass player and composer