1902 in music
See also: 1901 in music, other events of 1902, 1903 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- April 30 – Claude Debussy's opera Pelléas et Mélisande is premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris
- June 9 – the first complete performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3 is given in Krefeld
- December 1 – Carl Nielsen conducts the premiere of his Symphony No. 2, The Four Temperaments, in Copenhagen
- Leadbelly begins performing
Published popular music
- "Any Rags?" w.m. Thomas S. Allen
- "Because" w. Edward Teschemacher m. Guy d'Hardelot
- "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home" w.m. Hughie Cannon
- "Come Down Ma' Evenin' Star" w. Robert B. Smith m. John Stromberg
- "Could You Be True To Eyes Of Blue If You Looked Into Eyes Of Brown?" w.m. Will D. Cobb & Gus Edwards
- "Didn't Know Exactly What To Do" w. Frank Pixley m. Gustav Luders
- "Down On The Farm" w. Raymond A. Browne m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "Down The Line With Molly" w. George Totten Smith m. George L. Spaulding
- "Down Where The Wurzburger Flows" w. Vincent P. Bryan m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "The Entertainer" m. Scott Joplin
- "The Face In The Firelight" w.m. Charles Shackford
- "The Gambling Man" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
- "The Glow Worm" w. Lilla Cayley Robinson (Ger) Heinz Bolten-Backers m. Paul Lincke
- "Have You Seen My Sweetheart In His Uniform Of Blue?" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
- "Heidelberg Stein Song" w. Frank Pixley m. Gustav Luders
- "I Just Can't Help From Lovin' That Man" w. Andrew B. Sterling & Vincent P. Bryan m. Harry von Tilzer
- "I Sing A Little Tenor" w. Harry Linton m. John Gilroy
- "I Went To See Them March Away" w. S. E. Keisser m. R. J. Jose
- "I Wonder Why Bill Bailey Don't Come Home" w.m. Frank Fogerty, Matt C. Woodward & William Jerome
- "If Money Talks It Ain't On Speaking Terms With Me" w.m. J. Fred Helf
- "I'll Be There Mary Dear" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry von Tilzer
- "I'll Be Waiting In The Gloaming, Sweet Genevieve" w.m. J. Fred Helf
- "I'll Be Your Rain-beau" w. Ed Gardinier m. J. Fred Helf
- "I'll Wed You In The Golden Summertime" w. Alfred Bryan m. Stanley Crawford
- "I'm The Man Who Makes The Money In The Mint" w.m. Will D. Cobb & Gus Edwards
- "I'm Unlucky" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
- "In Dear Old Illinois" by Paul Dresser
- "In Silence" w. Sydney Rosenfeld m. A. Baldwin Sloane
- "In The City Of Sighs And Tears" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Kerry Mills
- "In The Good Old Summertime" w. Ren Shields m. George Evans
- "In The Sweet Bye And Bye" w. Vincent P. Bryan m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "In The Valley Of Kentucky" w.m. Tony Stanford
- "It's Got To Be A Minstrel Show Tonight" w. Ren Shields m. George Evans
- "Jennie Lee" w. Arthur J. Lamb m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "Just Can't Help From Lovin' That Man" w. Andrew B. Sterling & Vincent P. Bryan m. Harry von Tilzer
- "Just For Tonight" w.m. Frank O. French
- "Just Next Door" w.m. Charles K. Harris
- "Kashmiri Love Song" w. Laurence Hope m. Amy Woodforde-Finden Words 1901.
- "Katrina" w.m. Edward W. Corliss
- "Land Of Hope And Glory" w. Arthur C. Benson m. Edward Elgar
- "The Leader Of The Frocks And Frills" w. Robert H. Smith m. Melville Ellis
- "Less Than The Dust" w. Laurence Hope m. Amy Woodforde-Finden
- "Levee Rag" m. Charles Mullen
- "The Mansion of Aching Hearts" w. Arthur J. Lamb m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "May Sweet May" w. R. J. Jose m. Robert S. Roberts
- "The Meaning Of USA" w.m. Raymond A. Browne
- "Meet Me When The Sun Goes Down" w. Vincent Bryan m. Harry von Tilzer
- "The Message Of The Rose" w. Will A. Heelan m. Leo Edwards
- "The Message Of The Violet" w. Frank Pixley m. Gustav Luders
- "Mister Dooley" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
- "My Sulu Lulu Loo" w. George Ade m. Nat D. Mann
- "Nobody's Looking But The Owl And The Moon" w. Bob Cole & James Weldon Johnson m. J. Rosamond Johnson
- "Nursery Rhymes" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
- "Oh! Didn't He Ramble" w.m. Bob Cole & J. Rosamond Johnson
- "On A Sunday Afternoon" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "On The Day King Edward Gets His Crown On" w.m. Mark Lorne & Harry Pleon
- "Paint Me A Picture Of Mama" w. Addison Burkhardt m. Raymond Hubbell
- "The Passing Of Rag-Time" m. Arthur Pryor
- "Pinky Panky Poo" w. Aaron S. Hoffman m. Andy Lewis
- "Please Go 'Way And Let Me Sleep" w. Cecil Mack m. J. Tim Brymn
- "Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar
- "Pretty Little Dinah Jones" w.m. J. B. Mullen
- "R-E-M-O-R-S-E" w. George Ade m. Alfred G. Wathall
- "Rip Van Winkle Was A Lucky Man" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
- "Sal" w.m. Paul Rubens
- "Sammy" w. James O'Dea m. Edward Hutchinson
- "Since Sister Nell Heard Paderewski Play" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
- "Those Things Cannot Be Explained" w. Junie McCree m. Ben M. Jerome
- "The Troubles Of Reuben And The Maid" w. J. Cheever Goodwin m. Maurice Levi
- "Under The Bamboo Tree" w.m. Bob Cole & J. Rosamond Johnson
- "Wait At The Gate For Me" w. Ren Shields m. Theodore F. Morse
- "What's The Matter With The Moon Tonight?" w. Sydney Rosenfeld m. A. Baldwin Sloane
- "When Kate And I Were Comin' Thro' The Rye" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "When The Fields Are White With Cotton" w. Robert F. Roden w. Max S. Witt
- "When The Troupe Gets Back To Town" w. George Totten Smith m. Harry von Tilzer
- "Where The Sunset Turns The Ocean's Blue To Gold" w. Eva Fern Buckner m. Henry W. Petrie
Classical music
- Alexander Glazunov – From the Middle Ages
- Johannes Hanssen – Valdres March
- Alfred Hill – Hinemoa
- Vitezslav Novak – In the Tatra Mountains
Opera
- Francesco Cilea – Adriana Lecouvreur
- Claude Debussy – Pelléas et Mélisande
- Alberto Franchetti – Germania
- Edward German – Merrie England
- Jules Massenet – Le Jongleur de Notre Dame
Musical theater
- Bob Herceg (Prince Bob) – by Jenö Huszka, with libretto by Ferenc Martos and Károly Bakonyi
- The Defender Broadway production
- The Emerald Isle Broadway production
- The Girl From Kay's London production
- Madame Sherry Berlin and Paris productions
- The Rogers Brothers At Harvard Broadway production
- Tommy Rot Broadway production
- The Toreador Broadway production
- Twirly-Whirly Broadway production
Births
- March 16 – Leon Roppolo
- March 21 – Son House
- April 24 – Rube Bloom, US pianist and composer
- May 1 – Sonnie Hale – English actor and singer
- May 11 – Bidu Sayão, Brazilian opera singer
- May 18 – Meredith Willson, US composer
- May 31 – Billy Mayerl, English pianist, composer and conductor
- June 17 – Sammy Fain, US composer
- June 17 – Vivian Duncan, singer, songwriter and actress of the Duncan Sisters
- June 19 – Guy Lombardo
- July 20 – Jimmy Kennedy, Irish-born British songwriter
- July 21 – Omer Simeon
- August 6 – Jim Davidson, Australian bandleader
- October 25 – Eddie Lang, US jazz guitarist
- December 27 – Sam Coslow, US sonwriter and singer
Deaths
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