- Apr 1 Casimir von Pászthory, Austrian composer, born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1966)
- Apr 3 (Arthur) "Dooley" Wilson, American piano player, singer, and actor (Casablanca; Stormy Weather; Beulah), born in Tyler, Texas (d. 1953)
- Apr 5 Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1955)
- Apr 13 Ethel Leginska [Liggins], British pianist, conductor, composer, and music educator, born in Hull, Yorkshire, England (d. 1970)
- Apr 16 Jēkabs Graubiņš, Latvian composer, born in Preiļi Palace, Latvia (d. 1961)
- Apr 16 Konstantin G. Mostras, Russian composer, born in Tambovsky District, Tambov Oblast, Russia (d. 1965)
- Apr 26 Ma Rainey [Gertrude Pridgett], American singer "Mother of the Blues", born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 1939)
- Apr 30 Frank Merrick, English composer, born in Clifton, Bristol, England (d. 1981)
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