- Jan 22 Vinko Zganec, Croatian ethnomusicologist, born in Vratišinec, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (d. 1976)
- Jan 29 Marguerite Canal, French conductor and composer (1st woman in France to conduct an orchestra), born in Toulouse, France (d. 1978)
- Feb 15 Semyon Bogatyrev, Russian and Soviet musicologist and composer (completed a symphony abandoned by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1960)
- Feb 24 Antonio Massana, Spanish composer (Canigó), and Jesuit priest, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1966)
- Feb 25 Dame Myra Hess, British concert pianist, born in London, England (d. 1955)
- Mar 6 Fernand Ansseau, Belgian opera singer (Orfeo), born in Boussu-Bois, Belgium (d. 1972)
- Mar 12 Evert Axel Taube, Swedish ballad singer and composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1976)
- Mar 12 Vaslav Nijinsky, Ukrainian legendary ballet dancer (Petroesjka - Ballets Russes) and choreographer, born in Kyiv, Russian Empire (d. 1950) [OS=Feb 28]
- Mar 13 Fritz Busch, German conductor, born in Siegen, Province of Westphalia (d. 1951)
- Mar 13 Michael Taube, Polish composer, born in Lodz, Poland (d. 1972)
- Mar 17 Harold Morris, American composer, born in San Antonio Texas (d. 1964)
- Mar 20 Lauritz Melchior, Danish-American baritone tenor (National Symphony), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1973)
- Mar 28 Paul Whiteman "The King of Jazz", American orchestra leader (George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue"), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1967)
- Apr 23 Donald Tweedy, American composer, and educator, born in Danbury, Connecticut (d. 1948)
- May 17 Philip James, American composer, and conductor (New Jersey Symphony, 1922-29; Bamberger Little Symphony, 1929-36), and educator (NYU, 1934-56), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1975)
- May 20 Beniamino Gigli, Italian lyric tenor (La Gioconde - "Enzo"; Metropolitan Opera, 1920-32), born in Recanati, Marche, Italy (d. 1957)
- May 21 Albert van Raalte, Dutch conductor (AVRO - Dutch Radio Orchestra, 1928-40), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1952)
- May 29 Francis de Bourguignon, Belgian composer, born in Brussels (d. 1961)
- Jun 6 Ted Lewis [Theodore Leopold Friedman], American entertainer, bandleader and musician ("Is Everybody Happy?"), born in Circleville, Ohio (d. 1971)
- Jun 10 Powell Weaver, American composer, born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania (d. 1951)
- Jul 10 André Souris, Belgian composer, born in Marchienne-au-Pont, Belgium (d. 1970)
- Aug 2 Pauline Hall, Norwegian composer, born in Hamar, Hedmark, Norway (d. 1969)
- Aug 5 Erich Kleiber, Austrian-Argentine conductor (Teatro Colón, 1937-49; NBC Symphony, 1947-48), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)
- Aug 5 Hans Gál, Austrian-British composer (Die heilige Ente (The Sacred Duck)), born in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria (d. 1987)
- Aug 9 César Cortinas, Uruguayan composer, born in San José de Mayo, Uruguay (d. 1918)
- Aug 9 Henech Kon. Polish composer and cabaret performer, born in Łódź, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1972)
- Aug 9 Sándor Jemnitz, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest (d. 1963)
- Aug 12 Al Goodman, Russian-American orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), born in Nikopol, Russia (d. 1972)
- Aug 15 Jacques Ibert, French composer (Escales), born in Paris, France (d. 1962)
- Aug 24 Franz Philipp, German composer, born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (d. 1972)
- Aug 28 Ivor Gurney, English composer and poet, born in Gloucester (d. 1937)
- Sep 6 Manfred Gurlitt, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1973)
- Sep 11 Marius Ulfrstad, Norwegian composer, born in Ellingsøya< Norway (d. 1968)
- Sep 12 Guido Guerrini, Italian composer, born in Faenza, Italy (d. 1965)
- Sep 15 Frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1974)
- Sep 17 Lubov Tchernicheva, Russian-British ballerina, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1976)
- Sep 18 Vladimír Ambros, Czech composer, born in Prostějov, Czech Republic (d. 1956)
- Sep 23 Arthur Walter Kramer, American composer, born in New York City (d. 1969)
- Oct 1 Constantin C. Nottara, Romanian composer (d. 1951)
- Oct 9 Alfred Swan, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1970)
- Oct 9 Jānis Mediņš, Latvian composer, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 1966)
- Oct 12 Luis de Freitas Branco, Portuguese composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1955)
- Oct 13 Gösta Nystroem, Swedish composer, born in Silvbergs, Sweden (d. 1966)
- Oct 15 Arcady Dubensky, Russian composer, born in Kirov, Russia (d. 1966)
- Oct 20 Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton [LeMothe], American jazz pioneer pianist and composer (King Porter Stomp), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1941)
- Oct 24 Kathleen Lockhart Manning, American composer, born in Hollywood, California (d. 1951)
- Oct 28 Andrés Isasi, Spanish Basque composer, born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 1940)
- Nov 16 Aloÿs-Henri-Gérard Fornerod, Swiss composer, born in Montet-Cudrefin, Switzerland (d. 1965)
- Nov 30 John Tasker Howard, American composer and music historian, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1964)
- Dec 2 Fate Marable, American jazz pianist, riverboat calliope player, and bandleader, born in Paducah, Kentucky (d. 1947)
- Dec 8 Bohuslav Martinů, Czech, composer (Hry o Marti), born in Polička, Bohemia (d. 1959)
Carlos Gardel (1890-1935)
Dec 11 Argentine singer and the most prominent figure in the history of tango, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Dec 20 Yvonne Arnaud, French-born pianist, singer and actress (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre), born in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France (d. 1958)
- Dec 27 Maurice Schoemaker, Belgian progressive classical composer (Feu d’Artifice - Fireworks), born in Anderlecht, Belgium (d. 1964)
- Dec 30 Albert Warner, American trombonist (Eureka Brass Band, 1932-66), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1966)
- Dec 30 Charles Cyril "Charlie" Creath, American jazz trumpeter, saxophonist, accordionist, and bandleader, born in Ironton, Missouri (d. 1951)
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