- Jan 1 Artur Rodzinski, Polish conductor (Cleveland Orchestra, 1933-43; New York Philharmonic, 1943-47; Chicago Symphony, 1947-48), born in Split, Kingdom of Dalmatia (d. 1958)
- Jan 1 Miklós Radnai, Hungarian composer (Symphony of the Magyars), music writer, and critic, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1935)
- Jan 7 Rudolf Moser, Swiss composer, born in Niederuzwyl, Switzerland (d. 1960)
- Jan 8 Werner Wehrli, Swiss composer, pedagogue, and conductor, born in Aarau, Switzerland (d. 1944)
- Jan 15 Frank Hutchens, New Zealand-born composer working in Australia, born in Leeston, New Zealand (d. 1965)
- Jan 27 Mitya Stillman, Russian-American violist and composer, born in Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1936)
- Jan 30 Charles Trowbridge Haubiel, American composer, pianist and lecturer (Tre Ritratti Characteristici), born in Delta, Ohio (d. 1978)
- Feb 1 Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer and musicologist (Amsterdam Concert Hall), born in Krefeld, Germany (d. 1959)
- Feb 14 Nikolaj A. Orloff, Russian-British pianist (Chopin), born in Yelets, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1964)
- Mar 3 Rui Coelho, Portuguese composer, born in Alcacer do Sal, Portugal (d. 1986)
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955)
Mar 10 Swiss composer (King David; Pacific 231), born in Le Havre, France
- Mar 10 Eva Turner, British operatic soprano, born in Werneth, Oldham, England (d. 1990)
- Mar 13 Alec Rowley, English composer, born in London, England (d. 1958)
- Mar 16 James Petrillo, American labor leader (American Federation of Musicians president, 1940-58), and radio orchestra music director (WBBM Chicago), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)
- Mar 17 Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer-songwriter and "father of Egyptian popular music" (Ana Haweet), born in Kôm el-Dikka, Alexandria, Egypt (d. 1923)
- Mar 19 Robert Denzler, Swiss concert pianist, conductor, champion of contemporary music, and composer, born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1972)
- Mar 27 Ferde Grofé, American pianist, composer (Grand Canyon Suite), and arranger (Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue), born in New York City (d. 1972)
- Apr 6 Mateusz Gliński, Polish conductor, musicologist (Scriabin, Chopin), composer, and pedagogue (Winsdor University), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1976)
- Apr 10 Victor de Sabata, Italian conductor and composer (Il Macigno), born in Trieste, Austria-Hungary (d. 1967)
- Apr 12 Johnny Dodds, American early jazz clarinetist, born in Waveland, Mississippi (d. 1940)
- Apr 19 Germaine Tailleferre [Taillefesse], French composer (Le Marin du Bolivar; L'adieu du cavalier), born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France (d. 1983)
- Apr 21 Jaroslav Kvapil, Czech composer, born in Fryšták, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1959)
- Apr 22 Nikolai Obukhov, Russian composer, born in Ol'shanka village, Kursk Province, Russian Empire (d. 1954)
- Apr 28 Georges Antoine, Belgian pianist and composer, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1918) [1]
- Apr 28 John Jacob Niles, American composer, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1980)
- May 1 Howard Barlow, American conductor (Voice of Firestone), born in Plain City, Ohio (d. 1972)
- May 9 Eric Westberg, Swedish composer, born in Hudiksvall, Sweden (d. 1944)
- May 14 Arthur Vincent Lourie, Russian composer, born in Propoysk, Russia (d. 1966)
- May 14 Felix Petyrek, Austrian composer, born in Brno, Austria (d. 1951)
- May 18 Ezio Pinza, Italian American operatic bass (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1926-48), and Tony Award-winning singer (South Pacific), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1957)
- May 19 George "Pops" Foster, American jazz double bassist, tuba player, and trumpeter (Louis Armstrong; Sidney Bechet; Earl Hines), born in Macoll, Louisiana (d. 1969)
- May 22 Louis van Tulder, Dutch tenor (From Office Stool to High C), born in Amsterdam (d. 1969)
- May 31 Louis Fourestier, French cellist, composer (Polynice; Patria), conductor (Paris Opera, 1938-65), and pedagogue (Paris Conservatoire, 1945-65), born in Montpellier, France (d. 1976)
- May 31 Willem Ravelli, Dutch baritone singer (St Matthew Passion), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1980)
- Jun 1 Samuel L M Barlow II, American composer (Mon Ami Pierrot), born in New York City (d. 1982)
- Jun 12 John Donald Robb, American composer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1989)
- Jun 13 Richard M. Jones, American jazz pianist, accompanist, songwriter ("Trouble In Mind"), record producer (Louis Armstrong) and label manager (Okeh; Decca; Mercury), born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana (d. 1945)
- Jun 18 Edward Steuermann, Austrian-American pianist and composer, born in Sambor, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1964)
- Jun 23 Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish-American pianist, born in Lviv, Ukraine (d. 1993)
- Jun 30 László Lajtha, Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and conductor, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1963)
- Jul 2 Jack Hylton, English orchestra leader and impresario (Crazy Passage Show), born in Great Lever, Lancashire, England (d. 1965)
- Jul 3 Wilhelm Rettich, German composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1988)
- Jul 11 Giorgio Federico Ghedini, Italian composer (Concerto dell'albatro), born in Cuneo, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1965)
- Jul 11 Hugo Myrtelius, Swedish conductor, composer, and educator, born in Nosaby, Sweden (d. 1977)
- Jul 23 Petros John Petridis, Greek composer (Isotope Suite), born in Nigdé (Capodocia), Turkey (d. 1977)
- Jul 26 Philipp Jarnach, French pianist, composer, and music educator (Hamburg Music Academy, 1949-70), born in Noisy-le-Sec, France (d. 1982)
- Aug 3 Oscar van Hemel, Belgian-Dutch violinist and composer, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1981)
- Aug 4 Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, Dutch composer, born in Rotterdam (d. 1971)
- Aug 14 Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji [Leon Dudley Sorabji], Parsi-British pianist and composer (Opus clavicembalisticum), born in Chingford, Essex (d. 1988)
- Aug 15 Knud Jeppesen, Danish organist, composer, educator (Royal Danish Academy, 1920-47; Aarhus University, 1946-57), and musicologist (La frottola), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1974)
- Aug 23 Valdemar Eiberg, Danish jazz pioneer, saxophonist, and bandleader ("I've Got a Cross-Eyed Papa"), born in Kolding, Denmark (d. 1965)
- Sep 2 Felix Wolfes, German-American conductor, educator (New England Conservatory, 1948-68), and composer, born in Hannover, Germany (d. 1971)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
Sep 4 French composer (Maximilien), born in Marseille, France
- Sep 5 Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist (Violinist Notebook 1933), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1973)
- Sep 9 Bruno Stürmer, German conductor, composer and educator, born in Freiburg, Germany (d. 1958)
- Sep 17 Hendrik Andriessen, Dutch organist and composer (Ballade of Merel; Te Deum), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1981)
- Oct 12 Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano, born in Verona, Italy (d. 1975)
- Oct 17 Herbert Howells, British organist, composer (chiefly of Anglican Church scared music), and teacher, born in Lydney, Gloucestershire England (d. 1983)
- Oct 17 Otakar Jeremiáš, Czech composer and conductor, born in Písek, Bohemia (d. 1962)
- Oct 19 Ilmari Hannikainen, Finnish pianist and composer, born in Jyväskylä (d. 1955)
- Oct 28 Ollie "Dink" Johnson, American Dixieland jazz clarinetist, pianist, and drummer, born in Biloxi, Mississippi (d. 1954)
- Oct 31 Olof Thiel, Swedish film score composer, under the pseudonym of Jacques Armand, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1978)
- Nov 2 Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Viktoria und ihr Huzar), born in Apatin, Austria-Hungary (d. 1960)
- Nov 17 Max Deutsch, Austrian-French composer, born in Vienna (d. 1982)
- Nov 24 Isidor Achron, American composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1948)
- Nov 28 Thomas Wood, English composer, born in Chorley, Lancashire, England (d. 1950)
- Dec 15 David Guion, American composer (Home on the Range), born in Ballinger, Texas (d. 1981)
- Dec 15 José María Castro, Argentine composer, born in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires (d. 1964)
- Dec 27 Feliks Roderyk Labunski, Polish pianist, composer and educator (Triptych Champétre), born in Ksawerynow, Russian Poland (d. 1979)
- Dec 30 Jaromír Fiala, Czech composer, born in Postoloprty, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1967)
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