- Jan 3 Godfried Devreese, Belgian violinist, composer (Gothic Symphony), and conductor, born in Kortrijk, Belgium (d. 1972)
- Jan 4 Manuel Palau Boix, Spanish composer (Conservatory of Valencia), born in Alfara del Patriarca, Spain (d. 1967)
- Jan 5 Friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik), born in Schlüchtern, Germany (d. 1975)
- Jan 13 Jan Evangelista Zelinka, Czech composer (Meluzina), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1969)
- Jan 15 Ivor Novello [David Ivor Davies], Welsh composer, writer and actor (Keep the Home Fires Burning, The Truth Game), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1951)
- Jan 16 Daisy Kennedy, Australian concert violinist, born in Burra-Burra (now Burra), Australia (d. 1981)
- Jan 18 John Lawrence Seymour, American composer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1986)
- Jan 28 Elliot Griffis, American composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1967)
- Jan 29 Edric Cundell, British composer (Serbia; The Tragedy of Deirdre) conductor, and educator (Guildhall School of Music, 1938-56), born in London, England (d. 1961)
- Jan 29 Martian Negrea, Romanian composer and conductor, born in Valea Viilor, Romania (d. 1973)
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