Aug 6 Josif Josifovich Genishta, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor, dies at 57 Aug 15 Giovanni Battista Polledro, Italian composer, dies at 72 Aug 18 Peter Lichtenthal, Austrian composer, musicologist, and physician, dies at 73 May 1853 Deaths in Music by Year Sep 1853 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers