- Jan 19 Julius Eichberg, German composer, dies at 68
- Jan 22 Vincenz Lachner, German composer, dies at 81
- Jan 23 Phillips Brooks, American Episcopal bishop and composer (Little Town of Bethlehem), dies at 57
- Mar 5 Richard Samuel Hughes, Welsh composer, dies at 37
- Mar 9 Disma Fumagalli, Italian composer, dies at 66
- Mar 19 Karel Komzák I, Bohemian organist, conductor, military bandleader, and composer, dies at 69 [1]
- Apr 30 Gyula Beliczay, Hungarian pianist, composer, teacher, and engineer, dies at 57
- May 3 Josef Rudolf Zavrtal, Czech composer, dies at 73
- May 4 George Washington Hewitt, American composer, dies at 82
- May 28 Felipe Villanueva y Gutierrez, Mexican composer and musician of the Porfiriato period, dies at 31
- Jun 7 Johann Schrammel, Austrian composer, dies at 43
- Jun 10 Elek Erkel, Hungarian composer, son of Ferenc Erkel, dies at 49
- Jun 15 Ferenc Erkel, Hungarian composer (Himnusz), dies at 82
- Aug 7 Alfredo Catalani, Italian operatic composer, dies at 39
- Aug 22 Ernst II, Duke of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93) and composer, dies at 75
- Sep 8 Wilhelm Kalliwoda, Bohemian-German pianist, composer, kapellmeister, and music teacher, dies at 66
- Oct 16 Carlo Pedrotti, composer, dies at 75
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Oct 18 French composer (Faust; La reine the Saba; Funeral March of a Marionette), dies at 75
- Oct 24 Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr, Austrian violinist, composer, conductor, and pedagogue (Vienna Conservatory, 1851-93), dies at 64
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Nov 6 Russian composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), dies of suspected cholera at 53
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