Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Apr 3 German composer and conductor (Hungarian Dances; A German Requiem), dies at 63
- Apr 8 George Garrett, English composer, dies at 62
- Apr 23 Clement Harris, English composer, killed fighting in the Greco-Turkish war at 25
- May 2 William Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer, dies at 63
- May 10 William Thomas Best, English organist and composer, dies at 70
- May 21 Karol Mikuli, Polish composer, pianist, and friend of Frederic Chopin, dies at 77
- Jul 12 Félix Godefroid, Belgian harpist and composer, dies at 78
- Sep 20 Karel Bendl, Czech composer, dies at 59
- Oct 8 Martin Pluddemann, German composer, dies at 43
- Oct 11 Léon Boëllmann, French organist and composer (Variations Symphoniques; Suite Gothique), dies at 35
- Oct 17 Isidor Dannström, Swedish composer, dies at 84
- Oct 21 Paul Kuczynski, Polish composer, dies at 50
- Nov 6 Édouard Deldevez, French violinist and composer, dies at 80
- Nov 10 Moritz Heuzenroeder, German pianist and composer who settled in Australia, dies at 48
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