Dec 13 George Frederick Bristow, American composer (Rip Van Winkle), dies at 72 Dec 24 Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, Polish composer, dies at 41 Dec 29 Georg Goltermann, German cellist and composer, dies at 74 Nov 1898 Deaths in Music by Year Apr 1899 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers