- Jan 1 Cyrill Kistler, German composer, educator, and music theorist, dies at 58
- Jan 3 Josef Foerster, Czech composer, and music teacher, dies at 73
- Jan 7 Anton Urspruch, German composer, dies at 56
- Jan 14 Karl von Perfall, German composer, dies at 82
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