John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
Mar 6 American composer and march king (Stars & Stripes Forever), dies at 77
- Mar 26 Jean Cartan, French composer, dies at 25
- Apr 2 Hugo Kaun, German composer, dies at 69
- Apr 19 Władysław Rzepko, Polish composer, dies at 77
- May 20 James "Bubber" Miley, American jazz trumpet and cornet player (Duke Ellington, 1923-29 - "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"; "Black And Tan Fantasy"), dies of tuberculosis at 29
- Jun 7 Emil Paur, Austrian conductor (Boston Symphony; New York Philharmonic; Pittsburgh Symphony; Berlin State Opera), dies at 76
- Jun 9 Natalia Janotha, Polish pianist and composer, dies at 76
- Jul 31 Francesco Paolo Neglia, Italian composer, dies at 58
- Aug 20 Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer, dies at 87
- Aug 20 Tadeusz Joteyko, composer, dies at 60
- Aug 21 Frederick Corder, British composer (The Nabob's Pickle), dies at 80
- Aug 24 Gheorghe Cucu, Romanian composer, dies at 50
- Sep 10 Percy Fletcher, British composer, dies at 52
- Sep 13 Julius Röntgen, German-Dutch composer, dies at 77
- Sep 14 Jean Cras, French pianist, career naval officer, and composer (Polyphème; Harp Quintet), dies of cancer at 53
- Sep 15 Charles H. Gabriel, American gospel composer, dies at 76
- Oct 19 Arthur Friedheim, Russian composer, dies at 72
- Nov 23 Percy Pitt, English composer (BBC), dies at 63
- Dec 1 Amadeo Vives, Spanish composer, dies at 61
- Dec 24 Eyvind Alnæs, Norwegian pianist, organist, choral director, and composer, dies at 60