- Apr 5 Emil Młynarski, Polish conductor and composer, dies at 64
- Apr 24 Paul Klengel, German pianist, violinist, composer and educator, dies at 80
- Apr 28 Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scottish composer, dies at 87
- Apr 29 Leroy Carr, American blues piano player and singer-songwriter ("How Long, How Long Blues"), dies of nephritis of the kidneys at 30
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