- May 17 Paul Dukas, French composer (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), dies at 69
- May 19 Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, German-American violinist and composer, dies at 74
- May 29 Josef Suk, Czech violinist (Bohemian String Quartet, 1891-1933), composer (Asrael Symphony; Ripening; Serenade for Strings), and educator, dies at 61
- May 30 Lothar Windsperger, German composer and editor, dies at 49
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