Events in Music History in 1884

"Manon"

Jan 19 Jules Massenet's opera "Manon" premieres in Paris

  • Mar 8 1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano Suite
  • Sep 24 Dixey, Rice & Gill's musical "Adonis" premieres in NYC

Symphony No. 7 in E

Dec 30 Anton Bruckner's "Symphony No. 7 in E", premieres led by Arthur Nikisch at the Stadtheater in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony