Events in Music History in 1899

Symphony No. 6 in A

Feb 26 1st performance of Anton Bruckner's "Symphony No. 6 in A", Gustav Mahler leading the Vienna Philharmonic in Graz, Austria

  • Mar 5 1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Concerto in D

Music History

Sep 18 Scott Joplin granted copyright for his "Maple Leaf Rag", the most famous ragtime composition, by the US Copyright Office