- Nov 10 Henri Rabnaud, French composer (Le Premer Glaire), born in Paris, France (d. 1949)
W. C. Handy (1873-1958)
Nov 16 American composer and musician known as the "Father of the Blues" (Memphis Blues, St Louis Blues), born in Florence, Alabama
- Nov 20 Daniel Gregory Mason, American composer (Chanticker), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1953)