Dec 6 Giovanni Pacini, Italian opera composer (Saffo), and educator, dies at 71 Dec 7 Rudolf Viole, German pianist and composer, dies at 42 Dec 19 Jean-Georges Kastner, French composer, dies at 57 Oct 1867 Deaths in Music by Year Jan 1868 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers