Jun 3 Heinrich Esser, German violinist, composer, and conductor, dies at 53 [1] Jun 4 Stanisław Moniuszko, Polish conductor, composer (Straszny dwór - The Haunted Manor), and teacher, dies at 53 Jun 28 Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, German composer, dies at 66 May 1872 Deaths in Music by Year Jul 1872 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers