- May 12 Henri Maréchal, French composer and music critic, dies at 82
- May 25 Theodore F. Morse, American composer, dies at 51
- May 26 Johann Heinrich Beck, American composer, dies at 67
- May 26 Victor Herbert, American cellist, composer, and conductor (Babes in Toyland; Eileen), dies of a heart attack at 65
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