- Sep 2 Greet Koeman, Dutch opera soprano, dies at 54
- Sep 19 Maurice Delage, French pianist, and composer (Ragamalika; Seven Haikais), dies at 81 [date of passing may be 21 Sept]
- Sep 21 Maurice Delage, French composer, dies at 81
- Sep 23 Elmer Diktonius, Finnish poet, composer, and musicologist (Janne Kubrik; Stenkol), dies at 65