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1899 in music

See also: 1898 in music, other events of 1899, 1900 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

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April 26 - Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 1[?] is premiered in Helsinki
June 19 - Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations are premiered in London
Ragtime music enjoys mainstream popularity in the United States

"Hello My Baby (Hello Ma Ragtime Gal)" by Ida Emerson, James Howard, & John Sterling
"Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin
"Hearts & Flowers" by Theodore Moses Tobani[?] & Mary D. Brine
"Cake Walk In The Sky" by Ben Harney
"Oh, Promise Me" by Reginald De Koven[?] & Clement Scott
"Cotton Pickers Rag & Cakewalk" by William Braun

April 29 - Duke Ellington
July 1 - Thomas A. Dorsey, father of gospel music

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