1899 in music

Events

• 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

Top Hits

• "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

Births

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

Deaths