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1851 in music

See also: 1850 in music, other events of 1851, 1852 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Published popular songs 3 Opera 4 Births 5 Deaths

Events

Published popular songs

• "Old Folks At Home'" (Way Down Upon the Swanee River) By Stephen Foster
• "Ring, Ring, de Banjo" By Stephen Foster
• "I Would Not Die in Summer Time" By Stephen Foster
• "Laura Lee" By Stephen Foster

Opera

• Sapho by Charles François Gounod
• Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi

Births

• March 27 - Vincent d'Indy
• April 7 - Otto Adolf Klauwell
• May 17 - Victor Bendix

Deaths

• January 24 - Gasparo Spontini
• April 8 - John Parry

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