1872 in music

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See also: 1871 in music, other events of 1872, 1873 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Popular music hits
3 Musical theater
4 Births
5 Deaths

Events

Popular music hits

"Moonlight on the Potomac" by John Philip Sousa
"You Never Miss the Water Till the Well Runs Dry" by Harry Linn & Rollin Howard
"Only a Dream" by George Cooper & William Vincent Wallace

Musical theater

La Fille De Madame Angot, Brussels production
La Vie Parisienne, London production

Births

Deaths