1902 in music

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Published popular music 3 Musical theater 4 Births 5 Deaths

Events

• June 9 - the first complete performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3 is given in Krefeld
• Leadbelly begins performing

Published popular music

• "Any Rags?" w.m. Thomas S. Allen
• "Because" w. Edward Teschemacher m. Guy d'Hardelot
• "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home" w.m. Hughie Cannon
• "Come Down Ma' Evenin' Star" w. Robert B. Smith m. John Stromberg
• "Could You Be True To Eyes Of Blue If You Looked Into Eyes Of Brown?" w.m. Will D. Cobb & Gus Edwards
• "Didn't Know Exactly What To Do" w. Frank Pixley m. Gustav Luders
• "Down On The Farm" w. Raymond A. Browne m. Harry Von Tilzer
• "Down The Line With Molly" w. George Totten Smith m. George L. Spaulding
• "Down Where The Wurzburger Flows" w. Vincent P. Bryan m. Harry Von Tilzer
• "The Entertainer" m. Scott Joplin
• "The Face In The Firelight" w.m. Charles Shackford
• "The Gambling Man" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
• "The Glow Worm" w. Lilla Cayley Robinson (Ger) Heinz Bolten-Backers m. Paul Lincke
• "Have You Seen My Sweetheart In His Uniform Of Blue?" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
• "Heidelberg Stein Song" w. Frank Pixley m. Gustav Luders
• "I Just Can't Help From Lovin' That Man" w. Andrew B. Sterling & Vincent P. Bryan m. Harry von Tilzer
• "I Sing A Little Tenor" w. Harry Linton m. John Gilroy
• "I Went To See Them March Away" w. S. E. Keisser m. R. J. Jose
• "I Wonder Why Bill Bailey Don't Come Home" w.m. Frank Fogerty, Matt C. Woodward & William Jerome
• "If Money Talks It Ain't On Speaking Terms With Me" w.m. J. Fred Helf
• "I'll Be There Mary Dear" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry von Tilzer
• "I'll Be Waiting In The Gloaming, Sweet Genevieve" w.m. J. Fred Helf
• "I'll Be Your Rain-beau" w. Ed Gardinier m. J. Fred Helf
• "I'll Wed You In The Golden Summertime" w. Alfred Bryan m. Stanley Crawford
• "I'm The Man Who Makes The Money In The Mint" w.m. Will D. Cobb & Gus Edwards
• "I'm Unlucky" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
• "In Dear Old Illinois" by Paul Dresser
• "In Silence" w. Sydney Rosenfeld m. A. Baldwin Sloane
• "In The City Of Sighs And Tears" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Kerry Mills
• "In The Good Old Summertime" w. Ren Shields m. George Evans
• "In The Sweet Bye And Bye" w. Vincent P. Bryan m. Harry Von Tilzer
• "In The Valley Of Kentucky" w.m. Tony Stanford
• "It's Got To Be A Minstrel Show Tonight" w. Ren Shields m. George Evans
• "Jennie Lee" w. Arthur J. Lamb m. Harry Von Tilzer
• "Just Can't Help From Lovin' That Man" w. Andrew B. Sterling & Vincent P. Bryan m. Harry von Tilzer
• "Just For Tonight" w.m. Frank O. French
• "Just Next Door" w.m. Charles K. Harris
• "Kashmiri Love Song" w. Laurence Hope m. Amy Woodforde-Finden Words 1901.
• "Katrina" w.m. Edward W. Corliss
• "Land Of Hope And Glory" w. Arthur C. Benson m. Edward Elgar
• "The Leader Of The Frocks And Frills" w. Robert H. Smith m. Melville Ellis
• "Less Than The Dust" w. Laurence Hope m. Amy Woodforde-Finden
• "Levee Rag" m. Charles Mullen
• "The Mansion of Aching Hearts" w. Arthur J. Lamb m. Harry Von Tilzer
• "May Sweet May" w. R. J. Jose m. Robert S. Roberts
• "The Meaning Of USA" w.m. Raymond A. Browne
• "Meet Me When The Sun Goes Down" w. Vincent Bryan m. Harry von Tilzer
• "The Message Of The Rose" w. Will A. Heelan m. Leo Edwards
• "The Message Of The Violet" w. Frank Pixley m. Gustav Luders
• "Mister Dooley" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
• "My Sulu Lulu Loo" w. George Ade m. Nat D. Mann
• "Nobody's Looking But The Owl And The Moon" w. Bob Cole & James Weldon Johnson m. J. Rosamond Johnson
• "Nursery Rhymes" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
• "Oh! Didn't He Ramble" w.m. Bob Cole & J. Rosamond Johnson
• "On A Sunday Afternoon" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry Von Tilzer
• "On The Day King Edward Gets His Crown On" w.m. Mark Lorne & Harry Pleon
• "Paint Me A Picture Of Mama" w. Addison Burkhardt m. Raymond Hubbell
• "The Passing Of Rag-Time" m. Arthur Pryor
• "Pinky Panky Poo" w. Aaron S. Hoffman m. Andy Lewis
• "Please Go 'Way And Let Me Sleep" w. Cecil Mack m. J. Tim Brymn
• "Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar
• "Pretty Little Dinah Jones" w.m. J. B. Mullen
• "R-E-M-O-R-S-E" w. George Ade m. Alfred G. Wathall
• "Rip Van Winkle Was A Lucky Man" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
• "Sal" w.m. Paul Rubens
• "Sammy" w. James O'Dea m. Edward Hutchinson "Since Sister Nell Heard Paderewski Play" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
• "Those Things Cannot Be Explained" w. Junie McCree m. Ben M. Jerome
• "The Troubles Of Reuben And The Maid" w. J. Cheever Goodwin m. Maurice Levi
• "Under The Bamboo Tree" w.m. Bob Cole & J. Rosamond Johnson
• "Wait At The Gate For Me" w. Ren Shields m. Theodore F. Morse
• "What's The Matter With The Moon Tonight?" w. Sydney Rosenfeld m. A. Baldwin Sloane
• "When Kate And I Were Comin' Thro' The Rye" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry Von Tilzer
• "When The Fields Are White With Cotton" w. Robert F. Roden w. Max S. Witt
• "When The Troupe Gets Back To Town" w. George Totten Smith m. Harry von Tilzer
• "Where The Sunset Turns The Ocean's Blue To Gold" w. Eva Fern Buckner m. Henry W. Petrie

• The Defender Broadway production
• The Emerald Isle Broadway production
• The Girl From Kay's London production
• Madame Sherry Berlin production
• Madame Sherry Paris production
• Merrie England London production
• The Rogers Brothers At Harvard Broadway production
• Tommy Rot Broadway production
• The Toreador Broadway production
• Twirly-Whirly Broadway production

• March 16 - Leon Roppolo
• March 21 - Son House
• June 19 - Guy Lombardo
• July 21 - Omer Simeon
• August 6 - Jim Davidson, Australian bandleader