1856 in music

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See also: 1855 in music, other events of 1856, 1857 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Popular hits
3 Classical music
4 Births
5 Deaths

Events

Popular hits

Classical music

Polka Pomnenka by Antonin Dvorak

Births

January 6 - Giuseppe Martucci
January 9 - Stevan Mokranjac
May - George Templeton Strong, composer and artist
Helen Hopekirk, pianist and composer

Deaths

May 3 - Adolphe Adam, French composer
July 29 - Robert Schumann
Stephen Jenks