1908 in music (original) (raw)
See also: 1907 in music, other events of 1908, 1909 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Events
- January 26 - Sergei Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2 is premiered
- March 15 - Maurice Ravel's Rapsodie espagnole is premiered in Paris
- September 19 - Premiere of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 7 in Prague
- December 3 - Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 is premiered in Manchester
- December 18 - Claude Debussy's Children's Corner is premiered in Paris
- Anthony Maggio publishes a dance band orchestration of early Blues "I Got The Blues" in New Orleans
- Arnold Schoenberg's String Quartet No. 2 is premiered in Vienna
Published songs
- "All For Love Of You" w. Dave Reed m. Ernest R. Ball
- "Any Old Port In A Storm" w. Arthur J. Lamb m. Kerry Mills
- "Black And White Rag" w.m. George Botsford
- "Call Round Any Old Time" w.m. Charles Moore & E. W. Rogers
- "Consolation" by Edward Madden
- "Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Lovey Mine" w. Otto Harbach m. Karl Hoschna
- "Daisies Won't Tell" w.m. Anita Owen
- "Down Among The Sugar Cane" w. Avery & Charles Hart m. Cecil Mack & Chris Smith
- "Down In Jungle Town" w. Edward Madden m. Theodore F. Morse
- "Dusty Rag" m. May Aufderhelde
- "The Fairest Of The Fair" w.m. John Philip Sousa
- "Feed The Kitty" w. Ed Moran m. J. Fred Helf
- "Fig Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin
- "Gee But There's Class To A Girl Like You" w.m. W. R. Williams
- "Golliwog's Cake Walk" m. Claude Debussy
- "Good Evening, Caroline" by Albert Von Tilzer & Jack Norworth
- "Ham And !" by Arthur Marshall
- "Hoo-oo Ain't You Calling Me" w.m. Herbert Ingraham
- "I Hear You Calling Me" w.m. Harold Herford & Charles Marshall
- "I Want To Be Loved Like A Leading Lady" w. Paul West m. Herman Avery Wade
- "If I Had A Thousand Lives To Live" w. Sylvester Maguire m. Alfred Solman
- "If You Cared for" Me by E. Rose
- "I'm A Yiddish Cowboy" w. Edgar Leslie m. Al Piantodosi & Halsey K. Mohr
- "I'm Glad I'm Married" w. Jack Norworth m. Albert Von Tilzer
- "I'm Looking For The Man That Wrote "The Merry Widow Waltz"" w. Edgar Selden m. Seymour Furth
- "In The Garden Of My Heart" w. Caro Roma m. Ernest R. Ball
- "It's Moonlight All The Time On Broadway" Wenrich
- "It's The Pretty Things You Say" w. Alfred Bryan m. Ted Snyder
- "I've Taken Quite A Fancy To You" w. Edward Madden m. Theodore F. Morse
- "Kerry Mills' Barn Dance" w. Thurland Chattaway m. Kerry Mills
- "The Longest Way 'Round Is The Sweetest Way Home" w. Ren Shields m. Kerry Mills
- "Love Is Like A Cigarette" w. Glen MacDonough m. Victor Herbert
- "Love Me Like I Want To Be Loved" w. Earle C. Jones & Alfred Bryan m. George W. Meyer
- "Love's Roundelay" w. Joseph Herbert m. Oscar Straus
- "Make A Noise Like A Hoop And Roll Away" w. Ren Shields m. J. Fred Helf
- "Meet Me In Rose-Time, Rosie" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
- "Mephisto Rag" by Anthony J. Stasny
- "Mother Hasn't Spoken To Father Since" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
- "My Brudda Sylvest'" w. Jesse Lasky m. Fred Fisher
- "My Girl's A Yorkshire Girl" w.m. C. W. Murphy & Dan Lipton
- "Now I Have To Call Him Father" w.m. Charles Collins & Fred Godfrey
- "Pineapple Rag" by Scott Joplin
- "Roses Bring Dreams Of You" w.m. Herbert Ingraham
- "She Sells Sea-Shells" w. Terry Sullivan m. Harry Gifford
- "Shine On Harvest Moon" w. Jack Norworth m. Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth
- "A Singer Sang A Song" w. Will Heelan m. Seymour Furth
- "Smarty" w. Jack Norworth m. Albert Von Tilzer
- "Somebody Lied" w.m. Jeff T. Branen & Evans Lloyd
- "Sweetest Gal In Town" w.m. Bob Cole & J. Rosamond Johnson
- "Sweetest Maid Of All" w. Joseph Herbert m. Oscar Straus
- "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" w. Jack Norworth m. Albert Von Tilzer
- "Up In A Balloon" w. Ren Shields m. Percy Wenrich
- "A Vision Of Salome" m. J. Bodewalt Lampe
- "When Highland Mary Danced The Highland Fling" w. Jack Mahoney m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "When It's Moonlight On The Prairie" w. Robert F. Roden m. S. R. Henry
- "The Whitewash Man" w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz
- "The Yama Yama Man" w. George Collin Davis m. Karl Hoschna
- "Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay!" w. Will D. Cobb m. John H. Flynn
- "You Tell Me Your Dream" w. Seymour A. Rice & Albert H. Brown m. Neil Moret
- "You Will Have To Sing An Irish Song" w. Jack Norworth m. Albert Von Tilzer
- "You're In The Right Church, But The Wrong Pew" w. Cecil Mack m. Chris Smith
Musical theater
- The Dollar Princess Manchester production
- Der Tapfere Soldat (The Chocolate Soldier) Vienna production
- A Waltz Dream London production
- A Waltz Dream Broadway production