1902 in music

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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

• "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