Deaths
- January 18 - Julius Eichberg, composer (b. 1824)
- May 25 - Johann Rufinatscha, composer and music teacher (b. 1812)
- June 10 - Elek Erkel, Hungarian composer, son of Ferenc Erkel (b. 1843)
- June 25 - Ferenc Erkel, Hungarian composer (b. 1810)
- July 16 - Antonio Ghislanzoni, librettist (b. 1824)
- August 7 - Alfredo Catalani, composer (b. 1854)
- August 31 - Sir William Cusins, instrumentalist, conductor and composer; Master of the Queen's Music (b. 1833)
- September 8 - Michel Lentz, lyricist of the national anthem of Luxembourg (b. 1820)
- September 13 - Carl Ludvig Gerlach, opera singer and composer
- October 16 - Carlo Pedrotti, conductor and composer (b. 1817)
- October 18 - Charles Gounod, composer (b. 1818)
- November 6 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer (b. 1840)
- date unknown - Felix Battanchon, cellist (b. 1814)
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