1860s
- 1869 in music - Death of Hector Berlioz, French composer, Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner premieres in Munich
- 1868 in music - Death of Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner premières in Munich; Ein deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms premières in Bremen; Wiegenlied by Brahms (Brahms' Lullaby)
- 1867 in music Birth of Scott Joplin, famous ragtime composer
- 1866 in music - Birth of French composer Erik Satie.
- 1865 in music - Birth of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius; Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner premieres in Munich, marking the beginning of the end for traditional tonality
- 1864 in music Birth of Richard Strauss, German composer, Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazilian composer, pianist, organist and conductor
- 1863 in music – Birth of Ernesto Nazareth
- 1862 in music - Birth of Claude Debussy
- 1861 in music - Birth of Anton Arensky
- 1860 in music - Birth of Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor
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