1913 in music
Appearance
See also: 1912 in music, other events of 1913, 1914 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Events
- May 29 - there is a near-riot at the premiere of the Igor Stravinsky-scored ballet The Rite of Spring in Paris
- October - Edison Diamond Disc Record introduced
- Gustav Holst composes his St Paul's Suite
Published songs
- "Abie Sings An Irish Song" words & music by Irving Berlin
- "All Aboard For Dixieland" words Jack Yellen music George L. Cobb
- "Aloha Oe (Farewell to Thee), by H.M. Queen Liliuokalani
- "And Then" w. Alfred Bryan m. Herman Paley
- "The Angelus" w. Robert B. Smith w. Victor Herbert
- "Asia" by E. Ray Goetz
- "At The Ball, That's All" w.m. J. Leubrie Hill
- "Ay, Ay, Ay!" w.m. Osman Perez Freire
- "Ballin' The Jack" w. James Henry Burris m. Chris Smith
- "Brighten The Corner Where You Are" w. Ina Duley Ogdon m. Charles H. Gabriel
- "The Bubble" by Otto Harbach
- "Crazy Bone Rag" m. Charles L. Johnson
- "The Cricket On The Hearth" w. Robert B. Smith m. Victor Herbert
- "'Cross The Great Divide" w. Sam M. Lewis m. George W. Meyer
- "The Curse Of An Aching Heart" w. Henry Fink m. Al Piantadosi
- "Daddy, Come Home" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Danny Boy" w. Frederick Weatherly m. trad
- "Don't Blame It All On Broadway" w. Joe Young & Harry Williams m. Bert Grant
- "Down In Chattanooga" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Fat Li'l' Feller Wid His Mammy's Eyes" w.m. Sheridan Gordon & F. L. Stanton
- "Fifteen Cents" by Chris Smith
- "Goodbye Boys" w. Andrew B. Sterling & William Jerome m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "Happy Little Country Girl" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "He'd Have To Get Under - Get Out And Get Under (To Fix Up His Automobile)" w. Grant Clark & Edgar Leslie m. Maurice Abrahams
- "Hungarian Rag" m. Julius Lenzberg
- "I Can Live Without You" w. Gene Buck m. Dave Stamper
- "I Miss You Most Of All" w.m. Joseph McCarthy Sr. & James V. Monaco
- "If I Had My Way" w. Lou Klein m. James Kendis
- "I'll Change The Shadows To Sunshine" w. George Graff Jr m. Ernest R. Ball
- "I'll Get You" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
- "I'm On My Way To Mandalay" w. Al Bryan m. Fred Fisher
- "The Incandescent Rag" m. George Botsford
- "The International Rag" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Isle D'Amour" w. Earl Carroll m. Leo Edwards
- "It's Nice To Get Up In The Morning" w.m. Harry Lauder
- "Just For Tonight" w.m. George L. Cobb
- "Keep On Walking" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Lion Tamer Rag" m. Mark Janza
- "Look In Her Eyes" w. M. E. Rourke m. Jerome Kern
- "Marcheta" w.m. Victor Schertzinger
- "Melinda's Wedding Day" Berlin
- "My Little Moonlight Maid" w. W. R. Williams m. Spencer Williams
- "Never Mind" w.m. Harry Dent & Tom Goldburn
- "The Old Maids' Ball" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "On The Old Fall River Line" w. William Jerome & Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "Panama" w. George V. Hobart m. Raymond Hubbell
- "Peg O' My Heart" w. Alfred Bryan m. Fred Fisher
- "The Pullman Porters On Parade" w. Ren G. May m. Maurice Abrahams
- "Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm" w. A. Seymour Brown m. Albert Gumble
- "Sailing Down The Chesapeake Bay" George Botsford & Jean C. Harvez
- "San Francisco Bound" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Snookey Ookums" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Somebody's Coming To My House" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Something Seems Tingle-Ingling" w. Otto Harbach m. Rudolf Friml
- "The Sunshine Of Your Smile" w. Leonard Cooke m. Lilian Ray
- "Sweethearts" w. Robert B. Smith m. Victor Herbert
- "Take Me to Roseland, My Beautiful Rose" w. Jack Strouse & Ed Johnson, m. Nat Osbrone
- "There's A Girl In The Heart Of Maryland" w. Ballard MacDonald m. Harry Carroll
- "There's A Long Long Trail" w. Stoddard King m. Zo Elliott
- "They've Got Me Doin' It Now" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Looral" w.m. James R. Shannon
- "The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" w. Ballard MacDonald m. Harry Carroll
- "Tra-La, La, La!" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "We Have Much To Be Thankful For" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Welcome Home" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "When You Play In The Game Of Love" w. Joe Goodwin m. Al Piantadosi
- "When You're All Dressed Up And No Place To Go" w. Benjamin Hapgood Burt m. Silvio Hein
- "Where Did You Get That Girl?" w. Bert Kalmar m. Harry Puck
- "You Made Me Love You" w. Joseph McCarthy m. James V. Monaco
- "You're Here And I'm Here" w. Harry B. Smith m. Jerome Kern
- "You've Got Your Mother's Big Blue Eyes" w.m. Irving Berlin
Popular recordings
- "The Spaniard That Blighted My Life" by Al Jolson
- "Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold" by Alan Turner
- "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'" by Collins & Harlan
- "Cohen on the Telephone" - Ethnic humor
- The American Maid Broadway production
- The Girl From Utah London production
- Hullo, Tango London production
- Der Mädchenmarkt Vienna production
- The Marriage Market London production
- Sweethearts Broadway production
- Ziegfeld Follies of 1913 Broadway production
Births
- January 25 - Witold Lutoslavski, composer
- February 11 - Lucio Diestro, composer
- June 28 - George Lloyd, composer
- November 22 - Benjamin Britten, composer
Deaths
- November 3 - Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, composer
- March 19 - John Thomas, composer