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== Events == *January 13 – At a memorial concert in Paris for composer Emmanuel Chabrier (died 1894), the first act of his uncompleted work, ''Briséïs'', is performed for the first time. *March 27 – The première of Sergei Rachmaninoff's First Symphony is a complete disaster, leaving many wondering whether Alexander Glazunov, the conductor for the event, was drunk or just disliked the music so much that he did not care about a good performance. It would be years before Rachmaninoff would compose a major piece of music again. *September 8 or October 8 - Gustav Mahler becomes director of the Vienna Court Opera, and is obliged to convert from Judaism to Roman Catholicism.〔La Grange, Henry-Louis de (1995). Gustav Mahler Volume 2: Vienna: The Years of Challenge (1897–1904). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-315159-6. p. 54〕 * The Cakewalk matures into Ragtime music. * John Philip Sousa's band makes phonograph recordings of Cakewalks and early Ragtime. * Early publications by Scott Joplin. *André Messager becomes musical director of the Opéra-Comique. *Ralph Vaughan Williams studies with Max Bruch in Berlin. *Teatro Nuovo in Bergamo changes its name to Teatro Donizetti. *The Tanzanian national anthem, "Mungu Ibariki Africa" (God Bless Africa), is composed by South African composer Enock Sontonga. *Composer Alexander Scriabin marries pianist Vera Ivanovna. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1897 in music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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