1854 in music

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Events[edit]

  • February 27Robert Schumann unsuccessfully attempts suicide by throwing himself from a bridge into the River Rhine.
  • June 13 – Anthony Faas patents the 1st US accordion, having made improvements to both the keyboard, and to enhance the sound (11,062). US patent No.US11062A
  • Anton Rubinstein begins a four-year concert tour of Europe, establishing his reputation as the leading piano virtuoso of his generation.
  • Richard Wagner completes Das Rheingold.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Trove".