Events January 24 – Carl Nielsen conducts the first public performance of his Symphony No. 5 in Copenhagen. May 28 – The Detroit News Orchestra, the world's first radio orchestra (a symphonic ensemble organized specifically to play on radio), begins broadcasting from radio station WWJ in Detroit, Michigan. October 11 – Leila Megàne makes the first complete recording of Sir Edward Elgar's Sea Pictures, with Elgar himself conducting.BBC Cymru Y gantores ysbrydegol: Llyfr am Leila Megane yn dwyn atgofion (Welsh language) October 19 – Maurice Ravel's orchestral arrangement of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is premiered in Paris. December 20 – Antigone by Jean Cocteau appears on the stage of the Théâtre de l'Atelier in Paris, with settings by Pablo Picasso, music by Arthur Honegger and costumes by Gabrielle Chanel. Louis Armstrong leaves New Orleans for Chicago to join King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. Richard Tauber joins the Vienna State Opera. Kid Ory makes his first recordings. Earliest known example of American gospel song "This Train (is Bound for Glory)", a recording by Florida Normal and Industrial Institute Quartette, under the title "Dis Train". The Central Band of the Royal Air Force becomes the first military band to make a radio broadcast with the British Broadcasting Company. All musical compositions written in this year or earlier are now public domain in the United States. Recordings of those compositions, however are still protected by various state statutes and do not fully enter the nationwide public domain until February 15, 2067.
eVents jANUary 24 – Carl NIelSEn conduCts The fiRST puBlIc perfOrmance of his sYmPhony No. 5 iN copenHaGen. mAY 28 – the detRoiT NeWs ORchesTra, thE World'S fiRsT RaDiO OrcHeStra (A SympHOnIC ensEmbLe OrgAnizEd speciFiCally To plAy On radiO), beGiNS BrOaDcastIng FroM rAdIo staTion wwj in DeTROiT, micHigAn. oCtober 11 – leila MEgànE maKes ThE firSt complete recordiNg of sir edWaRD Elgar's sea pictures, wITh elgar HiMSeLf coNduCtinG.bbc Cymru Y gantOrEs ysBryDEgOl: llYfr am LeIlA megane yN Dwyn AtgOfiOn (welsH laNgUaGe) octobEr 19 – mauricE RaVEl's OrChesTral ArranGement of modESt MussorgSky's picTures At an exhiBItIOn is pRemIereD in PAris. decEmber 20 – aNtiGONE by jeaN cOCteau appEars ON thE sTage of the THÉÂtre dE L'AteLIer iN paRiS, wIth sEtTINgS by pablo PicasSO, MusIC bY arTHur hOnegger and cOsTumEs by gABriellE cHanel. LouIS ArmStRong leaves NeW orLEAns for ChicaGO to joiN kInG OliVEr's creOlE JAZz baNd. riCharD Tauber joins tHe VieNnA StATE opeRa. kid ORY maKes hIS firST ReCOrdIngS. EaRliest known exAmPlE oF ameriCan gospeL song "this Train (is bouNd fOr gLory)", a REcordinG By FlOrIdA NormaL and InDuStriaL iNstituTe qUartetTE, unDER thE Title "dIS TrAIn". tHe CEntraL bAnD Of ThE royal aiR Force becOMES the fiRSt mIliTary baNd TO maKe a RadIO broADcast With tHe briTish broAdCaStinG CompAnY. All musiCal coMposiTiOnS WritTen iN thIS yEar Or earLier aRe now puBlic Domain in tHE unIted stateS. rEcordings Of tHoSE COmPositiOns, hOwever Are stIll ProTecteD by vARIous sTAtE StaTUTeS and Do not fullY eNTer the naTIonwiDe PubLiC dOMAin until fEbruary 15, 2067.