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April 1800 in Music

Events in Music


Event of interestEvent of Interest

Apr 2 1st performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's 1st Symphony in C

Composer Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven

Birthdays in Music

  • Apr 16 Jozef Stefani, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1876)

Deaths in Music

  • Apr 18 John Evangelist Schreiber, composer, dies at 84
  • Apr 25 William Cowper, English pre-romantic poet (Olney Hymns), dies at 68

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