Birthdays in Music Jan 1 Sydney Nelson, composer Jan 1 Vaclav Horak, composer Jan 14 Ludwig Alois Ferdinand Köchel, Austrian musicologist, born in Krems an der Donau, Austria (d. 1877) Deaths in Music Jan 6 William Jones, English composer, dies at 73 Jan 10 Johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46 1799 Music History by Year 1801