Year 1803 in Music History

Events in Music

Apr 5 1st performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D

Jan 6 Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer, born in Vienna (d. 1888)
Feb 20 Friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer
Apr 2 Franz Paul Lachner, German composer, born in Rain, Swabia, Germany (d. 1890)
Apr 27 Alfred Julius Becher, Austrian journalist and composer, born in Manchester, England (d. 1848)
May 7 Johan Peter Cronhamm, Swedish composer, born in Östra Karup, Skåne, Sweden (d. 1875)
Jun 24 George James Webb, English-American composer, born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (d. 1887)
Jul 20 Jakob Zeugheer, Swiss composer, born in Zürich (d. 1865)
Jul 23 Johann Vesque von Püttlingen, Austrian lawyer and composer, born in Lubomirski Palace, Opole Lubelskie, Poland (d. 1883)
Sep 3 Alexander Gurilyov, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1858)
Dec 11 Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), born in La Côte-Saint-André, France (d. 1869)

Jan 2 Ignaz Franz von Beecke, German composer, dies at 69
Jan 26 Georg von Pasterwiz, Austrian composer, dies at 72
Feb 16 Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56
Mar 17 Candido Jose Ruano, composer, dies at 42
Mar 29 Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch composer (b. 1733)
Apr 2 Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church hymns), dies at 56
Jul 5 William Jackson [Jackson of Exeter], English composer and organist, dies at 73
Jul 14 Esteban Salas y Castro, Cuban composer, dies at 77
Sep 5 Francois Devienne, composer, dies at 44
Sep 9 Armand-Emmanuel Trial, composer, dies at 32
Sep 17 Franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies
Sep 30 Charles Broche, composer, dies at 51
Nov 3 Henri Moreau, Flemish composer, dies at 75