Events in Music
Music Premiere
Apr 5 1st performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D, conducted by the composer, in Vienna
Ludwig van Beethoven
Birthdays in Music
- 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)
Hector Berlioz
Dec 11 Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphonie fantastique), born in La Côte-Saint-André, France (d. 1869)
Hector Berlioz
Deaths in Music
- 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, Spanish 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
- Apr 15 Václav Norbert Brixi, Czech organist, composer and priest (aka s Jeroným) dies at 65
- 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, French composer, dies at 51
- Nov 3 Henri Moreau, Flemish composer, dies at 75