Events in Music Music Premiere Feb 27 Ludwig van Beethoven's 8th Symphony in F premieres ComposerLudwig van Beethoven Birthdays in Music Feb 21 Nicolo Gabrielli, composer Feb 22 Oskar Kolberg, Polish ethnographer, folklorist, and composer (Lud), born in Przysucha, Poland (d. 1890) Deaths in Music Feb 3 Jan Antonín Koželuh, Czech composer, dies at 75 Feb 13 Georg Augustin Holler, German composer, dies at 69 1813 Music History by Year 1815 1814 in Music History Fiery Birth for Star Spangled Banner September 13, 1814