Events in Music Event of Interest Apr 11 Robert Schumann hears the violinist Paganini play in Frankfurt ComposerRobert Schumann Birthdays in Music Apr 5 Alexander Muir, Canadian composer (The Maple Leaf Forever), born in Lesmahagow, Scotland (d. 1906) Apr 13 Eduard Lassen, Belgian-Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1904) Deaths in Music Apr 1 Carl Borromaus Neuner, German composer, dies at 51 Apr 18 José Maurício Nunes Garcia, Brazilian classical composer (Master of Music at the Royal Chapel), dies at 63 1829 Music History by Year 1831