Events in Music Mar 12 The ballet La Sylphide first premieres at the Opéra de Paris. Birthdays in Music Mar 1 Friedrich Grutzmacher, German cellist and composer, born in Dessau, Germany (d. 1903) Mar 13 Alberto Randegger, Italian composer, born in Trieste, Italy (d. 1911) Deaths in Music Mar 10 Muzio Clementi, Italian composer, dies at 79 Mar 12 Friedrich Kuhlau, German-Danish opera composer, dies at 45 Mar 23 Wilhelm Würfel, Bohemian pianist and composer, dies at 41 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1831 On This Day in Music 1833