Deaths in Music Feb 8 Francois-Antoine Habeneck, French composer and musician, dies at 68 Feb 9 Corneille Vander Planken, Belgian violinist and composer, dies at 76 Feb 13 Christian Rummel, German conductor and composer, dies at 61 Feb 22 Alexander Fesca, German pianist and composer, dies at 28 1848 Music History by Year 1850 1849 in Music History Chopin: The Day the Music Died October 17, 1849
