- Jan 20 Christian Cannabich, German composer and royal chaplain master, dies at 66
- Jan 26 Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer, conductor and tutor of Ludwig van Beethoven, dies at 49
- Feb 6 Niels Schiørring, Danish musician and composer, dies at 54
- Mar 22 Justin Morgan, American composer and horse breeder, dies at 51
- Jun 26 Eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56
- Jun 28 Pierre Dutillieu, composer, dies at 44
- Jul 15 Gaetano Pugnani, Italian violinist and composer, dies at 66
- Aug 7 Johann Gottlieb Sollner, composer, dies at 65
- Aug 15 Felice Alessandri, Italian organist, harpsichordist, pianist, and opera composer, dies at 50
- Sep 16 Damasus Brosmann, Moravian composer, dies at 67
- Oct 21 Johann Christoph Schmugel, German organist and composer, dies at 71
- Nov 30 Friedrich Fleischmann, German composer, dies at 32