- Jan 1 Francois Alexander Sallantin, French composer, dies at 60
- Jan 15 Henry Harington, composer, dies at 88
- Feb 4 Meingosus Gaelle, composer, dies at 63
- Feb 10 Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer, dies at 74
- Mar 18 Johann Paul Schulthesius, German composer, dies at 67
- Mar 23 Ignaz Vitzthumb, Austrian musician, composer, and conductor, dies at 91
- Jun 5 Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Serva Padrona), dies at 76
- Jul 6 Philipp Meissner, German composer, dies at 67
- Aug 6 Karl Frieberth, Austrian composer, dies at 80
- Aug 8 Blas de Laserna, composer, dies at 65
- Dec 15 Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, Bohemian aristocrat and composer, dies at 44
- Dec 16 Vincenzo Galeotti [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer, dies at 73