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Musicians Who Died in 1877

  • Jan 11 Pietro Romani, Italian conductor and composer, dies at 85
  • Feb 1 Joseph-Leon Gatayes, French harpist, dies at 71
  • Mar 12 Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52
  • Mar 28 Vincenzo Fioravanti, Italian composer, dies at 77
  • Apr 7 Errico Petrella, Italian composer, dies at 63
  • May 14 John Roberts, Welsh composer, minister and poet, dies at 54

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Jun 3 Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian musicologist (Köchel catalogue of Mozart's works), dies of cancer at 77

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Classical Musician and Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Aug 3 Karl Georg Lickl, Austrian pianist, physharmonica player, and composer, dies at 75
  • Sep 12 Julius Reitz, German cellist, composer, teacher, and music editor, dies at 64
  • Oct 14 Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, French composer, dies at 68
  • Oct 28 Johann Herbeck, composer, dies at 45
  • Nov 13 Pietro Antonio Coppola, Italian composer, dies at 83
  • Dec 10 Federico Ricci, Italian composer, dies at 68
  • Dec 31 Alberto Mazzucato, composer, dies at 64

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