Music Premiere
Feb 16 Franz Liszt's symphony "Orpheus" premieres
Music History
Feb 27 German composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine River
- Apr 16 Franz Liszt's symphonic poem "Mazeppa" premieres at the Court Theatre in Weimar
- Jun 13 Anthony Faas, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, patents the 1st US accordion, having made improvements to both the keyboard, and to enhance the sound (Patent No. 11,062)
Music Premiere
Dec 10 Hector Berlioz premieres his oratorio "L'enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ)", conducting musicians and soloists from the Opéra-Comique, at the Salle Herz, Paris
