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Events
- Carl Czerny publishes his first composition at the age of 15.
- The marimba is described for the first time by Juan Domingo Juarros, a Spanish historian, in his Compendium of the History of Guatemala.
- Johann Simon Mayr founds a new music school at Bergamo, Italy. Gaetano Donizetti is one of its first pupils.
- Marcussen & Søn, Danish organ-building firm, founded.
Classical Music
- Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No 4, Piano Concerto No 4, Violin Concerto, 3 String Quartets, Op 59.
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel - 7 Hungarian Dances; 12 Minuets
Births
- January 3 - Henriette Sontag, operatic soprano (d. 1854)
- January 27 - Juan Crisóstomo Jacobo Antonio Arriaga y Balzola, "the Spanish Mozart" (d. 1826)
- June 28 - Napoleon Coste, guitarist and composer (d. 1883)
- August 17 - Johann Kaspar Mertz, guitarist and composer (d. 1856)
- September 2 - Josef Gusikov, klezmer musician (d. 1837)
- November 4 - Anders Selinder, dancer and choreographer (d. 1874)
- December 4 - Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, composer (d. 1874)
Deaths
- January 30 - Vicente Martín y Soler, opera and ballet composer (b. 1754)
- February 23 - John Alcock, composer (b. 1715)
- March 23 - George Pinto, composer (b. 1785)
- August 10 - Michael Haydn, composer (b. 1737)
- date unknown - Charles le Picq, dancer and choreographer (b. 1744)
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