- Jan 6 José Melchor Gomis, Spanish Romantic composer, born in Ontinyent, Spain (d. 1836)
- Jan 28 (Louis Joseph) Ferdinand Hérold, French pianist, violinist, and composer of over twenty operas, born in Paris, Feance (d. 1833)
- Feb 1 Charles-Joseph Sax, Belgian music instrument builder of wind and brass instruments whose son invented the saxophone, born in Dinant, Wallonia, Belgium (d. 1865)
- Feb 20 Carl Czerny, Czech-Austrian pianist, composer (Schule der Virtuosen), student of Ludwig van Beethoven, and teacher of Franz Liszt, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1857)
- Mar 31 Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, Polish composer, conductor and pedagogue, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1862)
- May 11 Jan Václav Voříšek, Czech pianist, organist, and composer, born in Vamberk, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1825)
- May 29 Pietro Romani, Italian conductor and composer, born in Rome (d. 1877)
- Jul 9 Nicolás Ledesma, Spanish organist and composer, born in Grisel, Spain (d. 1883)
- Jul 26 Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian composer and 6th child of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1844)
- Sep 5 Giacomo Meyerbeer, German opera composer (Gott und die Natur - God and Nature), born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1864)
- Oct 31 Ferdinand Huber, Swiss composer, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland (d. 1863)
- Dec 4 Johann Gottlob Topfer, German composer, born in Niederroßla (d. 1870)
- Dec 9 Peter Josef von Lindpaintner, German composer, born in Koblenz, Germany (d. 1856)
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