- Jan 2 Ignaz Franz von Beecke, German composer, dies at 69
- Jan 26 Georg von Pasterwiz, Austrian composer, dies at 72
- Feb 16 Giovanni Punto [Jan Václav Stich], Bohemian horn player and composer, dies at 56
- Mar 17 Candido Jose Ruano, Spanish composer, dies at 42
- Mar 29 Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch composer (b. 1733)
- Apr 2 Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch poet of children's poems (Proeve van kleine gedigen voor Kinder), dies at 56
- Apr 15 Václav Norbert Brixi, Czech organist, composer and priest (aka Jeroným Brixi), dies at 65
- Jul 5 William Jackson [Jackson of Exeter], English composer and organist, dies at 73
- Jul 14 Esteban Salas y Castro, Cuban composer, dies at 77
- Sep 5 Francois Devienne, composer, dies at 44
- Sep 9 Armand-Emmanuel Trial, French pianist and comic opera composer, dies at 30
- Sep 17 Franz Xaver Sussmayr, Austrian composer and conductor, dies (b. 1766)
- Sep 30 Charles Broche, French composer, dies at 51
- Nov 3 Henri Moreau, Flemish composer, dies at 75
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