- Jan 15 Johannes Herbst, German composer, dies at 76
- Jan 24 Eligio Celestino, Italian violinist and composer, dies at 72
- Feb 5 Franz Schneider, Austrian composer, dies at 74
- Feb 9 Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German music publisher and composer, dies at 57
- Mar 20 Jan Ladislav Dussek [Jan Václav Dusík], Czech piano virtuoso, glass harmonic player, and composer, dies of complications from gout at 52
- Apr 23 Franz Sebastian Haindl, German composer and violinist, dies at 85
- May 13 Johann Matthias Sperger, Austrian double bassist and composer, dies at 62
- May 21 Joseph Wolfl, Austrian composer, dies at 38
- Jul 24 Joseph Schuster, German composer, dies at 63
- Aug 12 Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Alsatian composer, dies at 81
- Aug 19 Vincenzo Righini, Italian composer and singer, dies at 56
- Aug 21 Silverius Muller, Austrian composer, priest, and educator, dies at 67
- Sep 21 Emmanuel Schikaneder, German performing arts impresario, dramatist, actor, singer, and librettist (Mozart's "Magic Flute"), dies at 61
- Dec 12 John Malchair, German-born English artist, violinist and composer, dies at 82
- Dec 13 Marianne Martinez, Austrian composer, dies at 68
- Dec 23 Michel Delalande, French sacred music composer and maître de musique (Cathedral of Chartres, 1761-85), dies at 73
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