Musicians Who Died in 1817

  • Jan 14 Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, French composer, dies at 87
  • Jan 16 Antonín Volánek, Czech organist and composer, dies at 55
  • Jan 28 Friedrich Ludwig Æmilius Kunzen, German composer, dies at 55
  • Feb 9 Franz Wilhelm Tausch, German clarinetist, composer, and pedagogue, dies at 54
  • Feb 20 Martin de Ron, Swedish bassoonist and composer, dies at 27
  • Mar 1 Luigi Gatti, Ittalian tenor, kapellmeister, priest, and composer, dies at 77
  • Mar 13 Matej Sojka, Bohemian composer, dies at 77
  • Mar 18 Johann Jakob Walder, Swiss composer and politician, dies at 67
  • Apr 6 Bonaventura Furlanetto, Italian composer, dies at 78
  • May 21 Johann Friedrich Christmann, German composer, dies at 64
  • Jun 23 Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, Prussian composer, dies at 63
  • Oct 12 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, German organist, pianist, kapellmeister, composer, and priest, dies at 66
  • Oct 18 Etienne-Nicolas Méhul, French opera composer, dies at 54
  • Nov 1 Giovanni Zanotti, Italian composer, dies at 79
  • Nov 7 Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian composer, dies at 85
  • Dec 1 Justin Heinrich Knecht, German composer, dies at 65