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 Feb 1817 Deaths in Music by Year Apr 1817 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers