- Jan 3 Robert Archibald Smith, Scottish composer, musical dierctor, and ethnomusicologist (Scotish Minstrels), dies at 48
- Jan 12 Michael Gotthard Fischer, German composer, dies at 55
- Jan 25 William Shield, English violist, violinist, and composer (Master of the King's Music, 1817-29), dies at 80
- Feb 16 François-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer (Les Pêcheurs; Mirza), dies at 95
- Feb 18 Jan Křtitel Kuchař, Czech organist, harpsichordist, mandolin player, composer, and opera conductor, dies at 77
- May 8 Mauro Giuliani, Italian musician and composer, dies at 47
- May 18 Bernardo Bittoni, Italian composer, dies at 72
- Jun 27 Louis-Sébastien Lebrun, French composer, dies at 64
- Jul 23 Wojciech Boguslawski, Polish composer, dies at 72
- Oct 29 Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist and Wolfgang's sister, dies at 78
- Nov 9 Jean Xavier Lefevre, Swiss-French clarinetist and composer, dies at 66
- Dec 7 Johann Christoph Kienlen, German composer, dies at 45
- Dec 14 Luigi Marchesi, Italian composer, dies at 74
- Dec 17 Bernard Jumentier, French composer, primarily of sacred music, dies at 80
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