- Jan 15 Joseph Mazzinghi, English composer, dies at 78
- Feb 16 Heinrich David Stölzel, German horn player who developed the first valve for brass instruments, dies at 66
- Feb 29 Thaddäus Weigl, German-Austrian composer, publisher, and conductor, dies at 67
- Apr 6 Francis Johnson, American keyed Kent bugle virtuoso, violinist, bandleader, and composer, dies at 51 [1]
- Apr 8 Ignaz Franz von Mosel, Austrian composer, dies at 72
- Apr 22 Henri-Montan Berton, French composer, dies at 76
- May 21 Guiseppi Baini, Italian composer and priest, dies at 68
- Jul 13 Johann Baptist Gansbacher, Austrian composer, dies at 66
- Jul 19 Heinrich Domnich, German hornist and composer, dies at 77
- Jul 29 Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian composer and 6th child of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, dies at 53
- Sep 14 Oliver Holden, American composer, dies at 78
- Nov 1 August Ferdinand Haeser, German composer, dies at 45
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