Aug 4 Johann Gottlieb Schneider, German composer, dies at 59 Aug 5 Robert Lucas Pearsall, English composer, dies at 61 Aug 20 Philipp Jakob Riotte, German composer, dies at 80 Aug 21 Peter Josef von Lindpaintner, German composer, dies at 64 Jul 1856 Deaths in Music by Year Oct 1856 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers