- Jan 20 Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, English composer, dies at 32
- Feb 9 Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem, dies at 58
- Feb 14 Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist, composer and conductor, dies at 56
- Feb 15 Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (Kamarinskaya; Ruslan and Ludmilla), dies at 53
- Feb 26 Ole Andreas Lindeman, Norwegian organist (Trondheim Vor Frelsers Kirke, 1799-57), composer, and educator, dies at 88
- Mar 17 Adolph Trube, German composer and organist, dies at 42
- Jun 28 Joseph Fischhof, Czech-Austrian pianist and composer, dies at 53
- Jul 15 Carl Czerny, Czech-Austrian pianist, composer (Schule der Virtuosen), student of Ludwig van Beethoven, and teacher of Franz Liszt, dies at 66
- Sep 18 Karol Kurpiński, Polish composer (Pygmalion; Kalmora, or The Paternal Right of the Americans), conductor (Warsaw Opera, 1810-40), and pedagogue, dies at 72
- Oct 14 Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, Polish composer, dies of tuberculosis at 33
- Nov 7 Charles Zeuner, German-American composer and organist, dies at 62
- Dec 11 Castil-Blaze [Francois Henri Joseph Blaze], French composer and music critic, dies at 73
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