- Apr 1 Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano, dies at 67
- Apr 8 John Park, Scottish composer, dies at 61
- Apr 14 Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian musician, and piano maker, dies at 65
- Apr 26 Charles J Sax, Belgian musician, instrument maker, and father of Adolphe Sax - inventor of the saxophone, dies at 74