- Feb 24 Anselmo Clavé, Spanish politician and composer, dies at 49
- Mar 20 Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish waltz composer, and musical director (Tivoli Gardens, 1843-72), dies at 63
- May 1 Vilém Blodek [Plodek], Czech pianist, flautist, and composer, dies at 39
- Oct 6 Thomas Tellefsen, Norwegian pianist and composer, dies at 50
- Oct 26 Peter Cornelius, German composer and teacher (The Barber of Baghdad), dies of liver issues at 49
- Dec 8 Franz Wilhelm Ferling, German oboist and composer (48 études for oboe), dies at 78
- Dec 22 Johann Peter Pixis, German pianist and composer, dies at 86
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