- Sep 11 Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, French composer (Les trois couleurs), dies at 84
- Sep 12 Carl Faust, Prussian military musician and composer (Marsch Glück auf - Lucky March), and conductor, dies at 62
- Sep 24 Patrick Gilmore, Irish-born American bandmaster and composer ("When Johnny Comes Marching Home"), dies at 62