- Jun 28 Saxophone is patented by Antoine-Joseph "Adolfe" Sax
Music History
Aug 26 Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio "Elijah" premieres at the Birmingham Festival in England
- Nov 5 Robert Schumann's 2nd Symphony in C premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany, with Felix Mendelssohn conducting
La Damnation de Faust
Dec 6 Hector Berlioz's dramatic oratorio "La Damnation de Faust" premieres, conducted by the composer at the Opéra-Comique, Paris