Dec 4 Daniel Read, American composer, dies at 79 Dec 12 Giuseppe Farinelli, Italian composer, dies at 67 Dec 26 Hans Georg Nägeli, Swiss composer, dies at 63 Dec 29 Johann Baptist Schenk, Austrian composer, dies at 83 Oct 1836 Deaths in Music by Year Jan 1837 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers