Apr 5 Andreas Henkel, German organist, composer, and pedagogue, dies at 66 Apr 8 Charles-Louis Hanssens, Belgian composer, dies at 68 Apr 27 Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, Austrian composer, dies at 59 Mar 1871 Deaths in Music by Year May 1871 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers