Events

Classical music

Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 ("Pathétique"); Piano Sonatas Nos. 9 and 10 (Op. 14, No. 1 and 2)
Benjamin Carr – Dead March and Monody^[1]
Joseph Haydn – String Quartets Op. 77
Antonio Salieri – "Der Tyroler Landsturm", secular cantata for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, double choir, orchestra and speaker
Giovanni Paisiello – Sinfonia Funèbre
Louis Spohr – Violin Concerto in G major, WoO 9

March 28 – Bendix Friedrich Zinck I, composer (born 1715)
April 1 – Narcís Casanoves i Bertran, composer (born 1747)
April 28 – François Giroust, composer, 62
May 2 – Henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, 58
May 9 – Claude Balbastre, organist, harpsichordist and composer, 74
June 10 – Chevalier de Saint-Georges, composer and violinist, 53
June 18 – Johann Andre, composer (born 1741)
August 16 – Vincenzo Manfredini, composer, 61
September 20 – Polly Young, soprano, composer and keyboard player, 50
October 16 – Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick, composer, 44
October 24 – Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, composer, 59
date unknown
- Narciso Casanovas, composer (born 1747)
- Marija Zubova, composer (born 1749)