Events

Invention of the metronome by Johann Nepomuk Mälzel
February 27 – Première of Beethoven's Eighth Symphony in Vienna^[1]
September 14 – Francis Scott Key, inspired by the sight of the American flag over Fort McHenry, writes the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner".
November – Romani composer János Bihari plays to the court during the Congress of Vienna.

Classical music

Ludwig van Beethoven
- Polonaise in C major, Op. 89
- Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
- Merkenstein, Op. 100
- Overture in C major, Op. 115
- Elegischer Gesang, Op. 118
- Der glorreiche Augenblick, Op. 136 (Cantata)
- Germania, WoO 94
- Chorus for the Allied Princes, WoO 95
- Abschiedsgesang, WoO 102
- Des Krieger's Abschied, WoO 143
- Merkenstein, WoO 144
- Resignation, WoO 149
- 20 Irish Songs, WoO 153
Johann Ludwig Böhner – Fantaisie and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 21
Luigi Cherubini – String Quartet No.1
Franz Danzi – Horn Sonata, Op. 44
Anton Diabelli – 30 Sehr leichte übungsstücke, Op. 39
Friedrich Ernst Fesca – 3 String Quartets, Op. 1
John Field
- Piano Concerto No.4, H 28
- Nocturnes Nos. 1, 2, and 3 for piano
Mauro Giuliani – 6 Variations on 'I bin a Kohlbauern Bub', Op. 49
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
- Serenade No.1, Op. 63
- Piano Trio in G major, Op. 65
- Serenade No.2, Op. 66
- Piano Concerto No.4, Op. 110
- 6 Polonaises for piano
Franz Krommer – Concerto No.2 for 2 Clarinets, Op.91
Nikolaus von Krufft – Sonata for Horn and Piano
Friedrich Kuhlau – Rondo, WoO 203
Ferdinand Ries
- Symphony No. 2 in C minor, op. 80
- Symphony No.5, Op. 112 (premiered Feb. 14 in London)
- Sextet, Op. 142
- 3 Flute Quartets, Op. 145
- Sonate sentimentale, Op. 169
Franz Schubert
- String Quartet No.7, D.94
- Trost: an Elisa, D.97
- Die Betende, D. 102
- String Quartet Movement, D. 103
- Die Befreier Europas in Paris, D. 104
- Mass No.1, D. 105
- Wer ist gross?, D.110
- String Quartet No.8, D. 112
- An Emma, D. 113
- Der Geistertanz, D. 116
- Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118
- Schäfers Klagelied, D. 121
- Am See, D.124
- Symphony No.2, D.125
- Ballade, D. 134
- Tantum ergo, D. 739
Louis Spohr
- Violin Concerto No. 7 in E minor, Op. 38
- Das befreite Deutschland (cantata), WoO 64^[2]
Carl Maria von Weber – Piano Sonata No.2 in A-flat major, Op. 39
Johann Wilhelm Wilms – Wilhelmus van Nassauwe, Op.37

Opera

Ludwig van Beethoven – Fidelio (Vienna, 3rd version)
Johann Nepomuk Hummel – Die Eselshaut, S.101
Friedrich Kuhlau – Røverborgen (The Robbers' Castle)
Giovanni Pacini – La ballerina raggiratrice
Gioacchino Rossini
- Il Turco in Italia
- Sigismondo, premiered Dec. 26 in Venice.
Franz Schubert – Des Teufels Lustschloss, D.84

Popular music

Publications

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Koch – Gesanglehre
Anton Reicha – Traité de mélodie

Births

January – Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, violinist and composer (died 1865)
January 26 – Jean-Chrysostome Brauneis II, organist, composer and teacher, the first Canadian to study music in Europe (died 1871)
February 21
- Nicolò Gabrielli, opera composer (died 1891)
- Franz Hoffmann, publisher (died 1882)
February 26 – Giuseppe Lillo, opera composer (died 1863)
March 3 – Charles Kensington Salaman, pianist and composer (died 1901)
April 9 – Félix Battanchon, composer and cellist (died 1893)
April 21 – Béni Egressy, composer and librettist (died 1851)
May 1 – Emma Albertazzi, contralto (died 1847)
May 7 – Henriette Hansen, Norwegian ballerina, singer and actor (died 1892)
May 9 – John Brougham, lyricist and librettist (died 1880)
May 10 – Stanislas Verroust, oboist and composer (died 1863)
May 12 – Adolf von Henselt, pianist and composer (died 1889)
May 25 – William H. C. Hosmer, lyricist (died 1877)
June 14 – Alexander John Ellis, musicologist (died 1890)
July 2 – Thérèse Wartel, pianist and composer (died 1865)
July 15 – Edward Caswall, hymnist (died 1878)
October 28 – Annette Julie Nicolò-Isouard, composer (died 1876)
November 6 – Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone (died 1894)
December 19 – Robert Campbell, hymnist (died 1868)

Deaths

January 4 – Johann Georg Jacobi, lyricist and poet (born 1740)
February 3 – Jan Antonín Koželuh, composer (born 1738)
April 12 – Charles Burney, English music historian (born 1726)
April 15 – Karl Alois, dedicatee and patron (born 1761)
April 30 – Joseph Harris, composer and organist (born 1745)
May 6 – Georg Joseph Vogler, organist, composer and music theorist (born 1749)
June 8 – Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer (born 1765)
June 19 – Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda, musician (born 1745)
June 27 – Johann Friedrich Reichardt, composer and music critic (born 1752)
July 14 – Giovanna Sestini, opera singer (b. ca 174)
July 25
- Charles Dibdin, musician, songwriter, author of A Musical Tour through England (born c. 1745)
- Franz Xaver Huber, librettist (born 1755)
August 19 – Angelo Tarchi, opera composer (born c. 1760)
September 1 – Erik Tulindberg, first Finnish classical composer of note (born 1761)

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Popular music

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