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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 – Gypsy composer János Bihari plays to the court during the Congress of Vienna.

Ludwig van Beethoven
- Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
- Der glorreiche Augenblick, Op. 136 (Cantata)
John Field – Nocturnes Nos. 1, 2, and 3 for piano
Johann Nepomuk Hummel – 6 Polonaises for piano
Ferdinand Ries – Symphony No. 2 in C minor, op. 80
Franz Schubert – Gretchen am Spinnrade
Louis Spohr
- Violin Concerto No. 7 in E minor, Op. 38
- Das befreite Deutschland (cantata), WoO 64^[2]

January – Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, violinist and composer (d. 1865)
January 26 – Jean-Chrysostome Brauneis II, organist, composer and teacher, the first Canadian to study music in Europe (d. 1871)
February 21 – Nicolò Gabrielli, opera composer (d. 1891)
February 26 – Giuseppe Lillo, opera composer (d. 1863)
March 3 – Charles Kensington Salaman, pianist and composer (d. 1901)
April 21 – Béni Egressy, composer and librettist (d. 1851)
May 1 – Emma Albertazzi, contralto (d. 1847)
May 7 – Henriette Hansen, Norwegian ballerina, singer and actor (d. 1892)
May 10 - Stanislas Verroust, oboist and composer (d. 1863)
May 12 – Adolf von Henselt, pianist and composer (d. 1889)
November 6 – Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone (d. 1894)

February 3 – Jan Antonín Koželuh, composer (b. 1738)
April 12 – Charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726)
May 6 – Georg Joseph Vogler, organist, composer and music theorist (b. 1749)
June 8 – Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer (b. 1765)
June 27 – Johann Friedrich Reichardt, composer and music critic (b. 1752)
July 14 – Giovanna Sestini, opera singer (b. ca 174)
July 25 – Charles Dibdin, musician, songwriter, author of A Musical Tour through England (b. c. 1745)
August 19 – Angelo Tarchi, opera composer (b. c. 1760)
September 1 – Erik Tulindberg, first Finnish classical composer of note (b. 1761)

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