See also: 1814 in music, other events of 1815, 1816 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1813 in music, other events of 1814, 1815 in music and the list of years in music. Events Invention of the metronome by Johann Nepomuk Mälzel Classical Music Nocturnes - John Field Opera Fidelio - Ludwig van Beethoven (Vienna) Births April 21 - Beni Egressy November 6 - Adolphe Sax Deaths... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1815 in music, other events of 1816, 1817 in music and the list of years in music. Events Classical music Requiem in C-minor - Luigi Cherubini Births 17 November - August Wilhelm Ambros, composer Deaths June 5 - Giovanni Paisiello Categories: 1816 | Years in music ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Gioacchino Rossini goes to Naples as musical and artistic director of the Teatro San Carlo.

Portrait Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (February 29, 1792 – November 13, 1868) was an Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. ... Naples panorama Naples (Italian Nàpoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples. ... The San Carlo is a famous opera house in Naples, Italy. ...

Classical music

• Gli Amori di Teolinda (cantata) - Giacomo Meyerbeer
• Concerto for Clarinet in G minor - Anton Reicha

Giacomo Meyerbeer Giacomo Meyerbeer (September 5, 1791 – May 2, 1864) was a noted opera composer, and the first great exponent of Grand Opera. ... Anton (Antonin; Antoine) Reicha (Prague, February 26, 1770 – Paris, May 28, 1836) was a Bohemian composer and theorist. ...

Opera

• Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra and Torvaldo e Dorliska - Gioacchino Rossini
• Der Vierjahrige Posten - Franz Schubert

Portrait Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (February 29, 1792 – November 13, 1868) was an Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. ... Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828), was an Austrian composer, considered the last master of the Viennese Classical school and one of the earliest proponents of musical Romanticism. ...

Births

• April 6 - Robert Volkmann, composer

April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... Friedrich Robert Volkmann (April 6, 1815–October 30, 1883) was a German composer. ...

Deaths

• March 4 - Frances Abington, singer and actress
• April 8 - Jakub Jan Ryba, composer