See also: 1816 in music, other events of 1817, 1818 in music and the list of 'years in music'. 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 ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1817 in music, other events of 1818, 1819 in music and the list of years in music. Events December 24 - Silent Night composed by Franz Xaver Gruber December 25 - The first performance of Silent Night (Church of St. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Felix Mendelssohn begins studying composition with Carl Friedrich Zelter.

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy at the age of thirty Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847) was a German composer of the early Romantic period. ... Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758 - 1832) was a German composer. ...

Classical music

• String Quintet (Opus 104) by Ludwig van Beethoven
• Gradus ad Parnassum- Muzio Clementi
• Andante for Wind Quintet no 1 in E flat major - Anton Reicha

Ludwig van Beethoven by Carl Jäger (Date unknown). ... Muzio Clementi (January 24, 1752 – March 10, 1832) was a classical composer, and acknowledged as the first to write specifically for the piano. ... Anton (Antonin; Antoine) Reicha (Prague, February 26, 1770 – Paris, May 28, 1836) was a Bohemian composer and theorist. ...

Opera

• Gioacchino Rossini - La Cenerentola and La Gazza

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. ...

Published Popular Music

• "Oft In The Stilly Night     w.m. (arr.) Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore Thomas Moore (May 28, 1779 - February 25, 1852) was an Irish poet, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Last Rose of Summer. ...

Births

• February 22 - Niels Wilhelm Gade, composer
• March 24 - Aimé Maillart, composer
• November 12 - Martin Gustav Nottebohm, musicologist

February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Niels Wilhelm Gade (February 22, 1817 - December 21, 1890) was a Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... Gustav Nottebohm was a pianist, teacher, musical editor and composer. ...

Deaths

• October 18 - Etienne Méhul