Jan 6 José Melchor Gomis, Spanish Romantic composer, born in Ontinyent, Spain (d. 1836)
Jan 28 (Louis Joseph) Ferdinand Hérold, French pianist, violinist, and composer of over twenty operas, born in Paris, Feance (d. 1833)
Feb 1 Charles-Joseph Sax, Belgian music instrument builder of wind and brass instruments whose son invented the saxophone, born in Dinant, Wallonia, Belgium (d. 1865)
Feb 20 Carl Czerny, Czech-Austrian pianist, composer (Schule der Virtuosen), student of Ludwig van Beethoven, and teacher of Franz Liszt, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1857)
Mar 31 Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, Polish composer, conductor and pedagogue, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1862)
May 11 Jan Václav Voříšek, Czech pianist, organist, and composer, born in Vamberk, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1825)
May 29 Pietro Romani, Italian conductor and composer, born in Rome, Roman Republic (d. 1877)
Jul 9 Nicolás Ledesma, Spanish organist and composer, born in Grisel, Spain (d. 1883)
Jul 26 Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian composer and 6th child of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1844)
Sep 5 Giacomo Meyerbeer, German opera composer (Gott und die Natur - God and Nature), born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1864)
Oct 31 Ferdinand Huber, Swiss composer, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland (d. 1863)
Dec 4 Johann Gottlob Topfer, German composer, born in Niederroßla (d. 1870)
Dec 9 Peter Josef von Lindpaintner, German composer, born in Koblenz, Germany (d. 1856)