1801 in music
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See also: 1800 in music, other events of 1801, 1802 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Events
- Joseph Haydn completes his oratorio, The Seasons
- Ludwig van Beethoven's ballet, Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus premieres in Vienna's Burgtheater (March 28)
- Publication of Introduction to the Art of Playing on the Piano Forte by Muzio Clementi.
Classical music
- Violin Sonata No. 5; 'Moonlight' Sonata (Beethoven)
Opera
- Johan Rudolf Zumsteeg - Das Pfauenfest
Popular Music
Births
- February 21 - Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer
- April 12 - Joseph Lanner, composer
- October 23 - Albert Lortzing, composer
- November 3 - Vincenzo Bellini, composer
Deaths
- January 10 - Domenico Cimarosa, composer
- March 21 - Andrea Luchesi, composer
- November 9 - Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer
- date unknown - Jonathan Battishill, composer of church music
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