1801 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

*Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Sonata No. 5; Sonata No. 12, "Moonlight Sonata" completed
*John Marsh - Symphony no. 30 in E minor [cite book|pages=ix|title=Symphonies. Part 2, The Chichester symphonies and finales (1788-1801)|last=Marsh|first=John|coauthors=Graham-Jones, Ian
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*Pavel Vranický - Ballet "Das Urteil des Paris" [cite web|title=List of Wranitzky's Works|url=http://www.wranitzky.com/listofworks.htm|accessdate=2008-05-18]

Opera

*Johan Rudolf Zumsteeg - "Das Pfauenfest"

Popular Music

Births

* January 29 - Johannes Bernardus van Bree, composer
* February 21 - Jan Kalivoda, composer
* April 12 - Joseph Lanner, composer
* October 23 - Albert Lortzing, composer
* November 3 - Vincenzo Bellini, composer
* "date unknown" - Sophie Daguin, dancer and coreographer

Deaths

*January 10 - Domenico Cimarosa, composer
*March 21 - Andrea Luchesi, composer
*October 23 - Johann Gottlieb Naumann, conductor and composer
*November 9 - Carl Stamitz, composer
*"date unknown" - Jonathan Battishill, composer of church music

References