- 1802 in music
Events
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Johann Nikolaus Forkel publishes his biography, "Life ofJohann Sebastian Bach ".
*Simon Mayr becomes "maestro di cappella" atBergamo Cathedral.Popular Music
Classical music
*Beethoven - Second Symphony
*Beethoven - Septet in E-flat major
*Joseph Haydn - "Harmoniemesse", his last major work
*Franz Krommer - "Concerto for 2 Clarinets in E flat major"Opera
*Michael Kelly - "Urania"
Births
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March 3 -Adolphe Nourrit , operatic tenor
*July 12 -Charles-Louis Hanssens , composer
*October 7 -Wilhelm Bernhardt Molique , composerDeaths
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April 10 -Charlotte Brent , operatic soprano (b. 1735)
*July 28 -Giuseppe Sarti , composer (b. 1729)
*August 10 -Antonio Lolli , violinist and composer (b. c. 1725)
*August 23 -Corona Schröter , singer (b. 1751)
*October 2 -Giuseppe Millico , "castrato" singer, composer and music teacher (b. 1737)
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