1796 in music
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See also: 1795 in music, other events of 1796, 1797 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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[edit] Events
- The father of Gioacchino Rossini is imprisoned for collaborating with the French, and Rossini's mother takes him to Bologna.
[edit] Popular Music
[edit] Classical Music
- Muzio Clementi - Concerto for piano in C major
- Joseph Haydn - Mass No.8 in Bb ("Heiligmesse")
[edit] Opera
- Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac - Marianne
- Simon Mayr - La Lodoiska
- Gaspare Spontini - Li puntigli delle donne
- Peter Winter - Das unterbrochene Opferfest
[edit] Births
- February 17 - Giovanni Pacini, composer
- July 23 - Franz Berwald, composer
- July 28 - Ignaz Bösendorfer, piano manufacturer
- August 25 - James Lick, piano builder
- November 30 - Carl Loewe, German composer
[edit] Deaths
- March 19 - Stephen Storace, composer
- September 22 - George Wilhelm Gruber, composer
- December 30 - Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer
