1818 in music
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[edit] Events
- December 24 - "Silent Night" written by Josef Mohr and composed by Franz Xaver Gruber
- December 25 - The first performance of "Silent Night" (Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria).
[edit] Popular music
- "Silent Night" (words by Joseph Mohr, music by Franz Gruber)
- "Thou Bonnie Wood of Craigielea" (words by Robert Tannahill, music by James Barr)
[edit] Classical music
- Schubert - Symphony no 6
[edit] Opera
- Michele Carafa - Berenice in Siria
- Gaetano Donizetti - Enrico, Conte di Borgogna
- Gioacchino Rossini - Mosè in Egitto
[edit] Births
- June 17 - Charles Gounod, composer
- August 7 - Henry Charles Litolff, composer
- October 15 - Alexander Dreyschock, pianist and composer
- October 26 - Stefano Golinelli, pianist and composer
[edit] Deaths
- February 1 - Giuseppe Gazzaniga, composer
- March 20 - Johann Nikolaus Forkel, music theorist
- March 28 - Giuseppe Capuzzi, violinist and composer
- December - Mikhail Franzevich Kerzelli, pianist, violinist and composer
- December 31 - Jean-Pierre Duport, cellistfr:1818 en musique
