1841 in music

Events

April 13 â The first Dresden opera house in Germany opens with the performance of a work by Carl Maria von Weber.
December 27 â Franz Liszt gives a piano recital at the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin to an enthusiastic audience, retrospectively marked as the beginning of Lisztomania, which will accompany his tours across Europe during the decade.^[1]
Robert Schumann writes two symphonies: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, opus 38 (also called the "Spring" symphony), and Symphony No. 4 in D minor, opus 120. (The D-minor symphony is edited extensively by Schumann in 1851, and thus is given a much later opus number and subsequently referred to as No. 4, although it is actually his second.)^{[citation needed]}
Tenor Domenico Donzelli retires from the stage.
Nikolay Afanas'yev resigns as concertmaster of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra in order to conduct the serf orchestra of a wealthy landowner at VÃ¯ksa, near St Petersburg.

Adolphe Adam â Giselle (ballet)
Hector Berlioz
- RÃªverie et Caprice, H 88
- Les nuits d'Ã©tÃ©
Frederic Chopin
- Ballade No. 3
- Fantaisie in F minor
Theodor Kullak â Cavatine de Robert le Diable
Friedrich August Kummer â 2 Concert Duos for Violin and Cello, Op. 67
Joseph Lanner â Abend-Sterne Walzer, Op.180
Henry Lemoine â Ãtudes enfantines, Op. 37
Jans Christian Lumbye â DÃ¶bler's Zauber Galop
Felix Mendelssohn
- Variations sÃ©rieuses
- Antigone, Op. 55
- Allegro brillant, Op.92
Clara Schumann
- Die gute Nacht, die ich dir sage
- Lieder, Op. 12
Robert Schumann
- Symphony No.1, Op. 38
- Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52
- Symphony No.4, Op. 120
Fernando Sor
- Le calme, Op. 50
- Divertissement for 2 Guitars, Op. 62
Johann Strauss Sr
- Amors-Pfeile, Op. 123
- Elektrische Funken, Op. 125
Johannes Verhulst â Symphony in E minor

January 15 â Thorvald Lammers, singer, conductor and composer (died 1922)^[2]
January 18 â Emmanuel Chabrier, composer (died 1894)
January 23 â Sigismund Bachrich, violinist and composer (died 1913)
January 28 â Viktor Nessler, composer (died 1890)
January 31 â Michael Maybrick, composer and singer, better known as "Stephen Adams" (died 1913)
February 10 â Sir Walter Parratt, organist and composer (died 1924)
March 1 â Romualdo Marenco, composer for ballet (died 1907)
March 13 â Julius Prott (also known as Guilio Perotti), German operatic tenor (died 1901)^[3]
May 15 â Giovanni Bolzoni, violinist and composer (died 1919)
May 21 â Joseph Parry, composer (died 1903)
May 28 â Giovanni Sgambati, Italian composer, pianist, and conductor
June 16 â David Popper, cellist (died 1913)
July 9 â Carl Christian Lumbye, Danish composer, son of Hans Christian Lumbye
July 11 â DaniÃ«l de Lange, composer (died 1918)
July 18 â Hedvig Willman, Swedish opera singer (died 1887)
September 8 â AntonÃn DvoÅÃ¡k, composer (died 1904)
September 26 â Signor Brocolini, opera singer (died 1906)
October 11 â Friedrich Hegar, violinist, conductor and composer (died 1927)
November 4 â Karl Tausig, pianist and composer (died 1871)
November 29 â Joe Wilson, singer and songwriter (died 1875)
date unknown â Apollon Hussakovskyi, composer (died 1875)

January 25 â Maria Anna Thekla Mozart, "Marianne", cousin and correspondent of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (born 1758)
February 14 â Antun SorkoÄeviÄ, diplomat, writer and composer (born 1775)
February 17 â Ferdinando Carulli, composer for guitar (born 1770)
May 18 â John Thomson, composer (born 1805)
June 12 â Konstantinos Nikolopoulos, archaeologist and composer (born 1786)
July 3 â Rosemond Mountain, actress and singer (born 1780s?)
August 13 â Bernhard Romberg, cellist and composer (born 1767)
August 24
- Friedrich Curschmann, songwriter and singer (born 1805)
- Theodore Hook, writer and composer (born 1788)
August 27 â Ignaz von Seyfried, conductor and composer (born 1776)
September 15 â Alessandro Rolla, violinist, composer and music teacher (born 1757)
September 16 â Thomas John Dibdin, songwriter (born 1771)
October 16 â Domenico Barbaia, impresario (born 1778)
October 28 â Francesco Morlacchi, composer (born 1784)
December 22 â Daniil Kashin, pianist, conductor and composer (born 1769)
date unknown â Justina Casagli, opera singer (born 1794) (suicide)