1806 in music
See also: 1805 in music, other events of 1806, 1807 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- Carl Czerny publishes his first composition at the age of 15.
- The marimba is described for the first time by Juan Domingo Juarros, a Spanish historian, in his Compendium of the History of Guatemala.
- Simon Mayr founds a new music school at Bergamo, Italy. Gaetano Donizetti is one of its first pupils.
Popular Music
- None listed
Births
- January 27 - Juan Crisóstomo Jacobo Antonio Arriaga y Balzola, "the Spanish Mozart"
- June 28 - Napoleon Coste
- December 4 - Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller
- unknown date - Johann Friedrich Kittl
Deaths
- February 23 - John Alcock
- August 10 - Michael Haydn