1808 in music

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See also: 1807 in music, other events of 1808, 1809 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Contents 1 Events 2 Popular Music 3 Classical Music 4 Births 5 Deaths

Events

• December 22 - Ludwig van Beethoven puts on a marathon benefit concert in Vienna, including the first performances of the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies and the Choral Fantasy

• Harvard forms its own orchestra.

Popular Music

• "(Believe Me, if All) Those Endearing Young Charms" by Thomas Moore and Sir John Stevenson

Classical Music

• Symphony no. 5 - Ludwig van Beethoven
• Momento capriccioso - Carl Maria von Weber

Births

• March 24 - Maria Malibran, soprano
• May 15 - Michael William Balfe
• December 26 - Albert Grisar
• Michael Costa
• Auguste Franchomme

Deaths

• date unknown - Gaetano Appolino Baldassare Vestris, dancerfr:1808 en musique