1794 in music
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Events
- Joseph Haydn begins his second visit to London
Classical music
- Ludwig van Beethoven – String Trio No. 1 in E-flat major
- William Billings – The Continental Harmony
- Benjamin Carr – The Federal Overture
- Muzio Clementi – 3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 33
- Jan Ladislav Dussek – 12 Leçons progressives
- Anton Eberl – Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 1
- Joseph Eybler
- Christmas Oratorio
- 3 String Quartets, Op. 1
- Joseph Haydn
- Symphony No. 100 in G major, "Military"
- Symphony No. 101 in D major, "Clock"
- Divertimento in C major, Hob.IV:1
- Divertimento in G major, Hob.IV:4
- Piano Trios, Op.36
- Piano Sonata No. 51 in D major, Hob XVI:51
- Piano Sonata No. 52 in E-flat, Hob XVI:52
- 6 Psalms, Hob.XXIII:suppl.
- 6 English Canzonettas, Hob.XXVIa:25-30
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel – 3 Fugues, Op. 7
- Jean Xavier Lefevre – Clarinet Concerto No.4 in G minor, IJL 1
- Etienne Nicolas Méhul – Chant du départ
- Ignaz Pleyel – 3 Keyboard Trios, B.446-448
- Antonio Rosetti – Symphony in F major, M.A49/I:25 or 24
- Friedrich Wilhelm Rust – Keyboard Sonata No. 12 in D major, CzaR 11
- Christian Gotthilf Tag – 12 Kurze und leichte Orgelvorspiele, 1 Orgelsinfonie
Opera
- Luigi Cherubini – Eliza
- Friedrich Heinrich Himmel – Il primo navigatore
- Johann Simon Mayr – Saffo
- Étienne Méhul – Horatius Coclès, Mélidore et Phrosine
Methods and theory writings
- Matthew Camidge – Instructions, 8 Sonatinas, and Useful Preludes
- Francois Devienne – Nouvelle méthode théorique et pratique pour la flûte
- Anton Joseph Hampel – Méthode pour Cor
Births
- January 6 – Kašpar Mašek, composer (d. 1873)
- April 7 – Giovanni Battista Rubini, tenor
- April 9 – Theobald Boehm, composer and flautist (died 1881)
- May 23 – Ignaz Moscheles, composer and piano virtuoso (d. 1870)
- August 10 – Princess Amalie of Saxony, composer (d. 1870)
- September 10 – François Benoist, organist and composer (d. 1878)
- September 29 – William Michael Rooke, violinist and composer (d. 1849)
- October 4 – Justina Casagli, operatic soprano
- October 13 – Anselm Hüttenbrenner, composer (d. 1868)
- October 18 – Ferdinand Schubert, Austrian composer (died 1859)
- October 23 – Joseph Panny, composer and violinist (died 1838)
- December 6 – Luigi Lablache, operatic bass
Deaths
- April 26 – Johan Foltmar, composer (b. 1714)
- May 6 – Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, composer and organist (born 1734)
- July 13 – Josse-François-Joseph Benaut, composer and musician (born 1741)
- July 17 – Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, composer (b. 1749) (executed)
- August 11 – Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, German composer (born 1722)
- August 25 – Leopold August Abel, composer (b. 1717)
- November 9 – Gregory Skovoroda, poet and composer (b. 1722)