1796 in music

See also: 1795 in music, other events of 1796, 1797 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Events

Popular Music

Classical Music

• Mass No.8 in Bb ("Heiligmesse") by Joseph Haydn

Opera

• Li puntigli delle donne by Gaspare Spontini

Births

• February 17 - Giovanni Pacini, composer

Deaths

• September 22 - George Wilhelm Gruber, composer
• December 30 - Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer