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1826 in music

See also: 1825 in music, other events of 1826, 1827 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Events

Popular Music

• "The Old Oaken Bucket" by Samuel Woodworth
• "Shenandoah (Across The Wide Missouri)" trad. US

Opera

• Oberon, King of the Fairies first performed in London. Music by Carl Maria von Weber and libretto by James Robinson Planché.
• Gabriella di Vergy, Gaetano Donizetti

Births

• July 4 - Stephen Foster, songwriter
• August 28 - Walter Cecil Macfarren

Deaths

• March 11 - Gervais-Francois Couperin
• April 13 - Franz Danzi
• June 5 - Carl Maria von Weber