1849 in music

See also: 1848 in music, other events of 1849, 1850 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Events

Opera

• Il Profeta - Giacomo Meyerbeer
• The Merry Wives of Windsor - Otto Nicolai

Classical music

• Tasso, symphonic poem by Franz Liszt

Popular music

• "Nelly Was a Lady" by Stephen Foster

Births

• Emma Abbott
• July 15 - Moritz Heuzenroeder

Deaths

• February 13 - Christian Rummel
• May 11 - Otto Nicolai
• September 25 - Johann Strauss I
• October 17 - Frédéric Chopin