1829 in music
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See also: 1828 in music, other events of 1829, 1830 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- Felix Mendelssohn conducts Bach's St Matthew Passion at Berlin
Popular music
Classical music
- Norbert Burgmüller - Piano Concerto in F sharp
- Fanny Hensel - Capriccio for Cello and Piano in A flat major
Opera
- Guillaume Tell (William Tell) first performed in Paris. Music by Gioacchino Rossini and libretto by Étienne de Jouy, Florent Bis and Armand Marrast.
Births
Deaths
- January 25 - William Shield, violinist and composer
- December 7 - Johann Christoph Kienlen
- December 14 - Luigi Marchesi, castrato singer