1791 in music
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See also: 1790 in music, other events of 1791, 1792 in music, list of years in music.
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Events
Classical music
- Franz Anton Hoffmeister - String Quartet in F
- Franz Xaver Süssmayer - Concerto Movement in D major for Basset Horn
Opera
- Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) first performed in Vienna. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and libretto by Emanuel Schikander.
- Lodoïska by Luigi Cherubini
- The Woodman by William Shield
Births
- February 20 - Carl Czerny
- May 29 - Pietro Romani
- September 5 - Giacomo Meyerbeer
- October 31 - Ferdinand Huber
Deaths
- March 9 - Nicolas Prosper Levasseur, operatic bass
- December 5 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart