1842 in music
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See also: 1841 in music, other events of 1842, 1843 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- May 31 - Frederick William IV of Prussia creates a new order of merit for the arts and sciences. Those honoured include: Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt and Gioacchino Rossini.
- Louis Gottschalk leaves the United States to obtain a classical training in Europe.
Popular hits
Classical music
- Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise for Piano in A flat major, B 147/Op. 53 "Heroic"
- Josef Lanner - Die Schönbrunner Waltzer
- Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish")
Opera
- Caràttaco by Angelo Catelani
- Linda di Chamounix by Gaetano Donizetti
- Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi
- Rienzi by Richard Wagner
- Russlan And Ludmilla by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
- Der Wildschütz by Albert Lortzing
Births
- January 7 - Johan Lindegren
- May 12 - Jules Massenet
- May 13 - Arthur Sullivan, composer
- July 19 - Karl Zeller, Austrian composer