1849 in music

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

Events

• Pianist and composer Stephen Heller visits London on a concert tour.

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