1840 in music

See also: 1839 in music, other events of 1840, 1841 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Table of contents 1 Events 2 Popular Music 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• February 11 - Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Regiment premieres in Paris

Popular Music

Births

• May 7 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Deaths

• May 27 - Niccolo Paganini, violinist and composer