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1840 in music
See also: 1839 in music, other events of 1840, 1841 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- February 11 - Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Regiment premieres in Paris
- Robert Schumann's "year of song", in which he writes the two Liederkreis , Frauenliebe und -leben and Dichterliebe . He also marries Clara Wieck.
Popular music
- "The Old Arm Chair" w. Eliza Cook m. Henry Russell
Opera
- "La Favourite " by Gaetano Donizetti
- "La Fille du Régiment " by Gaetano Donizetti
Births
Deaths
- May 27 - Niccolo Paganini, violinist and composer
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