1820 in music

This is a list of music-related events in 1820.

Events

"Hail to the Chief" – words, Sir Walter Scott; music James Sanderson
"London Cheats" aka "There Never Were Such Times" sung by Joseph Grimaldi in The Yellow Drawf or Harlequin Knight of the Golden Moon"
"D'ye Ken John Peel" – words, John Woodcock Graves. music traditional.

Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 30
Franz Berwald – Violin Concerto in C sharp minor, Op. 2
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel – "Annette", H-U 14
Friedrich Kuhlau
*3 Sonatinas, Op.20
*Fantasy and Variations, Op.25
Felix Mendelssohn
*"Raste Krieger, Krieg ist aus" MWV K 2
*Violin Sonata in F major, MWV Q 7
*Recitativo in E minor, MWV U 11
*Piano Piece in E minor, MWV U 12
*Piano Piece in E minor, MWV U 18
Ignaz Moscheles – Piano Concerto No.3, Op.58
Ferdinand Ries – Sextet, Op.100
Friedrich Schneider – Das Weltgericht, Op.46
Franz Schubert
*Lazarus, oratorio
*Quartettsatz, D. 703
*Psalm 23, D.706
Louis Spohr
*Grand Rondo in G major for violin and piano, Op. 51
*Potpourri on Irish Themes in A major, Op. 59
*Potpourri on Themes from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte for violin and piano in F-sharp minor, Op. 50
*Quintet for piano and winds in C minor, Op. 52
*Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 49
*Violin Concerto No. 9 in D minor, Op. 55

January 9 – Pavel Křížkovský, conductor and composer
February 10 – Cornelius Gurlitt, composer
February 17 – Henri Vieuxtemps, violinist and composer
March 7 – Gustav Graben-Hoffmann, German composer and voice teacher
March 24 – Fanny Crosby, American lyricist
May 21 – Michel Lentz, lyricist of the Luxembourg national anthem
June 22 – Franz Kroll, pianist
July 7 – George Cooper, organist
July 20 – Enrico Crivelli, Italian opera singer
July 26 – Maria Severa Onofriana, Portuguese singer and guitarist, considered the founder of fado
August 13 – George Grove, music writer
August 30 – George Frederick Root, songwriter
September 5 – Louis Köhler, pianist, composer and conductor
October 6 – Jenny Lind, Swedish singer
December 17 – Karl Anton Eckert, conductor and composer
date unknown
*Maria Severa Onofriana, fado singer
*Anna-Kajsa Norman, Swedish folk musician