1808 in music
This is a list of music-related events in 1808. Events December 20 – The original Covent Garden Theatre in London is destroyed by a fire, along with most of the scenery, costumes and scripts. December 22 – Beethoven concert of 22 December 1808: Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and plays piano in a marathon benefit concert at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna consisting entirely of first public performances of works by him including the Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 6, Piano Concerto No. 4 and Choral Fantasy. Harvard University forms its own orchestra. Ignaz Schuppanzigh's Schuppanzigh Quartet enters the employment of Count Andrey Razumovsky. Ignaz Assmayer becomes organist of St Peter's Abbey, Salzburg. Popular Music "Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms", part of the Irish Melodies by poet Thomas Moore and composer (Sir) John Andrew Stevenson Classical music Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 (completed) Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69 Piano Trios Op. 70 (including the "Ghost" Piano Trio) Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 2 Marches for Military Band, WoO 18-19 "Andenken", WoO 136 Bernhard Henrik Crusell – Clarinet Concerto no. 2 Johann Nepomuk Hummel – Piano Sonata