1797 in music

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Events

• February 12 – First performance of Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser (God Save Emperor Francis), an anthem to Francis II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and later of Austria, with lyrics by Lorenz Leopold Haschka and music by Joseph Haydn.

Classical music

• Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata, Op. 7, in E-flat
• Joseph Haydn – String Quartets, Op. 76, "Erdödy Quartets"
• Hyacinthe Jadin – Quartet for Strings, Op. 1,
• Giovanni Battista Viotti – Concerto for Violin No. 22 in A minor

Opera

• Luigi Cherubini – Médée
• Józef Elsner – Amazonki
• Étienne Méhul - Le jeune Henri
• Luigi Mosca – L'impresario burlato

Births

• January 31 – Franz Schubert, composer (d. 1828)
• October 26 – Giuditta Pasta, operatic soprano (d. 1865)
• November 29 – Gaetano Donizetti, composer (d. 1848)
• September 7 – Per Erik Wallqvist, Ballet master (d. 1855)

Deaths

• February 2 – Pasquale Anfossi, composer (b. 1727)
• May 28 – Anton Raaff, operatic tenor (b. 1714)
• date unknown
  • Antoine Dauvergne, violinist and composer (b. 1713)
  • Philip Hayes, organist (b. 1738)